A charging gorilla and a tern taking to the air
are among the images to make this year's final of one of the world's top
natural history photography competitions.
The judges were impressed by the young photographer's use of light
This image, titled "Tern Style", captured the moment a seabird
took to the skies and was taken by 13-year-old Ilkka Rasanen from
Finland.
The judges were impressed by the teenager's use of light in
the photo, and the image was highly commended in the 11-14 age-group of
the Young Photographers competition.
Despite his young age, Ilkka has already been shortlisted on two previous occasions for his efforts.
Shortlisted images were whittled down from 41,000 entries
An image of a male moutain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei),
by Andy Rouse from Wales, captured the moment the young ape charged at
the photographer and his companions during a visit to the Volcanoes
National Park, Rwanda.
The photo was highly commended in the competition's
Behaviour: Mammals category by the judges. Like Ilkka, this is not the
first time that Andy has been shortlisted by the judges, having won the competition's 2010 Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife.
The two images are among the 108 images that will make up
this year's exhibition that will open in October at the Natural History
Museum, London.
The judging panel of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife
Photographer of the Year spent three months shifting through almost
41,000 submissions from 95 countries before deciding upon their
shortlist.
The competition is owned by the Natural History Museum, London, and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
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