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Photo Of The Year: Week Five Result

By Fergus Murray | 03 Dec, 2010

The week’s winner of in our photo of the year series garnered over half the votes and is the biggest winner of the series so far with votes totalling almost 3 times that of its nearest rival. The image, a bright colourful moment where we see Spanish athlete Jose Miguel Perez diving into a snow of wake in the foreground absorbed in his race as media in the background crowd a position trying to capture the perfect shot. The green of the large trees and vibrant blue sky also portray the natural wholesomeness of triathlon environments.

Now we’ve had the reader’s choice its back to our camera artist Delly Carr for his choice and why:

At the time I didn’t think much of this image. But Paula Findlay surprised everyone that day and beat all the fancied favourites. So this picture now takes on a different meaning.

Her eyes tell you so much. You can see power, nobility, and ambition in her stare. And then look at all the blues in the image ..... her eyes, her swim goggles, her uniform, and the background. The colour blue is linked to consciousness, intellect, power and seriousness. Add a splash of the energy of the colour red, the colour of fire and blood, and she had the colour balance working perfectly that day to take on the world. And she did. - Delly Carr

Camera: D3S
Exposure: f2.8, 1/1000
ASA: 200
Lens: 300mm

See all this week’s nominees here.

Related Event: 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series London
24 - Jul, 2010 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Women
1. Paula Findlay CAN 01:51:48
2. Nicola Spirig SUI 01:51:51
3. Helen Jenkins GBR 01:51:53
4. Andrea Hansen NZL 01:51:55
5. Laura Bennett USA 01:52:34
6. Vicky Holland GBR 01:52:39
7. Jodie Swallow GBR 01:52:45
8. Kate Roberts RSA 01:53:04
9. Emma Moffatt AUS 01:53:12
10. Akane Tsuchihashi JPN 01:53:24
Results: Elite Men
1. Javier Gomez Noya ESP 01:42:08
2. Jonathan Brownlee GBR 01:42:14
3. Jan Frodeno GER 01:42:30
4. Alexander Bryukhankov AIN 01:42:44
5. Mario Mola ESP 01:42:46
6. Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 01:42:54
7. Jarrod Shoemaker USA 01:42:57
8. Stuart Hayes GBR 01:42:59
9. Steffen Justus GER 01:43:04
10. Alistair Brownlee GBR 01:43:05
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-6
1. Iain Dawson B3 GBR 00:34:16
2. Haseeb Ahmad B1 GBR 00:37:55
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-5
1. JP Theberge USA 00:36:05
2. Martin Falch AUT 00:36:35
3. Ernst Scheiber AUT 00:36:57
4. Kevin Flint GBR 00:38:05
5. Mikel Garmendia ESP 00:42:12
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-4
1. Lionel Hiffler FRA 00:32:16
2. Oliver Dreier AUT 00:33:09
3. Péter Boronkay HUN 00:33:30
4. Antonio Franco Salas ESP 00:36:31
5. Tom Perkins GBR 00:37:02
6. Arnaud Hutinet FRA 00:39:50
7. Olaf Kohn GER 00:41:07
8. Jean Pierre Astugue FRA 00:41:24
9. Franck Paget FRA 00:41:27
10. Lluis Marc Pellicer ESP 00:42:30
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-3
1. Steven Judge GBR 00:37:50
2. James Smith GBR 00:40:22
3. Cedric Farrudja FRA 00:40:59
4. Sven Niebergall GER 00:44:52
5. Geoffrey Wersy FRA 00:45:08
6. Oliver Seemann GER 00:48:17
7. Paul Thomas GBR 00:53:24