Misty Morning Duck by Ronnie Glover

Captured on a crisp, atmospheric morning at Potter Marsh in Anchorage, Alaska, this image highlights the fleeting beauty of a duck emerging through the mist. The photographer, initially prepared with a medium-format camera, had to pivot quickly to a 35mm Nikon to seize the moment before the subject vanished into the reeds. This photograph is award-worthy for its masterful capture of a transient, ethereal scene, demonstrating the photographer's ability to adapt technical settings under pressure to preserve a delicate, natural interaction that would have otherwise been lost to the fog.