Amateur Photographer of the Year
1 Jan Sieminski Poland 50pts
Nikon D810, 80-400mm, 1/13sec at f/14, ISO 64
Sometimes the simplest compositions are the most effective. This image comprises nothing more than a diagonal strip of green grass bisecting a backdrop of brown earth. (It was taken around the town of Kyjov in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic). The strong sidelight has cast long shadows from the rows of trees on the strip and highlighted the texture of the ploughed earth around it. It's a great composition with lovely light, and a very deserving winner of the penultimate round of APOY.
2 Ravikanth Kurma India 49pts
Canon EOS 5D Mk III, 16-35mm, 1/250sec at f/8, ISO 800
Some landscapes are just a record of a place, but the best ones transcend that and almost take you there, giving you a sense of how it felt to be in that spot at that particular moment. This image of Jal
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