Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-07)

7 days

A week in photography

COVER PICTURE © GUY EDWARDES

Ofallthefunctionsonmodern

cameras,focusingmustbethe

mostcomplicated.Forthoseof

uswhospentyearsusingfocus

lockwitha singleAFpoint,the

plethoraofoptionsthesedaysis bewildering.If

youaren’tconsistentlynailingyourAFit could

bethatyoufailedtosetuponeofthemany

parameterscorrectly.Thisweekweaskthree

leadingprosinoneofthemostchallenging

genres,wildlife,fortheirtips.Or,if youyearn

forthesimplerdaysofsplitimageand

microprismscreens,you’llenjoyourlookat

classicCanons,liketheiconicT90.Finally,

whenDeputyEditorGeoffHarriswenton

holidaytoVietnamrecentlyhebumpedinto

legendarylensmanNickUtata templeand

cheekilyaskedhimforaninterview(wenever

reallystopworking!).Seeourfascinating

exclusiveonpage22.NigelAtherton,Editor

TheGettyImagesHultonArchiveis oneof theworld’sgreatculturalresources.Tracingitsoriginsto thefoundingof theLondonStereoscopicCompany

in 1854, today it houses over 80 million images spanning the birth of photography to the digital age. Exploreit atwww.gettyimages.com.

THEElizabethToweris probablytheworld’smost

famousclocktower.ItsGreatBellorBigBensounded

onthehour,everyhourfor 157 yearsbeforeit was

silencedin 2017foressentialrepairworks.Thebellis

scheduledtostartbongingagainregularlyin 2021.

This 90-year-old hair-raising image from 1930 shows

oneMrLarkin,whohasbeenloweredfroma ropein

ordertocleantheclockface.Thepassers-by

underneathseemblissfullyunawareof theprecarious

operationgoingonabovetheirheads.Thestreetsare

relativelytraffic-free,butthereis somesimilarity to

today to be seen in the open-top buses.

Clock Tower Cleaner by Fox Photos

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This week in 1930

TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE

© GETT Y IMAGES

Inthisissue

3 7 days:this

week’snews

8 FirstLook:

FujifilmX-T

14 Wildlifein focus

20 Inbox

22 Themanwho

shot‘NapalmGirl’

26 Lovestories

28 Aftersunset

30 Themilky

starkid:Wex

Photographer

oftheYear

36 Readerportfolio

38 Jointheclub

41 PolarProSummit

FilterSystem

44 TTotal:

Canon’sT-series

48 Accessories

51 AsktheWexperts

53 BuyingGuide

82 Final Analysis

Thisweek’s

coverimage

Thisshotof a bluetit was

takenbyGuyEdwardes

(guyedwardes.com).Check

outhistopfocusingtips for

wildlife on page 14.