tie-up<\/a> with the whisky maker last year.<\/p>\nBhothipiti, who wins a ?trip of a lifetime? courtesy of Visit Scotland, said he took the shot waiting for a lunar eclipse on 21 December last year.<\/p>\n
?We all made the trip into the country for the best possible view? This would be the last photograph of everyone together before they would embark on their own personal journeys.?<\/p>\n
Watson chose the winning image, entitled ‘Waiting for the Eclipse’, from 20 that had been shortlisted through a public vote.<\/p>\n
?The standard of entries was impressive and it was by no means an easy task to choose the winner,? said Watson.<\/p>\n
?However, of all the entries, Luke?s image was the most original. I liked the intent of the shot, the composition, the ice cold of the sky, and the ghostly group of figures around a warm fire. It spoke to me emotionally.?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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