UPY 2021 favourites

Peter Rowlands · Issue 119, Mar/Apr 2021 · pp. 44–51

Products mentioned: Sony A7RIII, Nauticam NA-A7III, Canon 8-15mm, Big Blue 15000 lumen, Nikon D500, Nauticam NA-D500, Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye, Sea & Sea YS-D2J, Nikon D850, Hugyfot HFN-D850, Micro Nikkor AFS 40mm f2.8, Kenko TC 1.4x, OneUW 160x, Canon 5D M3, Subal housing, Sony RX100 V, Nauticam NA-RX100V, Inon UWL-H100, Olympus OMD EM5 MKii, Olympus PT-EP13, Olympus 9-18mm

1) Wide angle UPY 2021 - 13 RUNNER UP ‘Gothic Chamber’ Martin Broen (United States) The riviera Maya in Mexico host the world’s largest underground river systems filled with clear water, never-ending tunnels and amazing halls with decoration that can compete with the best gothic cathedrals of the world. The challenge of capturing this beautiful hall in cenote Monkey Dust was not only the huge dimensions but the fact that is pitch black. This photo is a x6 shot horizontal panorama stitching captured at 1/15 sec handheld at the usable limit of the camera ISO and diaphragm wide open to create an 86mpx panorama. My aim was to capture the scale, the tridimensionality of it, the richness of the formations and their incredible textures. Cenote Monkey Dust, Mexico Sony, A7RIII, Nauticam NA-A7III, Canon 8-15mm at 15mm, iso 6400, f/4.5 , 1/15, Big Blue 15000 lumen Judges comment: The very best cen…