2011: 10 Years and Under - Winner
Hui Yu Kim (Malaysia)
Alien
Hui Yu photographed this imposing portrait of a tropical flat-faced longhorn beetle on a family photography trip to a tropical rainforest at Gunung Jerai in Malaysia. A light bulb in a mosquito net attracted local invertebrates during the night, and in the morning there were lots of them to look at. Hui Yu is keen on macro-photography and chose the most colourful animal to take a portrait of. 'It had a strange look, like an alien, but it wasn't angry. It sat still on the branch all the time,' she says. 'I want people to know that all creatures, even small ones, count. So don't destroy the forest.'
Nikon D300 + 105mm f2.8 lens + extension tube; 1/80 sec at f5.6; ISO 400; cable release; tripod; light reflectors.
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