A couple of weeks ago, I was happy to learn that Cassandra, the lovely gal behind the Madrid-based blog Gee, Cassandra, had tagged me to take part in Travel Supermarket’s contest Capture the Colour 2013. The premise of this photo blogging contest is quite simple, you just need to submit your best shot in the colour categories: Blue, Green, Yellow, Red and White.
There are some cool prizes to be won and each category will be jugged by some of the best travel & photography pros:
- Blue: Daniel from Canvas of Light
- Green: Dave & Deb from The Planet D
- Yellow: Ken Kamineski
- Red: Abi from Inside the Travel Lab
- White: Christine from Almost Fearless
So after going through my photo collection, these are my picks. I hope you like them, too!
UPDATE: Blue – Category Win!
My photo was picked as the Winner for the Blue category this year! I’m beyond thrilled :) To see the rest of the winners and runner ups, check Travel Supermarket‘s site. This is what the Blue judge, Daniel from Canvas of Light said about it:
“Blue is a very common colour, but out of all the amazing entries, this one particularly stood out as I could almost feel the music and the movement of the beautiful dresses. The white and blue colour work perfectly together, the woman’s face is perfectly illuminated, the details are plenty and the composition is spot on, with a great choice of low angle and subject placement. Excellent work!”
While visiting Copacabana, a small town on the south shore of Lake Titicaca, I randomly stumbled upon a colourful dancing parade honouring the Virgin of Copacabana. Chancing upon events like this one, was one of the best treats of traveling in Bolivia. It seems that there is always something to celebrate, there is always a reason to dance. I love this shot because everything just matches the blue and white tones of the costumes.
Green
This shot is from a visit to Parma in Italy. I have a bit of an obsession with peacocks, any time I see one I stalk the poor birds taking all kinds of photos. I can’t help it, I just love their shiny and colourful feathers. They are so beautiful and regal.
Yellow
Chile is a place with an amazing variety of impressive landscapes. One of my favourite places for photography so far was the Atacama Desert and its surrounding areas.
Red
The Carnival in Barranquilla (Colombia) is one of the most colourful events I’ve seen. People put a lot of effort into their costumes and dress up in traditional characters. This shot is a small taste of what carnival looks like there.
White
While doing the Lost City trek in Colombia, our group got ambushed several times by gangs of cute Kogi children demanding that we surrender all the sweets we had with us. We knew it was probably not in their best interest, but who can resist a look like this?
To finish off, I must tag five other bloggers to enter the Capture the Colour contest:
- Mica from Travel This Earth
- Annie from TravelShus
- Adrian from Handcarry Only
- Charli & Ben from Wanderlusters
- Mark & Molly from Yonderblog
What do you think of these photos? Which is your favourite shot? Leave a comment and let me know!
Biana, all of these photos are stellar but the first one from Bolivia totally blew me away! You chose an amazing angle to snap the picture from, and that intense blue-on-white holds your eyes in the most amazing way. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much, Cassandra! I’m glad you like that photo, it’s also one of my favourites. When I look at that image, I can actually still hear the music playing in my head :)
Great shots Bianca, your “blue” image in particular. It’s been great watching your photography over the past couple of years :)
Thanks so much for your comment, buddy! It means a lot coming from someone whose photography I also admire :)
The Blue One is amazing, perfect. will win the Contest :) Followed by green and then red!
Hahaha Gracias Maik! I hope you’re right ;)
Blue is the colour for us, Bianca.
Thanks, guys! I think it’s now clear which is the most popular shot :D
Green rulez. (Next time tell him that being stalked is the price you’ve to pay for being so psychedelically fashion).
Hahaha I love that, Paolo! Maybe I’ll try that next time. Who knows? I might get a smile out of him!
Thank-you so much for your nomination-we are thrilled! Your photos are wonderful-the colours are beautifully vivid! I especially love your entry for blue-good work!
Thanks, Molly :) I’m looking forward to seeing your submission!
Woah Bianca, These are absolutely gorgeous!! Your blue shot blew me away (no pun intended haha) – good luck!!
Gracias, Florita! I really enjoyed myself that day… I was just going to take some photos of the cathedral and there I found this little parade; it all came together :)
Hard to pick a favorite, Bianca. All are lovely, but I especially like the peacock. Unique vision makes that one spectacular.
Thanks so much, Tom! I had the best model, what else can I tell you?
Ohh, they are all soo stunning Bianca. I love the one of the little Kogi girl though. Such a cutie!
Thanks, Tammy! She was really adorable, standing in the middle of the trail with her little bag and asking for candy :)
Gorgeous pictures, Bianca. Really like blue and green, but red keeps drawing me back in. I think it’s brilliantly framed. Good luck in the competition!
Thanks so much, Paul :) The look on the woman’s face is really priceless
Bianca, your pictures are absolutely stunning. By far one of the best entries I’ve seen so far. I really love the composition of Blue and White. I really hope you do well!
Thanks, Macca! I enjoyed your submission as well :) Good luck to you too!
Bianca, thanks for sharing some amazing photos. I have also been tagged to enter, but I have not yet trawled thorugh our photo collection to see what woudl best suit each colour. Best of luck!
Thanks, Anne! The sorting part was not easy for me :s It took me a few hours to pick these… Looking forward to see your selection & good luck to you , too!
Love the white, great entries… Some serious photos in this contest this year!! Good Luck :)
Thanks so much, Mo! Yes, you’re right there some pretty great entries… wouldn’t like to be a judge hahaha
These images are fantastic, but I particularly love the first one. I can decide if the look on the dancer’s face is “professional stoic” or “boredom”!!
Good luck :)
Thanks Kellie :) I’m going with “professional stoic” on this one hehehe
That blue one.. whoa!
Thank you, Srdjan :)
I knew that blue shot is a winner. Congrats. :)
Gracias! Everything came together for that one, indeed! :)
gorgeous submissions, great captures, I love the green and blue the best
Come and link up with us today for Travel Photo Mondays, the link runs all week so I hope you can join us for the next installment?
Thanks, Noel! Just saw this week’s Travel Photo Mondays, and will join for next week :)
These are fabulous shots. I love your blue dancers! Gorgeous! Good luck with the contest.
Stunning photos! Let’s just call it and give you the prize for red!
Loved the green and white most. Rest are also equally beautiful.
These are stunning shots Bianca!!! I love the blue one especially. Hope you are enjoying your travels, will you be in Dublin at the TBEX by any chance? I’ll be there, kind of, have TWO kids with me this time (yep, there’s a new one), so I’ll be joining in the conference when I can, and at other times I’ll just hang out with old friends in the city.
WoW I love all your photos, the blue one is my favorite however. Just stunning