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Round eight
A ft e r D a r k
There’sa specialmysteriousnessto thetimeafterthesunsets.Youmight
findyourselfbearingwitnesstotheNorthernLights,capturingthe
etherealswirlsof colourastheydancethroughthesky.Attheopposite
endof thescale,youmightwanttoputyourselfin theheartof a sweaty
moshpit,witha wideanglelens,at a late-nightgig.Citiesareoftenat
theirbestafterdark,withopportunitiestoexperimentwithtraffic trails
andlongexposures.Thenthere’stheMilkyWayandstartrailstotrain
yourlenson,oryoucouldaimtocapturesomeof yourlocalnocturnal
wildlife.Thepossibilitiesarealmostendlessforthecreativephotographer.
PlanyourAPOY 2019 year
Belowis a listof allthisyear’sroundsincludingwhentheroundsopen,
whentheycloseandthedatestheresultswillbeannouncedin AP.
THEME SYNOPSIS ANNOUNCED CLOSES RESULTS
Madaboutmono Black& white 23 Marissue 18 Apr 8 Junissue
Settingthescene Landscape/cityscapes 13 Aprissue 3 May 29 Junissue
Animalmagic Wildlife 4 Mayissue 24 May 27 Julissue
Perfectportraits Portraiture 1 Junissue 21 Jun 31 Augissue
Smallworlds Macro 6 Julissue 26 Jul 28 Sepissue
Streetlife Documentary/candid 3 Augissue 23 Aug 26 Octissue
Whatevertheweather Weather 7 Sepissue 27 Sep 30 Novissue
Afterdark Nightshots 5 Octissue 25 Oct 21 Decissue
Howtocapturetheatmosphereoflifeafterdark
Stylishsilhouettes
Attendingheritage
eventsis a greatway
of capturingunusual
shots. The silhouettes,
backlighting and dried
ice combine to make
an atmospheric shot.
See AP 28 Sept for
more on exclusive
photo events.Light up the night
Look out for fl oodlit
buildings, as any
illumination pointed
towards them will
make them really pop
against an otherwise
drab sky. Here, the
exposure is just long
enough to capture
movement in the
falling snowfl akes.Toenter visitwww.amateurphotographer.co.uk/apoy
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ROUNDEIGHT: PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
Citiesarecatnip
tothenight-time
photographer.Make
themostofgraphic
shapesandlookfor
waysin which
colourcanenhance
thescenewithout
becomingconfusing£10, 000
of
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