There were some stunning images for APOY 2014 round 6. We reveal the top 50 entries for Macro World.
Fearghal Breathnach, from Wicklow in Ireland, is the winner of round 6, Macro World, of APOY 2014. Fearghal will receive an Olympus OM-D E-M10 with a 14-42mm EZ Pancake zoom, a 45mm f/1.8 portrait lens, a 40-150mm zoom,
a 9mm fisheye lens, a macro adapter and a street case in which to carry it all. That’s a total retail price of £1,200.
The E-M10 has a 16.1-million-pixel, four thirds-sized CMOS sensor and a TruePic VII image-processing system. The 1.44-million-dot EVF displays a 100% field of view and has a 120fps refresh rate.
The 14-42mm EZ Pancake zoom lens is a slim and compact optic that is equivalent to a 28-84mm lens in the 35mm format. The 45mm f/1.8 portrait optic is ideal for low-light people shots without flash, while the 40-150mm zoom has high-speed AF and is optimised for movies and stills. The 9mm fisheye lens is ideal for capturing wideangle scenes.
Our second-placed winner is Amy Whitewick, from Melksham in Wiltshire. She will receive an Olympus Pen E-PL5 camera plus a 14-42mm and 40-150mm twin-lens zoom kit worth £500. The E-PL5 offers serious image quality with its powerful 16.1-million-pixel sensor and a new OM-D component in the TruePic VI image processor. The camera has lightning-fast autofocus, a touch-sensitive LCD screen and full HD video.
Gary Cox from Cirencester in Gloucestershire takes third place in this round. He wins an Olympus Stylus SP-100EE Ultra Zoom camera, with an impressive 16-million-pixel sensor and 3in LCD screen. The camera includes a handy autofocus lock so you need never lose a shot due to fuzzy focusing. The camera features a 50x optical Ultra Zoom lens with a focal length ranging from 24mm to 1,200mm, and built-in Dot Sight to make it easier to focus on subjects.
Photo by Fearghal Breathnach
1st Fearghal Breathnach, Ireland 50pts
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 100mm, 1/200sec at f/5, ISO 800, flash
We were overwhelmed with entries for this round. Macro has always been a popular subject and as a result the strength of the images we received made our jobs all that harder. But here we are with Fearghal’s perfectly captured handheld shot of a hoverfly. The colours are wonderful and the combination of flash and natural light has perfectly lit the scene. It’s a truly beautiful shot.
Photo by Amy Whitewick
2nd Amy Whitewick, Wiltshire 49pts
Nikon D5100, 90mm, 1/4000sec at f/3, ISO 400
Amy had to wait over a hour to achieve this shot. It’s a good thing she’s patient, otherwise she would have missed this dreamy image. It’s the colours that are the winning element here. The shades of the Agapanthus flower mimic the clear sky above. Also, Amy has timed her shot perfectly. It’s a great capture.
Photo by Gary Cox
3rd Gary Cox, Gloucestershire 48pts
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 100mm, 1/400sec at f/6.3, ISO 125
A southern hawker dragonfly would be a fine subject in itself, but Gary has gone one up and produced a brilliantly composed scene. The reflection, the rotten log dividing the frame, the out-of-focus background and the colours are a wonderful combination. Gary’s shot more than deserves a top three spot.
Top 50 entries for this round:
| 1 Fearghal Breathnach 50pts 2 Amy Whitewick 49pts 3 Gary Cox 48pts 4 Dariusz Jasiulek 47pts 5 Adrian Mills 46pts 6 Stefano Coltelli 45pts 7 Dave Allen 44pts 8 DavidTolliday 43pts 9 Diogo Ferreira 42pts 10 Mark Peacok 41pts 11 Barbara Corvino 40pts 12 Christophe Lemieux 39pts 13 Adrian Holt 38pts 14 Lucie Brooke 37pts 15 Andrew Williams 36pts 16 Richard Craze 35pts 17 Mark Helliwell 34pts 18 Jim Tate 33pts 19 Nick Davies 32pts 20 Maxim Dupliy 31pts 21 Chaitanya Deshpande 30pts 22 Csilla Szucs 29pts 23 Alex Harford 28pts 24 Mike Morley 27pts 25 Andy Flowerday 26pts |
26 John Crooks 25pts 27 Kirsty Andrews 24pts 28 Kate Ferris 23pts 29 Val Lear 22pts 30 Christine Smart 21pts 31 Anna Kadykova 20pts 32 Bec Wolf 19pts 33 Ryan Connell 18pts 34 Brian Newness 17pts 35 Graham Graham 16pts 36 Phil Cooper 15pts 37 Mikhail Kopychko 14pts 38 Dan Deakin 13pts 39 Meredith Lewis 12pts 40 Dave Brown 11pts 41 Faramarz Zareian 10pts 42 Valentina Stoumpou 9pts 43 Rebecca Lyon 8pts 44 Rodney Harrison 7pts 45 Eva Grunwald 6pts 46 James Thompson 5pts 47 John Crongeyer 4pts 48 Muh Mizanul Haq 3pts 49 Rex Kersley 2pts 50 Shane Butler 1pt |
View the winning Images in the APOY 2014 Gallery
See the APOY 2014 Leader Board after this round.
