Amateur_Photographer_-_04_October_2019

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In association with

Round Five Small Worlds

Amateur

Photographer

of the Year

Herearethetop 30 imagesuploadedtoPhotocrowd from Round Five,

Small Worlds, with comments by the AP team

Thewinner

of RoundFive

• SmallWorlds
  canchoose
  productsof up
  to£1,000in
  value(basedon
  Sigma’sRRP)as
  theirprize.If the
  winner’schoiceof
  lensis abovethis
  amount,theycan
  choosetopay
  thedifference.
  TheSIGMA70mmF2.8DGMacro|
  Art(RRP£499.99)delivers
  outstandingresolutionwithpin-sharp
  clarity,whiletheSIGMAAPOMacro
  150mmF2.8EXDGOSHSM(RRP
  £999.99),a wide-aperturetelephoto
  macrolens,featuresSigma’sOptical
  Stabilizer for easier handholding.

1 st

1 JayBirminghamUK

30pts

CanonEOS6DMarkII,24-70mmat70mm,

25secatf/14,ISO 100

Thisis a worthywinningimage.The

darkanddominantbackground

leadstheeyeintothedelicateand

warmtoneof theisolatedfungus

thatthephotographerhasperfectly

positionedjustoffcentre.Thelight

is simplybeautiful,pouringdown

ontothefungus.Themovementof

thesurroundingwaterhascreated

a calmandtranquileffectwhich

enhancesthemainsubjecteven

further.Thereis a serenity to this

image that is enticing.