{"id":130226,"date":"2023-02-23T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T07:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=130226"},"modified":"2023-02-23T13:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T07:51:49","slug":"karthik-subramaniam-wins-national-geographic-pictures-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/karthik-subramaniam-wins-national-geographic-pictures-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Karthik Subramaniam wins National Geographic &#8216;Pictures Of The Year&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Karthik Subramaniam wins National Geographic &#8216;Pictures Of The Year&#8217; : <\/strong>An Indian-origin,\u00a0Karthik Subramaniam\u00a0has won the\u00a0prestigious National Geographic \u2018Pictures of The Year\u2019\u00a0award with his\u00a0photograph titled \u201cDance of the Eagles\u201d.<br><br>The award-winning photograph captured a bald eagle intimidating its peers to claim a prime log while salmon hunting in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-february-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><br><br>He titled the picture &#8216;Dance of the Eagles&#8217; as a homage to the&nbsp;fictional dragon war in George R.R. Martin\u2019s novel \u2018A Dance with Dragons\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A little under three years later, he captured bald eagles competing for a tree branch in Alaska\u2019s Chilkat Bald Eagle Sanctuary, which helped him win over 5,000 entries in four categories (Nature, People, Places, and Animals) and claim the coveted top spot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every fall, over 3,000 bald eagles migrate to Alaska, congregating in the area of Haines, where Subramaniam camped out on the final day of his seven-day shooting excursion to observe the raptors swoop in to eat on fish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The photographer witnessed a bald eagle bump intimidating another predatory bird into giving up its vantage point for a clear view on the fish being chased by their peers shortly after setting up his camera on a wood near the shore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The picture will be displayed in the May issue of National Geographic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karthik Subramaniam wins National Geographic &#8216;Pictures Of The Year&#8217; : An Indian-origin,\u00a0Karthik Subramaniam\u00a0has won the\u00a0prestigious National Geographic \u2018Pictures of The Year\u2019\u00a0award with his\u00a0photograph titled \u201cDance of the Eagles\u201d. 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