http://www.amateurphotographer.co.ukEISA MAESTRO UK WINNERS
2nd
Graeme Youngson
‘I like to contrast static subjects with
movement in other parts of the photo:
using panning to introduce blur in the
background, play around with odd
angles, imbalance and discord, using
slow shutter speeds and intentional
camera movement, and so on. In the
shot from Las Ramblas, Barcelona
(number three in clockwise order), I
focused on the woman standing still,
handholding the camera at 1/10sec in
order to introduce blur into the
movement of those around her. I really
like the image from the Wailing Wall in
Jerusalem (number six clockwise) with
the mixture of motion, stationary
figures, modern/more traditional
clothing and the guy on the left looking
at me. I got lucky that day! The image
from an Edinburgh pub (number four
clockwise), meanwhile, was all about
trying to capture the drunken feeling of
the place. Other images in the portfolio,
of a Clydeside jogger, cyclists in Glasgow
and a truck in Mandalay, Burma, all
make use of panning.’