GoPro Gone Pro at Wildlife Photographer of year

[Iggy]

I attended the media preview of Wildlife Photographer of the year at the Natural History Museum this morning.
Surprisingly an image taken with a GoPro camera won the top prize. American photographer Tim Laman mounted several GoPros in the tall fig tree to photograph the Orangutan by remote control from the ground. These wild Orangutans were wary of noisy dslrs with large shiny lenses but did not seem to mind the smaller nondescript silent GoPros.
See original winning image at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... n-pictures
I had a good time this morning chatting to some of the other category winners too.

Cheaper GoPros might be that way to go for camera traps in the field.
Iggy

[Mike Farley]

I had wondered how the shot was taken. It would presumably be difficult to fly a drone in a forest and would distract the subject. A fixed camera makes much more sense and a GoPro is discrete. Considering how good images can be from a smartphone, in the right circumstances quality is not really an issue for small sensors. As this shot proves.

[Iggy]

Here are the details of the GoPro settings used to take the winning shot.

GoPro HERO4 Black; 1/30 sec at f2.8; ISO 231.

Hero5: 1/2.3-inch sensor, F2.8 lens, RAW photo format, fields of view of Wide, Medium, and Narrow,

• Fast, Powerful Photo Capture: Captures high-quality 12MP photos at speeds of up to 30 fps.
• Built-In WiFi + Bluetooth: Delivers enhanced connectivity to the GoPro App, Smart Remote
• Durable + Waterproof to 131' (40m):
http://shop.gopro.com/EMEA/cameras/hero5-black/CHDHX-501-master.html?cgid=cameras&gclid=CjwKEAjw-abABRDquOTJi8qdojwSJABt1S1O0tcUjNpUxKaAB7JsVgR1WqrblmJcz8sU0fwbB6GwaBoCO8Tw_wcB&dclid=CKqTocO8688CFfGJ7QodZk4LtQ

Could be used when snorkeling!
£359.99 FREE UK delivery

Iggy

[Iggy]

The 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the year competition is open until 15 Dec 2016. So still time to send in some enteries.
Check out http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy/competition/adult-competition/rules.html
Iggy