Amateur Photographer - UK (2021-11-13)

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Miles Middlebrook

Daybreak beside the River

Brathay

Winner, Black and White

http://www.buildingpanoramics.com, 500px @Miles Middlebrook

‘I was staying at one of my favourite places,

Skelwith Bridge which is situated beside the

rather beautiful River Brathay. Thanks to my

dog for getting me up early one morning, we

were greeted by a magical scene as the first

light caught the river, lifting mist from the

surface and hanging among the trees.’

MILES’STOP TIPS

1

Visualise the kind of images you want

to capture and then work towards

making that happen.

2

I avoid the use of wideangle lenses

because often in my case I find the

main focal point of the image can be too

small and insignificant in the frame.

3

Have someone whose judgement you

trust to critique your shots in order to

get the most out of your photography. In

my case I have my brother, Mark, with

whom I share Building Panoramics.

James Whitesmith

Malham Zig Zag

Highly Commended, Your View

http://www.jameswhitesmith.co.uk, Instagram @james.whitesmith

‘Traditional dry stone walls zig zag across the

fields beneath Malham Lings in the Yorkshire

Dales, as the rising sun begins to light the

scene. I arrived on location well before

sunrise and the entire valley was filled with

thick fog, but as the minutes ticked by it

began to shift and retreat. This particular

scene caught my eye and fortunately the

swirling mist revealed the copse at the

decisive moment with the first direct light

washing over the landscape.

JAMES’S TOP TIPS

1

When you arrive at a location don’t just

make a beeline for the obvious subject

and composition. Take time to explore and

experiment with different focal lengths and

camera position.

2

Sometimes a scene can be transformed

in an instant, particularly in changeable

weather or mist. Keep tweaking your

composition as the light changes.

Tommaso Carrara

Piccadilly Circus

Runner up, Urban View

http://www.gettons.org, Instagram @gettons

‘The silhouette of a man smoking a

cigarette catches my attention as a

double-decker cuts through the road with

the advertising boards on the back. This

trilogy made of human, adverts and

transportation is, to me, amongst the

essence of this city.’

TOMMASO’S TOP TIPS

1

Pre-visualise thecomposition and

look for an appropriate background.

This is normally the less dynamic part

of the image and is unlikely to change.

2

Once you’re happy with the

background, think about all those

elements that could add to the frame

and whether they are static or not.

Once all those elements come

together take multiple shots, as you

never know what might happen next.

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Fuji X-T3, 35mm, 1/250sec at f/1.4, ISO 160

Sony A7R II, 24-105mm, 1/10sec at f/11, ISO 100