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Place by
Matthew
Mallett
Nikon Z 7, 24-70mm
f/4, 179sec at f/10 using
a 15-stop ND filter,
ISO 64
‘This abandoned
houseboat and small boat
are on my doorstep on the
picturesque Backwaters at
Landermere in Essex,’
says Matthew, who is
based in Clacton-on-Sea,
Essex. ‘I have been a
photographer for 28 years,
from medium format
through to digital, and
taken many a photograph
of these craft. This time
I wanted to give them a
minimalist feel that
highlighted the sad
dilapidation they now nd
themselves in.’ Twitter/
Instagram: @1936matt.
Little Green
Bee-eater
by Philip
Whiteoak
Canon EOS 7D Mark II,
Tamron SP 150-600mm
f/5-6.3 @ 400mm, 1/500sec
at f/8, ISO 400‘I’ve been a keen photographer
since the 1980s, photographing
anything and everything,’ says
Philip, but when I had to take
early retirement due to ill health
I needed some direction. We
had a caravan near the Bempton
Cliffs Nature Reserve in
Yorkshire so bird photography
soon became my new focus and
has remained so for the past
seven years.
‘This image was taken from a
safari jeep during a trip to Sri
Lanka with my wife and two
friends. Having this chosen as
one of your Pictures of the Week
has given me quite a mental lift
as someone who has an acute
underlying health issue and has
been basically locked down for
the past ten months, with
photography my only major
outlet.’ Instagram @p111crw.