National Geographic picture of the year 2022 zebras

A herd of zebras stampede toward the Mara River in Kenya's Rift Valley. "The Great Migration is considered one of the Wonders of The World," says Your Shot photographer Jonas Stenqvist. "I got to see it in all its chaotic glory last year." This photo was submitted to Your Shot, our photo community on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram at @natgeoyourshot or visit us at natgeo.com/yourshot for the latest submissions and news about the community.

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Dam they really do be looking like horses

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And here I was thinking zebras have striped shadows.

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At first i thought it was a caveman wall drawing, that is so cool

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I don't think that's accidental...

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At first I thought it was bugs walking on a paper towel

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I hear that. I thought they were the little plastic horse figurines set up on a paper towel and said to my self ‘Nat Geo is really slipping these days’.

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Deserves to be picture of the year, amazing!

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Didn't the same picture but with camels win the same damn thing years ago?

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Yeah, but still is impressive enough to win with Zebras.

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Coolest pic I’ve seen today!

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That took me a while. Even thought ‘wow their reflections have zebra stripes.... wit‘

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I thought their shadows had stripes.

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It looks like they’re walking on shit-stained toilet paper.

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I was like..m why are they inside the ground then I flipped my phone and realized it was a top down picture

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Was this taken via drone or helicopter.

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It’s a bit strange to me that the shadows aren’t more see through 🤷‍♀️

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I do not get why this is the photo of the year .... It is not very unique.

I saw this shot before and it is very spectacular.
I dont know if this is a drone shot (I think so).

I dont think that drone images should be included in open sections of photo competitions.

I saw this shot before and it is very spectacular.
I dont know if this is a drone shot (I think so).
I dont think that drone images should be included in open sections of photo competitions.

Ok for me if the photographer was flying the drone! Similar to holding the camera over your head only more, i 'took' several nice shots of my sons wedding too with a camera on a 20ft high shelf at the back of the hall, I was in the shot using the app on my phone from the front row. Not much different really.

Gerry

Ok for me if the photographer was flying the drone! Similar to holding the camera over your head only more, i 'took' several nice shots of my sons wedding too with a camera on a 20ft high shelf at the back of the hall, I was in the shot using the app on my phone from the front row. Not much different really.
Gerry

Good point but my original comment stands.

Good point but my original comment stands.

I wonder what these folks would think about your assertion.

A drone is simply an aerial tripod.

Something about it being national geographic and I just assumed it was shot hanging out of a helicopter.
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Some awesome post processing wizardry here.

Excellent image. I do recall something similar with camels from many years before

Not the one I was thinking of, but look at the opening image in this article

I said....."I dont think that drone images should be included in open sections of photo competitions."

I didnt say that drone pictures should be banned but should be entered in a different section of a competition. I have a drone and a drone license which I have used to take photos. I seldom use my drone as I am technically within a flightpath and whilst my drone should not interfere with a passenger carrying aircraft I am well aware of the potential issues if my drone went rogue!

I said....."I dont think that drone images should be included in open sections of photo competitions."
I didnt say that drone pictures should be banned but should be entered in a different section of a competition. I have a drone and a drone license which I have used to take photos. I seldom use my drone as I am technically within a flightpath and whilst my drone should not interfere with a passenger carrying aircraft I am well aware of the potential issues if my drone went rogue!

I know what you said. And my point is simply "open" should mean just that!

I'd be interested in hearing your rationale though.

N.B. I don't enter contests, but I am a drone pilot.

I know what you said. And my point is simply "open" should mean just that!
I'd be interested in hearing your rationale though.
N.B. I don't enter contests, but I am a drone pilot.

I cant really rationalise it in a satisfactory way.

Other than it is a bit like a photographer with an assistant, the assistant takes the photo and the photographer then claims the image was taken by him.
Analogy probably isnt quite the same or similar but it makes sense to me!
I know I have to think of the photo and fly the drone to the right place and take the image. So in a way more skills involved but it has an element of unnatural or cheating involved.

I cant really rationalise it in a satisfactory way.
Other than it is a bit like a photographer with an assistant, the assistant takes the photo and the photographer then claims the image was taken by him.
Analogy probably isnt quite the same or similar but it makes sense to me!
I know I have to think of the photo and fly the drone to the right place and take the image. So in a way more skills involved but it has an element of unnatural or cheating involved.

That's why I posted the link to the Professional Aerial Photographers Association. Whether you fly a plane or helicopter to the shoot, fly a UAV, use a kite or a hot air balloon is immaterial. As you said, you have to imagine the shot, move the camera, and take the picture. How does that differ from...just walking?

Now, if you were talking about the people who use automatic motion sensing game cameras, I would be with you at least 85% (they still need experience to set up the shot and know where the animals will be, but that's about it). But there's no real difference between flying a plane or a UAV, unless you want to simply disqualify any picture not taken while the camera is attached to the ground in some way.

P.S. For anyone who wants to nitpick the difference between pushing the shutter button and using the remote control on a drone/UAV, let me remind you that all electronic cameras work via an electronic switch contact in the first place!