Rod Hedderwick, King Wave at the Gap (Single Shot 2019)

Super wide panorama of people viewing a king wave during a storm . the power of the Southern Ocean is evident from 30m above sea level. Storm clouds scud across the sky and the spray soaked rocks glisten in the afternoon light filtered by an incoming shower of rain from behind while awed spectators, with adrenaline coursing into their veins, make their way to the cantilevered cliff top viewing platform to sense the maximum spectacle of power. 38 RAW images handheld over a 15 seconds pan with widest available lens setting at 70mm. Stitched and processed in PTGUI.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.