Nature captured at its best

Award winning photograph of George Tapan - 2011

George Tapan’s this photograph won the national geographic photo contest 2011 under the category places.

This photo was taken Onuk Island, Balabac Palawan, Philippines. This photo has captured a perfect moment. This photo at once captured the silent sea, the dark clouds at move and the rainbow.

He in his photo has so beautifully composed two small humans in the vastness of the sea and the sky. The composition of the photo is perfect in sense of the clear horizon line dividing the sky and the sea and a beautiful rainbow in the sky with dark clouds all around.

The photographer was able to capture a perfect moment which is otherwise difficult to capture with 2 small people, the rainbow, the sea and the sky. The photo is so perfectly composed to show how strong winds and the cloudy sky is creating mild and calm sea waves. It gives a sense of serenity and quietness..

The colour of the sea in the photo is very soothing as opposed to the arousing colours of the sky with the dark clouds. The photo gives us both the sense of silence and movement at the same time. The photo is in the shades of blue and green which is very beautifully contrasted with the pink colour of the girl’s clothing. Though the girl is very small in proportion to the full photo, the photographer was able to clearly make her presence there feel of importance.  

The detail so clearly captured is the best part of its composition, how each and every detail has been captured and each detail of the photograph gives meaning and story to the photograph.