Amateur Photographer (2019-05-31)

7 days

A week in photography

online picture of the week

Inthisissue

16 Coasttocoast

Wetalktothreeseascape

professionalsabouthow

theyshootthecoastand

whatit meanstothem

22 Newsoftheworld

AmyDaviespresentsher

pickofthenomineesat

thisyear’sWorldPress

Photoawards

30 Photoinsight

TrevorColetellsOliver

Atwellabouthiseye-

catchingphotoofSouth

Sudan’sMundaripeople

32 Locationguide

DaveFieldhousetakesus

throughthemysticaland

ruggedlandscapeofElgol

34 Masterlayers

inElements

JamesPatersonshowsyou

howto getto gripswith

thiscornerstoneof editing

38 Jointheclub

MidSomersetCamera

Club(MSCC)is a friendly

andsociableclub

40 IcanZformiles

GeoffHarrisspendsquality

timewiththeNikonZ 6

duringtwotripsto Japan

47 Second-hand

classic

WetellyouwhytheLumix

GH3– Panasonic’sflagship

camerain 2012– makesa

greatuseddealtoday

Regulars

3 7 days

12 Inbox

14 ReaderPortfolio

51 Accessories

53 TechTalk

66 Legendsof

Photography

COVER PICTURES © ANDy FARRER / PIETER TEN HOOPEN, AGENCE VU/CIVILIAN ACT

Pitythepoorresidentsof

CotonintheElms,Derbyshire.

AccordingtoOrdnanceSurvey

theylivethefurthestfromthe

seaofanyoneintheUK.But

thegoodnewsis thateventheyareonly 70

milesaway.Thisjustgoestoillustrateoneof

thebenefitsoflivingona smallisland– noone

is veryfarfromoneofthemostphotogenic

subjects you can point a camera at. This week

threephotographersexplaintheappealofthe

coastandsharetheirtipsforgreatphotos.

Japan,ontheotherhand,is veryfaraway,but

AP’sDeputyEditorwenttheretwicebackin

MarchwiththeNikonZ 6.Findouthowhe

gotonwithit asa travelcamera(page40).

Alsothisweekwepresentourpickofthe

winnersfromthisyear’sWorldPressPhoto,

whichcelebratesthecreamofthecropin

photojournalism.Nigel Atherton, Editor

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DAVID THOMPSON

IMAGES MAy bE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Thissunrisescenewasuploadedto

ourTwitterpageusingthehashtag

#appicoftheweek.It wastakenby

photographerDavidThompson.He

tellsus,‘KilchurnCastlein Scotland

is a popularlocation,andfollowing

a promisingweatherforecastI set

myselfthechallengeof capturing

the beauty of this setting during

the10-minutewindow,prior

tosunrise.Thelocationof the

castleis notidealforsunrisesbut

fortunately,onthisoccasion,the

cloudformationwaswellpositioned

andreflectedthepinkyhuesof the

skymagnificently.Thereflections

caughtin thestillLoch Awe were

an added bonus.’

KilchurnCastle

byDavidThompson

Nikon Z 7, 24-70mm, 8sec at f/16, ISO 64

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