{"id":12310,"date":"2012-07-24T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/uncategorized\/apoy-2012-results-round-five-the-beauty-of-plants-12310"},"modified":"2014-09-02T14:17:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T13:17:33","slug":"apoy-2012-results-round-five-the-beauty-of-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/apoy\/apoy-2012-results-round-five-the-beauty-of-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"APOY 2012 Results Round Five – The Beauty of Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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APOY 2012 Round 5 Results – The Beauty of Plants<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n


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\n<\/strong><\/img>Robert Whatmough<\/strong>, of Royston in Hertfordshire, is the winner of our Beauty of Plants round of APOY 2012. Robert will receive a Samsung NX200 with 20-50mm f\/3.5-5.6 kit lens, a Samsung 60mm f\/2.8 macro lens, a Samsung ED-SEF42A flash and a 16GB SDHC Plus memory card, worth a total of \u00a31,498.96. The NX200 is a compact system camera with a 20.3-million-pixel, APS-C, CMOS sensor. It has high-speed capture (7fps) and ultra-fast autofocus (100ms), while the ISO range of 100-12,800 lets you take high-speed photos even in low light. Samsung’s 60mm optic is actually a macro lens, but with the 1.5x conversion factor of the APS-C sensor, it takes on that magic 90mm focal length.<\/p>\n

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Our second-placed winner is Jack Hood<\/strong>, of Slough in Buckinghamshire. Jack will receive a Samsung WB850F compact camera and a 16GB SDHC Plus memory card worth a total of \u00a3288.98. The WB850F travel compact has a 16-million-pixel, BSI (Back Side Illuminated) CMOS sensor to help reduce image noise and distortion and a 21x optical zoom lens (23-483mm equivalent). The Samsung WB850F also has built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, so users can email photos or share them on social network sites quickly and easily.<\/p>\n

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\nNanne Springer, <\/strong>of Toronto in Canada, finished third in the round and wins a \u00a3250 Jessops Gift Card.
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1st Robert Whatmough<\/strong>, Hertfordshire 48pts
\n\u2028Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 100mm, 1\/125sec at f\/5, ISO 400<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Cactus’ <\/p>\n

Judges say: ‘This more-than-deserving winner has taken a unique approach to the subject and has framed the cactus in such a way that it appears fire-like. The rich colours are really striking. A great job.’<\/p>\n

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2nd Jack Hood<\/strong>, Buckinghamshire 47pts
\nFujifilm FinePix S200EXR, 1\/1500sec at f\/5.3, ISO 800<\/em><\/p>\n

Monochrome flower <\/p>\n

Judges say: ‘Young Jack Hood is someone we’ve seen in the pages of AP before. He managed to wow readers with his macro shots, but here he has gone for a more conventional monochrome angle. It’s stunning.’<\/p>\n

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3rd Nanne Springer<\/strong>, Canada 46pt
\nPentacon Six TL, 80mm, 1\/1000sec at f\/2.8, Fujichrome Provia 400F, ISO 400<\/em><\/p>\n

Magnolia <\/p>\n

Judges say: ‘In this image, Nanne has exploited the golden light and further emphasised it with a soft-focus approach. It’s a beautiful image and one that appeals to the romantic and dreamy among us.’\n <\/p>\n

Top 50 entries for this round:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • 1 Robert Whatmough 48pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 2 Jack Hood 47pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 3 Nanne Springer 46pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 4 Richard Craze 45pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 4 Dan Deakin 45pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 4 Diana Didulica 45pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 4 Mike Morley 45pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 8 Eden Breitz 44pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 9 Alf Bailey 43pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 9 Herbert Freedom 43pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 9 Adrian Sadlier 43pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 9 Mark Wills 43pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 13 Sergio Andaloro 41pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 13 Paul Rookes 41pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 13 Bojil Vassilev 41pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 16 Marlon Cole 40pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 16 Diogo Ferreira 40pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 16 Amy Whitewick 40pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 19 Miguel De Freitas 38pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 20 Arindom Bora 37pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 20 Charlie Jobson 37pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 20 Bill Sell 37pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 23 Jessica Bobik 36pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 24 Chris Gin 35pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 25 Jenny Coughlan 34pts \n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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