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When did you start taking pictures?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In May 2014 I bought my firrst DSLR. I had a point and shoot, which I had taken on safari a couple of years earlier. I had an amazing time, but was very frustrated because everyone else kept pushing their much bigger lenses in front of me to get their photos. That was what made me realise I really wanted to learn about photography and get it right.<\/p>\n

It took me another couple of years before I actually bought one, though, and it wasn\u2019t until I\u2019d saved up to go on another safari that I took the plunge, getting a Canon EOS-1D X, which I absolutely adore. I spent the next month out in the garden photographing anything that moved before going to Kenya.<\/p>\n\t\t

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This vibrant image of a frog was taken in Costa Rica. Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, 100mm, 1\/200sec at f\/16, ISO 400. Credit: Caron Steele<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

After that first safari, were you hooked?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Totally. It meant that the rest of my waking hours were spent making sure my business would earn me enough money to visit amazing countries. Photography gives me a valid reason to travel, particularly as a lone female. It means you can see amazing things with a like-minded group of people. I had barely holidayed much before I took up photography, but since being bitten by the bug I\u2019ve been lucky enough to travel to Mongolia, Costa Rica, Botswana, the Arctic, Antarctica, the Galapagos, Yellowstone and Iceland, among many other places. I\u2019m now cutting down on my flying because of concerns about the environment \u2013 and we are planting a lot of trees on the farm to try to compensate! But I\u2019m glad I\u2019ve seen everything I have over the past few years. Sometimes my husband comes with me on the trips, but we have an organic farm so he can\u2019t get away often.<\/p>\n

What have been your most memorable trips?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love everything about the African countries for the wildlife. The Galapagos is amazing \u2013 absolutely fascinating. I also loved Japan, as culturally it\u2019s so different from the UK. To be honest, every country has something that blows me away. In Antarctica, I couldn\u2019t get over the scenery. I went there because of my love of wildlife, but the mountain ranges were stunning. Kenya and Botswana are the countries I go back to because I love everything about them.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Caron took this ethereal shot on a trip to Japan. Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, 700mm, 1\/3200sec at f\/7.1, ISO 800. Credit: Caron Steele<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Why do you have such a keen interest in wildlife?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a degree in Zoology from Oxford University \u2013 I wanted to be the next David Attenborough. I did have an interview with the BBC, but couldn\u2019t afford to live in London on the salary they were offering. I was then offered three times as much to work in banking, and from there, I moved into advertising. I\u2019m afraid I chased the money! I now run my own business \u2013 a multi-use venue that hosts conferences and weddings \u2013 which means I can spend time doing the things I really enjoy. It\u2019s been great to get back to nature and my zoology roots.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to enter APOY?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I became aware of it through entering Bird Photographer of the Year on Photocrowd. Seeing APOY\u2019s varied categories, I knew it would be a good challenge for me. I like to set myself targets, otherwise I can get lazy \u2013 I\u2019m definitely a goal-orientated person. And having a competition that covers so many different genres gave me a reason to try things that were outside of my comfort zone. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d necessarily stand much of a chance, but I had some photographs I knew I could work on for the first couple of rounds \u2013 and for the rest of them, I just thought I\u2019d have a go. My family will tell you I was a complete pain over it.<\/p>\n

For instance, I hadn\u2019t done any macro photography before the competition. I would run around the garden, trying to photograph insects, and also brought bugs into the house and tried homemade lighting rigs. Although I wasn\u2019t placed high in that category, I managed to get a shot of a beautiful hawk moth that landed on the bathroom window. I took it and placed it on a log, expecting it to fly away, but it stayed there for about ten minutes while I faffed about trying to get the flash on my camera. There\u2019s still plenty of room for improvement.<\/p>\n

As for portraits, typically, I got some nicer ones after the deadline, and I didn\u2019t enter Street Life and hadn\u2019t done anything like that before.<\/p>\n

The photograph that won the After Dark category was taken in Mongolia. I knew the skies there would be good for the Milky Way. I\u2019d tried some astrophotography in the UK, but hadn\u2019t managed to get anything suitable. I kept asking our guide in Mongolia about astrophotography, and there was so much I didn\u2019t understand about it \u2013 such as software that allows you to blend images and get rid of a lot of the noise. The final image was several photographs blended together.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Caron\u2019s shot of a pelican won Round Three – Animal Magic. Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, 220mm, 1\/1000sec at f\/8, IS0 1000. Credit: Caron Steele<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

