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Words & numbers Major wildlife contest
winners announced
THESOCIETYof InternationalNature&
WildlifePhotographershasannouncedthe
winnersof itsLivingPlanetPhotography
Competition.Thecontestsought‘anyimages
thatdepictthenaturalbeautyof ourhome
planet,’saidtheorganisers,andtheoverall
winnerwasnamedasKeithBannisterfrom
Burnleyin Lancashire.
‘Theimagewastakenfroma hidenearYork,
in Maylastyear,’Keithexplains.‘I useda Nikon
D4,Nikon300mmf/2.8VRlensanda Nikon
1.7xteleconverter.I shotonaperturepriority
mode at f/6.3, 1/800sec, ISO 1000.’
Keithwinsa copyof NikCollection2 byDxO
softwareworth£125plusa year’sfree
membershipof anyof theconstituent
photographygroupsthatmakeupthe
Societiesorganisationin theUK.
‘Theimagesenteredintothiscompetition
wereof a veryhighqualityandstandard,’said
theSocieties’director,ColinJones.‘The
winningimage[below]waschosenduetoits
experttimingandcapture.’Secondplace
wasawardedtoChristineMatthewsfrom
London,andthirdplacewenttoNickDale,
also from London. Visit thesocieties.net.
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© KEITH BANNISTER
KeithBannister’s
brilliantlytimed
imageofa cuckoo
and a sedge warbler
FOROURthirdreportonhowmajorcamera
retailersarecopingwiththelockdown,we
chatto FrankKeenan,commercialdirectorof
ParkCameras.‘Withtheretailstoresclosing
downat theendof March,mostof thestore
teamarefurloughed,’Frankexplains.‘Butthe
goodnewsis thatthephotographiccustomeris
stillinterestedin themarketandinterestedin
interactingwithus.We’vebeenworkingwith
brandstogeneratea lotof content,particularly
videoandblogtutorials.’
Themajorbrandsarebeingveryproactivein
thefaceof thecrisis.‘A lotof themarestarting
torunonlineone-to-oneand“one-to-many”
seminars.’Parkis reachingouttofurloughed
staff,runningphotocompetitionsandkeeping
themupto datewiththemarket.Returningto the
widerbusiness,Frankreportsthatonlineorders
in particular are strong. ‘What’s really surprising is
‘Lots of customer interest’: Park Cameras
Aphotocompetitionfeaturingfurloughedstaff
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thenumberof callstoourcallcentre,from
customerswhowanttoknowthenuancesof
geartheyarethinkingof buying.Lotsof
customersarewantingone-to-oneconversations,
whichis great.’Seewww.parkcameras.com/
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