{"id":815209,"date":"2026-10-27T06:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/815209\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T06:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:46:19","slug":"under-14-photography-winner-captures-the-last-rays-of-winter-sunshine-and-turns-them-into-magic-honored-in-major-wildlife-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/815209\/","title":{"rendered":"Under-14 photography winner captures the last rays of winter sunshine and turns them into magic \u2013 honored in major wildlife competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Captured with a Nikon Z6 <\/a>and a 70-300mm lens, Marla captured the sun just before it disappeared. As she explains, the challenge was to capture the atmosphere of the winter evening and the flickering play of light as the sun illuminated the swaying reeds.<\/p>\n

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Winner: Youth Category | Ages 14 and under<\/p>\n

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Image info
Title: Winter gold
Location: Lake Phoenix, Dortmund, Germany<\/p>\n

Tech details
Camera: Nikon Z6<\/a>
Lens: 70-300mm f\/4.5-5.6
Exposure: 1\/500sec, f\/5.6, ISO400<\/p>\n

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Story behind the still
Marla explains, “I wanted to hold onto that one second, that fleeting instant.<\/p>\n

“The image shows the low evening sun, the swaying reeds flooded with light, set against the sparkling water, with the rays refracting inside the lens.<\/p>\n

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“I made a particular effort to capture exactly this special winter atmosphere and the flickering play of light in that one moment.”<\/p>\n

Discover all winning images on the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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