APOY 2013 Competition Round 1 – Portraits in Artificial Light
We had some great entries for the first
round of APOY 2013, as we reveal the top 30 photographs from our
Portraits in Artificial Light round
Gary Burrows, of
Scarborough in North Yorkshire, is the winner of our Portraits in
Artificial Light round of APOY 2013. Gary will receive a Panasonic
Lumix DMC-G5 plus a Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 Asph lens, worth a
total of £1,347.98. The G5 is a compact system camera with a
16.05-million-pixel, four thirds, Live MOS sensor. It has 6fps
high-speed continuous shooting, a 3in, 920,000-dot articulated LCD
touchscreen and a 1.44-million-dot EVF. The Leica DG Summilux 25mm
f/1.4 Asph lens has a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture that provides
superb image quality with minimum distortion, plus a beautiful soft
focus.
Our second-placed
winner is Julian Fraser, of Newton Abbot in Devon, who will receive a
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7, worth £469.99. The LX7 is a high-spec
compact camera with a 10.1-million-pixel, High-Sensitivity MOS
sensor, f/1.4-2.3 (24-90mm equivalent) Leica Vario-Summilux lens and
full manual control.
George Fisk, of Seasalter in Kent,
finished third in the round and wins a Panasonic Lumix DMX-XS1 worth
£119.99. Panasonic claims that the 16.1-million-pixel XS1 has the
world’s slimmest body profile, and it’s certainly skinny at only 14mm
deep. With its 5x optical zoom with 24mm ultra-wideangle lens and
tiny form, the XS1 is the ultimate carry-it-with-you-everywhere
camera.
1st prize Gary
Burrows, North Yorkshire 45pts
Sony Alpha 390,
24-105mm, 0.3secs at f/4.5, ISO 100
‘Light
Entertainment’
Judges say: ‘We’re
off to a good start in this year’s APOY, as we had some great entries
and picking a winner was no small task. Gary’s image stood out due to
its clever interpretation of the brief. It’s a confident shot and a
worthy winner.’
2nd prize Julian
Fraser, Devon 44pts
Nikon D700, 27-70mm,
1/60sec at f/2.8, ISO 200, Nikon Speedlight SB-700
‘Father-in-law’
Judges say: ‘This was a stand-out
image. Everything about it works: the focus, the colours, the
lighting. A portrait subject must have character and this gentleman
has it in spades.’
3rd prize George
Fisk, Kent 43pts
Canon EOS 5D Mark
II, 50mm, 1/25sec at f/1.8, ISO 1600
i to eye
Judges say: ‘Like our number-one
winner, George has delivered a witty interpretation of our brief.
What’s
striking is the use of darkness to
frame the subject. It’s a
simple image,
but one that is more than worthy of
third place.’
Top 50 entries for this round:
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View the winning Images in the APOY 2013 Gallery
See the APOY 2013 Leader Board after this round.
