Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-05-16)

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Words & numbers Major wildlife contest

winners announced

THESOCIETYof InternationalNature&

WildlifePhotographershasannouncedthe

winnersof itsLivingPlanetPhotography

Competition.Thecontestsought‘anyimages

thatdepictthenaturalbeautyof ourhome

planet,’saidtheorganisers,andtheoverall

winnerwasnamedasKeithBannisterfrom

Burnleyin Lancashire.

‘Theimagewastakenfroma hidenearYork,

in Maylastyear,’Keithexplains.‘I useda Nikon

D4,Nikon300mmf/2.8VRlensanda Nikon

1.7xteleconverter.I shotonaperturepriority

mode at f/6.3, 1/800sec, ISO 1000.’

Keithwinsa copyof NikCollection2 byDxO

softwareworth£125plusa year’sfree

membershipof anyof theconstituent

photographygroupsthatmakeupthe

Societiesorganisationin theUK.

‘Theimagesenteredintothiscompetition

wereof a veryhighqualityandstandard,’said

theSocieties’director,ColinJones.‘The

winningimage[below]waschosenduetoits

experttimingandcapture.’Secondplace

wasawardedtoChristineMatthewsfrom

London,andthirdplacewenttoNickDale,

also from London. Visit thesocieties.net.

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© KEITH BANNISTER

KeithBannister’s

brilliantlytimed

imageofa cuckoo

and a sedge warbler

FOROURthirdreportonhowmajorcamera

retailersarecopingwiththelockdown,we

chatto FrankKeenan,commercialdirectorof

ParkCameras.‘Withtheretailstoresclosing

downat theendof March,mostof thestore

teamarefurloughed,’Frankexplains.‘Butthe

goodnewsis thatthephotographiccustomeris

stillinterestedin themarketandinterestedin

interactingwithus.We’vebeenworkingwith

brandstogeneratea lotof content,particularly

videoandblogtutorials.’

Themajorbrandsarebeingveryproactivein

thefaceof thecrisis.‘A lotof themarestarting

torunonlineone-to-oneand“one-to-many”

seminars.’Parkis reachingouttofurloughed

staff,runningphotocompetitionsandkeeping

themupto datewiththemarket.Returningto the

widerbusiness,Frankreportsthatonlineorders

in particular are strong. ‘What’s really surprising is

‘Lots of customer interest’: Park Cameras

Aphotocompetitionfeaturingfurloughedstaff

SOURCE:

NASA

thenumberof callstoourcallcentre,from

customerswhowanttoknowthenuancesof

geartheyarethinkingof buying.Lotsof

customersarewantingone-to-oneconversations,

whichis great.’Seewww.parkcameras.com/

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