Dear Friends !
It is with great pleasure, we are bringing back IOY after a brief gap. It has been 12 wonderful years since we started CNP with a sole purpose of encouraging 'the art of seeing' in nature photography. Over the years, this forum has seen many finest and unique creations in the world by the members. The creativity displayed here cannot be seen else where. While young CNP members nurture this forum with their bold & unique creations, other members translate their experience to poetic visuals in nature. Some find symmetry in asymmetry, others find solace in chaos. Many find tales in random patterns & many more find emotions in light. It is this mix of diverse minds, which makes CNP stronger with each passing year.
CNP Staff was well aware of the magnitude of the task at hand, i.e selection of IOY and Highly Commendable images of 2019. A poll was created at first with 24 shortlisted images. Once the list was complete, entire CNP Staff sat down on a Saturday evening with a picture of our choice of beverage & some snacks. We knew it would be a long & exciting night!! Some even drove to the nearest mobile tower for uninterrupted signal . After a round of debate on originality, creativity, moment/message, emotional impact, aesthetics, technical prowess etc , 13 images were selected for the next round. Like the clash of 2 heavy weight boxing titans, it went up to round 6 to conclude IOY & HC images. CNP Staff is very proud of these images and we are sure that our whole family will feel the same.
So, here they are friends!
CNP Image of the year - 2019!
Mahatma by Ghanshyam Savani
Highly commended two(not in any order of merit) -
Night Signature by Parmar Vijay
Urban Wildlife by Dhaivat Hathi
Congratulations to Ghanshyam Savani, Parmar Vijay & Dhaivat Hathi!!
We at CNP believe that winning the prize is not end of the life. In this pursuit people will experiment and experiment and create more stunning visuals. At the end, one day they will start thinking "what does it all mean"? This is the natural progression! By then they will have a greater depth in their personality beyond
photography. They will be mentally more stronger and will start seeing life in a new dimension. We as a CNP team will have a satisfaction of sailing together in this selfless beautiful journey.
Sincere thanks all of you for your great contributions. Please do share your valuable critique on images shared by other members. Don't we expect comments on our own images ? Needless
to say our fellow friends expect that too ! We, the CNP staff can do very little without your support - CNP is *not* a business idea ! Please help yourself by helping fellow friends in the forum.
Thank you all !!