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This photo was taken by Ettienne Francey, born in 1997 in Switzerland. When he was about nine years old, he beganfilming nature, especially birds. In 2007, at ten, he began to favour nature photography. He and his twin brother Sebastian have
started a photography magazine called Chnature. He takes his photos with a Nikon D7000, 300mm F4 and 150mm F2.8 Sigma.
Late one July evening, near Cousset, Switzerland, Francey noticed 'a little ball' stuck to a stalk of wheat. He managed to capturethe moment before the mouse scurried away in fear of the predator.

I find the photo powerful because of the colour schemes -it's fairly bright, clearly shot in daylight, and it seems to be a verypeaceful, serene, calm, photo. The composition abides to the rule of threes - the mouse is in the third quadrant. The light andmuted, beige colours around the mouse really bring it to our attention. It looks like a moment we were not meant to see - a tinymouse blending into a stalk of wheat. Yet Francey has captured this seemingly unimportant moment with such intricacy andserenity that the viewer can't help but be intrigued. The photo is entitled "Harvest gold".


This photo was taken by Hannes Lochner of South Africa. He was born in Cape town, and from an early age visited almostevery game reserve in Southern Africa with his parents. He developed then a passion for wildlife and after completing hiscompulsory one year service in the armed forces, he spent the next few years studying graphic design at the University of


Stellenbosch. In 2007 he became a full time wildlife photographer.

By repeatedly clicking the shutter of his camera, he enticed a lion cub towards his camera. "All the settings were onmanual," he said of the photographic process, "so I could only hope I had judged the angle and lighting correctly." In this case, itis very clear that he had. The cat's eyes really stand out, and the animal's monotonous colour is a contrast to the blues andpinks of the setting sky. It is easy to detect the alertness and curiosity of the young lion, and the details of his fur creates a veryinteresting texture. The foreground, sandy Saharan plains, is also an interesting sight but doesn't draw any attention away fromthe subject. This photo follows the rule of threes, and the angle of the animal's body draws the viewer's attention to hisinterestingly textured eyes and face. The photo is entitled "Curiousity and the cat".