A4 APG News • Thursday, April 6, 2017 Sharing a passion for photography Eagle photo by APG civilian Since his first trip to the dam, Pully has continued to focus on wildlife photography wins 2016 Army Digital and he has photographed hawks, peregrine falcons and foxes in the area. Photo Contest category In the future, he hopes to capture Arctic wildlife on film, but for now Pully isl By Lauren Finnegan amazed every day by the eagles that remain APG News his main subjects. “They’re [eagles] really majestic birds... One brisk, November 2016 morning at It’s just a great natural spectacle,” Pully said. the Conowingo Dam, William Pully, a The Army Digital Photography Contest civilian with the U.S. Army Research, occurs annually and is open to active duty Development, and Engineering Command, service members, family members, retirees patiently floated in his kayak with a camera and civilians. for more than four hours to capture the Entries are divided into two categories: perfect shot. Active Duty Military Members, and Other “Master of the Hunt,” Pully’s photograph Eligible Participants. The seven categories of an American bald eagle soaring over the within each division include: Animals; dam while grasping its morning catch, Design Elements; Digital Darkroom; Mili- dated Nov. 18, 2016— was the first-place tary Life; Nature & Landscapes; People; and winner in the Animals category of the 2016 Still Life. Army Digital Photography Contest. The 2016 competition had 4,059 entries. Pully said he was excited to learn about For more information about the contest, his win. visit https://www.armymwr.com/pro- COURTESY PHOTO BY WILLIAM PULLY “It’s nice to get recognized for something grams-and-services/arts-and-crafts/ Army civilian William Pully took this photo of a burrowing owl while in Cape Corral, Florida. you really enjoy, and you hope that you can digital-photo-contest. share with other people,” he said. Aself-taught photographer, Pully said he caught the photography bug a few years ago after stumbling onto Conowingo during the bald eagle migration season. “There were all these photographers down there... During the prime season— right around Thanksgiving— there’s going to be 200 to 300 people out there on the weekend observing the eagles,” he said. “Really,the Conowingoeagles... got me to start taking photography seriously and got me enthusiastic about it... It’s what got me hooked.” Pully continued to visit the area over the years, each time with better photography equipment to capture America’s national emblem as it glides through the air. He said the difficulty that’s involved in getting the perfect shot of the birds, which are constantly moving, is what excites him about the field. “You never know if it’s going to be sharp or if there’s going to be some type of blur... That’s part of what makes it so exciting— that it’s so difficult to get the shot,” Pully said. For shutterbugs looking to sharpen their skills, Pully recommends a trip to Cono- wingo. “Depending on the time of year, there are dozens to hundreds of photographers who are relatively friendly and willing to chat COURTESY PHOTO BY WILLIAM PULLY and share [their expertise]. It’s a really great APG civilian William Pully won first place in the Animals category of the 2016 Army Digital Photography Contest with “Master of the place to...learn from a lot of really great Hunt,” his photograph of a bald eagle grasping its catch while soaring through the air. The photo was taken at the Conowingo Dam in photographers,” he said. Darlington, Maryland.

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