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Clinging On
by Garry Solomon
Nikon D750, 90mm, 1/20sec @f/5.6, ISO 200
This intriguing abstract composition grabbed our
attention and made us want to know more about it.
The almost monochromatic colour palette adds to
the visual impact. ‘During lockdown, I’ve tried hard
to look for new challenges to keep me creative,’
says Garry. ‘Sometimes with new subjects or styles
of photography or learning new Photoshop skills.
Dandelions were one of my first lockdown projects.
They give you lots of options in terms of types of
shot. This shot involved taking a single Dandelion
head, placing it carefully in a crocodile-clip holder
and spraying it with water. I set up my camera on a
tripod, and then play around with different
apertures and also lighting the seed from different
angles to create reflections and bokeh in the water
drops.’ See more of Garry’s work on Facebook,
http://www.facebook.com/GarrySolomonPhotography.
Chosen by Andy Westlake, Technical Editor
Fluorescent
by Steven
Gosling
Nikon D850, 50mm,
1/2sec at f/6.3, ISO 640
Steven took this striking
shot of model Laura
Draycon at Aura Studio in
Newmarket who had been
painted by bodypaint artist
Wolf Reicherter with UV
paint. ‘Under black light the
paint fluoresces but it
needs careful exposure,
explained Steven. ‘I asked
Laura to shake her hands
uniformly to produce
movement, tweaking the
shutter to 1/2sec was short
enough that the body was
still but long enough to
capture movement.’ The
result was well worth the
effort. You can see more
of Steve’s work at http://www.
instagram.com/
stevengoslingphotography.
Chosen by Geoff Harris,
Deputy Editor