Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-08)

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1 NeilLeathamUK30pts
SonyAlpha 77 II,100-300mmat105mm,
30secatf/11,ISO 50
Aresoundinglypopularimage,allthejudges
lovedtheingenuityandoriginalityof this
still-lifecomposition,whichusesPost-it
Notesontheirsidesto createa paperflower,
andappreciatedhowlongit musthavetaken
to setup.Theseparationbetweenthetones
andtheangleof thelightarespotonin terms
of retainingtextureandachievinga senseof
depth,andtogethertheymeanthevieweris
ableto differentiatebetweenthe‘petals’as
theyspreadouttowardstheedgesof the
frame. A clever vision that’s well executed.
1 st
Round OneMadaboutmono
Amateur
Photographer
of the Year
Herearethetop 30 imagesuploadedtoPhotocrowdfromRoundOne,
Mad About Mono, with comments by theAmateur Photographer team
NeilLeathamgetsusofftoa greatstart
in thisyear’sAPOY,winningMadAbout
Monowithhisoriginalstilllife.Thisyear,
categorywinnerscanchoosetheirownprize
of upto£1,000in value(basedonSIGMA’s
RRP).Forthosewhoshootlandscapes,
there’stheversatileSIGMA24-35mmF2
DGHSM| Art(RRP£949.99).Alternatively,
forcandids,theSIGMA40mmF1.4DG
HSM| Art(RRP£1,099.99)providesthe
idealfocallength,withitswideaperture
making it ideal for shooting in low light.