Amateur_Photographer_-_04_October_2019

7 days

A week in photography

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Inthisissue

16 Granddayout

TracyCalderlooksinto

theworldofphotography

eventsasa placetolearn

newskillsorgainaccess

toexclusivelocations

23 APOYresults

Thetop 30 images

uploadedfromRound

Five:SmallWorlds

33 Nighttoday

ClaireGillosharesthe

workofdaytonight

photographerStephen

Wilkesandrevealshow

totrythistechnique

ona budgetscale

36 Facetime

DaveFieldhouseonhis

microstreetprojecton

peopleontheirphones

38 Locationguide

StuartMcGlennonvisits

thespectacularEskdale

valleyin theLakeDistrict

41 CanonPowerShot

G7XMarkIII

AudleyJarvisteststhis

compactforenthusiasts

andvideobloggers

45 SonyFE

35mmF1.

AndyWestlakeexamines

a lightweight,high-quality

primeforSony’sfull-

framemirrorlesscameras

49 CanonEOS7D

Originally£1,699,this

cameracanbesnapped

uptodayforunder

£300in excellent

second-handcondition

Regulars

3 7 days

12 Inbox

14 ReaderPortfolio

53 Accessories

55 TechTalk

66 Legends

COVER PICTURES © MICHAEL TOPHAM / STEPHEN WILKES

If youhaveallthegearand

noideawheretogo,thisissue

is definitelyforyou.Turnto

page 16 forlotsofdetailson

inspiringandveryphotogenic

events,whichprovidea great

opportunitytotryoutnewcamerasand

lenses,orjustsharpenyourskillsina

photographer-friendlyenvironment.Andyou

can take your shooting technique to another

levelbytryingoutdaytonightphotography.

Werevealhowtodothisona smallbudget.

Otherhighlightsofthisissueincludea

detailedreviewoftheCanonG7XMarkIII

advancedcompact,anda lookatoneofthe

bestusedDSLRdealsonthemarket– the

EOS7D,whichyoucanpickuptodayfor

£300.Wealsogetupandcloseandpersonal

withyourbestmacroshotsfromAPOY 2019.

Geoff Harris, Deputy Editor

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Hetellsus,‘Backat thestartof

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everymorningbeforesunriseI

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asI layin thetramlinesof my

grandfather’scropsthisinquisitive

andimpressive-lookingharecame

closer.I wasabletoshootthrough

thewaterdropletsonthecrops

tocreatethebokeheffectin the

foreground.It wasa morning that

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