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Small worlds
Close-upphotographyallowsustoexploreelementsof naturethat
mightotherwiseremainhidden.Plantscanprovidea beautifulcanvasof
colour,shapeandtexture,andgettingin closecanrevealhowseemingly
disparateelementsfunctiontogethertoforma cohesivewhole.But
wedon’tjustwantyoutofocusonplants– wealsowanttoseeyour
close-upimagesof insects,shells,feathers,food,jewelleryoranything
elseyoucaretoscrutinise.Whenshootingclose-up,selectyourpointof
focuscarefullyandbearin mindthatdepthof fieldwillbeverylimited,
sotakeyourtimeandusea tripodorbeanbagwherepossible.
PlanyourAPOY 2019 year
Belowis a listof allthisyear’sroundsincludingwhentheroundsopen,
whentheycloseandthedatestheresultswillbeannouncedin AP.
THEME SYNOPSIS ANNOUNCED CLOSES RESULTS
Madaboutmono Black& white 23 Marissue 18 Apr 8 Junissue
Settingthescene Landscape/cityscapes 13 Aprissue 3 May 29 Junissue
Animalmagic Wildlife 4 Mayissue 24 May 27 Julissue
Perfectportraits Portraiture 1 Junissue 21 Jun 31 Augissue
Smallworlds Macro 6 Julissue 26 Jul 28 Sepissue
Streetlife Documentary/candid 3 Augissue 23 Aug 26 Octissue
Whatevertheweather Weather 7 Sepissue 27 Sep 30 Novissue
Afterdark Nightshots 5 Octissue 25 Oct 21 Decissue
Howtocapturetheworldinclose-up
Precisiontiming
Macroisn’tallabout
insectsandflowers.
Letyourimagination
runriotandimagine
how everyday things- such as water
droplets – might
look in close-up,
just as Gary has
done here.
Perfect placement
The water droplets
in this image have
been placed in such
a way so as to draw
the eye through the
image. Acting as tiny
mirrors, they add
interest to what would
otherwise be a classic
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