PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Geza Szabó | Reflection

Name: Geza Szabó
Picture title: Reflection
Category: People’s Choice
Nationality: Hungary
Occupation: I live in Budapest, Hungary, and work as a tax expert. Photography is a hobby that I started eight years ago with the encouragement of my wife. Before that, I was simply amazed by the beauty of nature.

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1DX
Lens: Sigma 120-300 f 2.8 DG OS HSM
EXIF: F2.8, 1/320, ISO 8000

Geza Szabó says:

I took this photo in Hungary during the winter. Deer are quite common here and primarily inhabit forest edges, with scattered fields and meadows. As food becomes scarcer in winter, many deer visit crop fields to feed. To help, experts (such as forest officers and national park staff) set up feeding stations in various locations throughout the forests, making food more accessible to the deer.

I took the photo from a bird hide in a small, secluded field within the forest. There were lights positioned in front of the hide and others installed behind the “scene,” where seeds were scattered, waiting for the deer. A small birdbath was also placed nearby, where the reflection of the deer appeared. All I had to do was wait for the deer to show up.