{"id":13103,"date":"2012-05-22T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/uncategorized\/apoy-2012-results-round-three-the-world-up-close-13103"},"modified":"2014-09-02T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T13:31:45","slug":"apoy-2012-results-round-three-the-world-up-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/apoy\/apoy-2012-results-round-three-the-world-up-close\/","title":{"rendered":"APOY 2012 Results Round Three – The World Up Close"},"content":{"rendered":"

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APOY 2012 Results Round Three – The World Up Close
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Steve Halliday<\/strong>, of Darlington, County Durham, is the winner of The World Up Close round of APOY 2012. Steve 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 16MB 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 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, which is perfect for close-up photography.<\/p>\n

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Our second-placed winner is Maria Townsend<\/strong>, of Canada, who will receive a Samsung WB850F compact camera and a 16MB 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, even in low-light conditions, 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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Paul Scott Thomas<\/strong>, of Cardiff, finished third in the round and wins a \u00a3250 Jessops Gift Card.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01st Steve Halliday,<\/strong> County Durham 48pts
\nCanon EOS 7D, 17-85mm, 1\/60sec at f\/9, ISO 1000
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Indian leaf butterfly
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Judges say: \u2018Steve’s beautiful image of a butterfly could be mistaken for an intricate leaf. The judges were blown away by the attention to detail – a superb image.’
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\u00a02nd Maria Townsend<\/strong>, Canada 45pts
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Canon EOS 500D, 55-250mm, 1\/50sec at f\/5.6, ISO 100
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Twig
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Judges say: \u2018This image, which looks a little like a person with outstretched arms, leaped out at the judges immediately. Highly original and imaginative.’
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\u00a03rd Paul Scott Thomas<\/strong>, Cardiff 44pts
\nNikon D700, 105mm, 1\/250sec at f\/22, ISO 1250
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\u2018Edge of the world’
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Judges say: \u2018We loved this image. There is something rather touching about this delightful snail as it ventures out into the world. Nicely exposed and well composed – very well done!<\/p>\n

Top 50 entries for this round<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • 1 Steve Halliday 48pts <\/li>\n
  • 2 Maria Townsend 45pts <\/li>\n
  • 3 Paul Scott Thomas 44pts <\/li>\n
  • 4 Crystal Ng 37pts <\/li>\n
  • 5 Sergio Andaloro 36pts <\/li>\n
  • 5 Nino Cannizzaro 36pts <\/li>\n
  • 5 Eric Emerson 36pts <\/li>\n
  • 8 Eleanor Phillips 34pts <\/li>\n
  • 8 Kevin Tinneny 34pts <\/li>\n
  • 10 Alec Murrell 33pts <\/li>\n
  • 11 Tim Hill 30pts <\/li>\n
  • 11 Paul Smith 30pts <\/li>\n
  • 11 Claire Waring 30pts <\/li>\n
  • 14 Anthony Mitchell 28pts <\/li>\n
  • 14 David Traish 28pts <\/li>\n
  • 16 Sam Burton 26pts <\/li>\n
  • 16 Jenny Coughlan 26pts <\/li>\n
  • 16 Diogo Ferreira 26pts <\/li>\n
  • 17 Doug Akhurst 25pts <\/li>\n
  • 20 Joshua Rex 24pts <\/li>\n
  • 20 Nick Woodrow 24pts <\/li>\n
  • 22 Edward Jones 23pts <\/li>\n
  • 22 Stephen Gilbert 23pts \n<\/li>\n
  • 24 Charlotte Boyle 22pts <\/li>\n
  • 24 Charles Spencer 22pts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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