Good luck in photography is the result of experience and hard work however many hundreds of pictures are taken. Look at more of Matt Dunham's work and you will see how often he is lucky, and in reality what a good photographer he is. Thanks Jilly.

Graham Harrison, Oxford,

Jilly, thank you so much for standing up for photographers. And from a writer too, that is very much appreciated. The sad fact is that millions of photos are not credited. Photographers are not recognised enough for their contributions in this increasingly visual age.

Simon Chapman, Secretary, NUJ Bristol Branch, United Kingdom

you said it, "A painting would have involved many months of incredibly skilled work and inspiration" with the opportunities for the artist to correct and redo over and over again till he 'got it right'. here it's a case of shooting in a few seconds with no second chances. luck, i don't think so.

sey, tel aviv, israel

To compare this admittedly wonderful photograph to a renaissance painting is rather simplistic. A painting would have involved many months of incredibly skilled work and inspiration whereas the photograph was just one shot of probably hundreds of exposures fired of by a digital camera ,very lucky!

jerym eedy, caerphilly, mid glamorgan