Digital Camera World (2019-06)

Shootout

92 DIGITAL CAMERA^ JUNE 2019 http://www.digitalcameraworld.com

Challenge 1

Olivia Faye

pecial thanks to the super-

helpful staff at Pennywell Farm

(www.pennywellfarm.co.uk; tel

01364 642023) for separating

a pair of micro-pigs from their

mother and taking them to a brighter and

airier location for photography. Here our

two readers could get to know each animal

better, and capture them in a more relaxed

setting. Both pigs were around six weeks old,

and ahead of being sold on to members

of the public, neither had been named.

Expert opinion

Olivia has captured the personality of this

little micro pig perfectly, and cropped in for

an effective tight composition. She’s made

good use of a shallow depth of field and the

blurred background isolates the subject.

The processing on the pig is a little dark,

and maybe a tad more fill-in of the shadows

in the raw editor would have lifted it

up – but it’s nonetheless a great image.

S

Frame it on-screen

A tilting screen is one of those

innovations you can’t imagine

doing without. In situations

like this, where there’s little

room behind the photographer,

it means you don’t have to get

down and dirty to get a shot –

ideal when you’re up close

and personal with cattle.

Camera Nikon D5300

Lens Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM

Exposure 1/500 sec at f/5.3, ISO 1,250

Challenge 1

Shoot one

of Pennywell

Farm’s famous

micro-pigs