Ok
I’m the first to admit it, I could never be described as a dab hand
with a camera, but that doesn’t stop me from getting snap happy the
minute I set foot on foreign shores. My desktop is full to the brim
with slightly dodgy shots of sunsets over the horizon and the view
down from church steeples.
However,
I think I have to concur with Annie Leibovitz that the thirst to
capture a picture, stops for no one.
“One
doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn
off and turn on. It’s on all the time”.
Luckily,
there are some diamonds in the rough in my collection of travel
photos – and particularly inspiring snap of the Victoria Falls
being one of them – so when I stumbled upon Questor Insurance’s
holiday
hotshots photo competition , I felt that I was ready
to climb to the lofty heights of photography stardom.
Well
I know that Rome wasn’t built in a day, and my prowess for
photography won’t be honed with a just few shoestring backpacker
trips, but if I don’t seize the day now when will I?
So I
my strategy for winning the top prize of an iPad Mini is as simple as
it is brilliant. I will choose a picture that is bound to pull at the
heart strings of young and old alike, the kind of picture that will
be etched into people’s memories forever.
I
have been perusing the photographs in the National Geographic
Traveler Photo Competition 2013 for inspiration – a little over
enthusiastic I know! – and the winning entry has all the hallmarks
of a great photo – people, action and enthusiasm all rolled into
one.
While
the photograph I am thinking of submitting doesn’t feature the
human interest angle, what it does have going for it is the cute
factor. When I was travelling around South East Asia a few years ago
I spent some time trekking with elephants in Thailand – and have a
really clear shot of the elephants at bath time – what could be
more adorable or snap worthy?
So
my plan is this; enter the competition by liking the Questor
Insurance Facebook page, submit a photo or two – you can submit as
many as you like - before the competition end date of August 31st.
Then just cross my fingers that I am in with a chance of winning an
iPad Mini or two runner up prizes of a travel insurance policy worth
up to £75, to get my next trip off to a flying start.