August 1, 2011

July Been there competition: transport – in pictures

Here are this month's exiting images on the theme of transport. Click through our gallery to see the photograph judge Natalie Meyer picked to win a £200 Point101 voucher and a chance of winning the grand prize of a photographic safari to South Africa with &Beyond

beenthere August: 06chrism — **Chris Mole:** This shot was taken at Sheffield Park station on the Bluebell Railway. I was drawn by the steam, the strong light and the human interest of a worker climbing over the barrier. Using a wide angle accentuated the classic shape of the train buffer.
Photograph: Chris Mole Photograph: Action images

beenthere August: 30fraser — **Fraser Perrie:** This was taken on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. During the wet season the salt flats flood with 10-30cm of water and produce a perfect mirror reflection for the sky. This marks the end of a three-four-day trip for these Land Cruisers and their drivers, some arriving and others leaving. Photograph: Fraser Perrie

beenthere August: 29angus — **Angus MacRae:** I caught this Airbus A380 jetting into the sky on a clear March afternoon. We all rely on aircraft to connect us to other worlds in a matter of hours. It always amazes me the sheer number of people travelling such great distances at any one time. Photograph: Angus MacRae

beenthere August: 05danielm — **Daniel Matthews:** This was taken in Hoi Ann, Vietnam. There is obviously a lot going on here. My main focus was the lanterns and the boy leaning over the bridge. The huge tax on cars mean that bikes and scooters are a constant in urban Vietnam so I tried to contrast their speed against the static boy, bridge and lanterns. Photograph: Daniel Matthews

beenthere August: 07alistair — **Alistair Taylor:** This shot was taken dogsledding this February on the Torne river in northern Sweden. The dog's steely determination, fleet footedness across deep snow and focus on their destination in spite of the bitter (around -30C) cold was remarkable and over the course of a week led to a close bond between musher and dogs. The last few minutes of sunlight before it disappeared into the forest, just as we would shortly, lent a magical place another dimension of beauty. Photograph: Alistair Taylor

beenthere August: 02ramona — **Ramona Andresa:** We were at Saud beach in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, relaxing in our hut after we had exhausted our bodies in the water, then the sun set in the horizon. It was beautiful - the orange tint of the sky, the blues and blacks giving way to the night, the sun sparkling on the ocean. We basked there for what seemed an eternity, and then from one end we saw a boat crossing the horizon. The silhouette of the three men on the boat added to this magnificent sight. Photograph: Ramona Andresa

beenthere August: 32ChrisCh — **Chris Chilton:** This is taken from the top of the Willis Tower in Chicago at the end of a long day's sightseeing. I love how the roads just stretch off endlessly towards the horizon and I can imagine that all those commuters on them were eager to get home after a hard day's work. Photograph: Chris Chilton

beenthere August: 08VictoriaS — **Victoria Shalet:** In a remote spot on the east coast of Zanzibar, I grabbed a rare chance to just sit and watch the to-ing & fro-ing of the islanders. For the most part it was children playing, and then these two boys caught my eye as they wobbled their way down the beautiful beach on a boneshaker bicycle that was too big for them. Photograph: Victoria Shalet

beenthere August: 16bertT — **Bert Tolhurst:** Motorcycle loneliness in Can Tho, Vietnam Photograph: Bert Tolhurst

beenthere August: 26kevinT — **Kevin Thornhill:** My aim was to try and take a unique photograph of Manhattan. I had walked the High Line earlier that day and decided I wanted to take advantage of its unique perspective of the Chelsea area. As New York is the city that never sleeps, I wanted my image to reflect this and therefore chose a long exposure.
Photograph: Kevin Thornhill Photograph: Action images

beenthere August: 34benjaminA — **Benjamin Arthur:** This is one of Prague's most famous sights - the communist-era trams that traverse the city day and night. Here a tram is crossing Legion Bridge, with the castle in the background. As I was shooting I got more than I bargained for with the realisation that the camera could capture the white-lit interior of the tram as a trail light and that we could see straight through it to the castle. Photograph: Benjamin Arthur

beenthere August: 12laurenceH — **Laurence Handford:** I took this shot in Angers France where the new tramway has just been inaugurated. Waiting at one of the stops I saw a pigeon perched on one of the tramway wires with a plane making its way across the blue sky. Photograph: Laurence Handford

beenthereaugust: 40barnes — **Paul Barnes:** After a thunderstorm in Kingston upon Thames I thought the wetness would create an interesting atmosphere with various reflections of the lights. I used a long exposure to capture the trails of the traffic. Due to the long exposure the bus that passed appears as a ghostly figure, adding to the atmosphere. Photograph: Paul Barnes

beenthere August: 23Erden — **Erden Ozer:**On a short trip to the island of Santorini in Greece I took alot of photos. My favorite is this one, taken just after sunset, with the dark blue sky, characteristic white houses and the lights of the cruise ship. Photograph: Erden Ozer

beenthere August: 13andreaS — **Runner-up Andrea Smith:** The photo was taken during a 15-hour local bus journey between Manali and Kaza in the remote Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India. We set off in a two-bus convoy at dawn, and the surroundings became more spectacular with every spine-jangling mile. We were at the back of the second bus and I managed to lean out of the window to get this shot as we approached the 4551m Kunzam Pass

**Natalie Mayer, judge:** What a wonderful scene, well captured in black and white. It certainly has visual impact, but the bus is just a little too far to the left of the image so the composition is unbalanced, meaning that eye doesn't quite move around the shot in the flowing way that it might ... however, a great scene worth capturing, and I'm curious to know what the bus did next! Photograph: Andrea Smith

beenthere August: 31slawek — **Runner-up Slawek Kozdras:** The photo shows a string of taxis stuck in traffic in Mumbai, gleaming in warm afternoon sun. The shot was taken from inside a taxi as well. I particularly liked the way the taxis lined up nicely and that one of the drivers looked outside to get a breath of "fresh" air. I wanted to capture the difficulty of moving around Mumbai.

**Natalie Mayer, judge:** This is a beautifully composed image with lovely light. It lacks any great oomph and Boom! to be a winner but still, it isn't hard to appreciate this photographers talented eye for a good shot. Photograph: Slawek Kozdras

beenthere August: 18kevinb — **Runner-up Kevin Bird:** I was walking down the road not far from where I live in London and came across these Citroens. The symmetry first caught my eye, along with the identical doors. I have always admired of the design of these cars. But having them parked in opposite direction in front of those blue doors was a gift.

**Natalie Mayer, judge:** Lovely balance, colours and composition in this well spotted image. Photograph: Kevin Bird

beenthere August: 41AndrewK — **Winning photograph by Andrew Kerr:** Luxor, Egypt: As soon as the balloons came close to landing the local children started following them. The juxtaposition of ancient animal transport and modern tourist balloon a few feet away was too good to miss. It was an awkward shot as I was in a balloon myself, but for a second or two everything was in the right position.

**Natalie Mayer, judge:** This is a fantastic image, the reds and oranges give a lovely sense of the desert. Only showing part of the balloon gives a wonderful sense of perspective, as do the inclusion of the children on the ground. It is nit picking, but I just wish the two figures were slightly further to the right as this would have helped balance the composition a bit more. Obviously this is not a posed image, but sometimes shooting a few more frames and moving sideways can render the perfect composition. Still, this is a really great shot that will look fantastic on your wall! Photograph: Andrew Kerr

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