Amateur_Photographer_-_04_October_2019

In association with

8 FlavioTosti

Italy23pts

NikonD3X,200mm,

1/25secatf/6. 3,ISO 100

Thelovelyfeathery

appearanceof

thisseedheadis

enhancedbythe

backlighting.The

swirlingfronds

make it look alive.

9 SteveJames

UK22pts

NikonD850,105mm,

1/250secatf/1.8,ISO 80

Stevehasdone

anamazingjob

tokeeptheentire

fly sharpthrough

focusstacking.

Theeditingis

fl awless, too.

15 FraniSmithUSA16pts

CanonEOS6D,100mm,1/8secatf/18,ISO 640

Theshapesandcolourshereare

superbandtheendresultappearslikea

vibrantflower.Halfa stopextraexposure

would have made it pop even more.

15

(^89)
13 DavidLainUK18pts
NikonD810,200mm,1/400secatf/6. 3,ISO 800
Theemerald-likecolouringof this
beetlecontrastsbeautifullywiththe
greenleaf.Thecompositionleaves
space on the right for it to walk into.
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16 TonyNorthUK0pts
NikonD500,105mm,1/80secatf/10,ISO 640
Thecoloursof thesedamselfliesreally
leapoutof theimage.Theredone
beinghigherthanthebluehelpsto
balance the composition effectively.