You use cameras by two different manufacturers. Why is this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I mentioned earlier, I have a Canon EOS-1D X, and mainly Canon lenses. However, it got to the point where I really wanted a 50MP camera, so I bought a Nikon D850, because I love the fact it means you can crop in and still have a good-sized image. Sometimes when you\u2019re photographing, say, birds that have a wide wing span in flight, and are using a prime lens, you need a certain amount of distance from your subject because within seconds you can be clipping their wings in the frame as they fly towards you.<\/p>\n

There are times when it can be a bit confusing. For instance, their zoom lenses rotate in opposite directions, so sometimes I have to stop myself for a split second and remind myself which camera I\u2019m using. For a lot of my bird photography, I use a 200-500mm lens on the D850, as it gives me a good deal of flexibility. In good light it\u2019s fantastic, and I\u2019ve had a lot of success with it. However, when you\u2019re shooting in low light and typically British weather conditions, you can\u2019t fail but do well with the EOS-1D X.<\/p>\n\t\t

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A fallow deer takes in its surroundings. Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, 400mm, 1\/250sec at f\/5.6, ISO 1000. Credit: Caron Steele<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

What are your future plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if I could go professional. I\u2019d consider semi-professional, perhaps, but I don\u2019t want to do photography full time at this stage. But I still have some quite big plans for 2020. In particular, I\u2019d like to raise more than \u00a35,000 for conservation causes through my photography, have a photograph commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (I had five shortlisted this year, but didn\u2019t quite make the cut), and start a series of talks in schools on conservation, photography and mindfulness. Then I plan to launch a series of Wildlife and Wine exhibitions, which will focus on my wildlife photography and feature wine tasting with our wines grown on our vineyard in England.<\/p>\n

Photography has allowed me to focus on the detail of something \u2018else\u2019, something as raw and beautiful as wildlife. When you take pictures, the rest of the world melts away and falls into perspective. Life has a lot of ups and downs, but the downs don\u2019t prevent the ups from being beautiful. Photography allows you to get out on your own without feeling lonely, and it\u2019s a very enveloping, positive thing.<\/p>\n

Even if I\u2019d come last in APOY, I\u2019d have learned something from it. Whatever happens next, I know I\u2019m a better photographer for having entered.<\/p>\n

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Visit <\/strong>www.caronsteelephotography.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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2nd place – Tom Franklin de Waart<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Credit: Tom Franklin de Waart<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Airline pilot Tom is in the enviable position of being able to combine travel and work \u2013 and the images he takes during his time off in various countries around the world ensured he remained close to the top of the leaderboard throughout our 2019 competition. He regularly had more than one image placed in each top 30, reflecting the sensitivity and consistency of his work. His talent lies in distilling a scene down to only its essential elements, with little or no extraneous detail to distract the eye.<\/p>\n

Visit <\/strong>www.tomfranklinphoto.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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3rd place – Marco Tagliarino<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Credit: Marco Tagliarino<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Marco has become a regular fixture in APOY over the years, with precise compositions being his particular talent, not to mention making the most of gorgeous lighting conditions, whether shooting indoors or out. Like Tom, his documentary travel images always stand out in the judging process, and he seems to know intuitively what angle to take on a scene \u2013 be it from a low viewpoint or close in with a wideangle. His processing skills are excellent, too.<\/p>\n

Visit <\/strong>marcotagliarino.1x.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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4th place – Neil Burnell<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Credit: Neil Burnell<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Familiar to many regular readers as last year\u2019s winner, Neil demonstrates that you don\u2019t need to enter every category to end in one of the leaderboard\u2019s top spots. By carefully targeting categories such as Setting the Scene (Round Two), Whatever the Weather (Round Seven) and After Dark (Round Eight), he played to his strengths and sailed into the top ten. His highly atmospheric landscapes continue to make an impact, and it\u2019s gratifying to see his work continue to go from strength to strength.<\/p>\n

Visit <\/strong>www.neilburnell.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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