The Expeditioner’s February Travel Photography Contest Winner

Wow. If you haven’t been to our flickr group nonetheless, I suggest you head above there. We asked for fantastic travel photography and you have answered in a huge way. Regrettably for us, it makes our work far tougher when the finish of the month rolls all around and we have to select our favorite. That’s an wonderful challenge we look forward to, so continue to keep people submissions coming.

This month’s winner comes from Jason Rodman. His patience by a San Francisco puddle paid off in his shot, “Puddle Jumper.” In his personal words:

Here in San Francisco we really don't get a great deal of hefty downpours, so whenever we do, I can not assist but grab the camera and run outside as quickly as the rain stops. I (virtually) stumbled across this massive puddle, and noticed this magnificent reflection of the palm trees and Ferry Developing tower along the Embarcadero.

I started out firing off a few shots becoming in “blue hour” the colours and lights have been basically perfect. Then, these two youngsters came working through with their galoshes, jumping from puddle to puddle. I knew that would be [the shot]. I stayed as nevertheless and quiet as feasible, and absolutely sure ample one particular walked proper by the frame. As soon as I took a seem at it upside down in-camera, I really liked how the filth and debris at the bottom of the puddle extra some results to the sky, and how a lot bluer it looked in the reflection.

Apart from the amazing composition and colours, our in-property photography guru, Luke, drops however a further photo know-how bomb on us. “I like puddle jumping . . . it has a person jumping via puddles, I can get on board with that.” Properly, we’re all on board with this one particular.

To see far more of Jason’s work, head more than to his flickr webpage. Several thanks Jason, we appear forward to seeing additional of your assortment.

Click right here to see last month’s winner from Beijing.

Not generally are we permitted a backstage pass into the planet of the photograph. Jason also presented up a image of him really taking this picture. I’m glad I’m not the only 1 with my gear out in the planet receiving weird seems to be from persons passing by (not that you acquired any weird seems to be hovering in excess of that puddle for hrs, or something). Cheers, Jason.