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Lee Acaster<\/strong> is 2015\u2019s Amateur Photographer of the Year. He wins a Sigma<\/a> SD1 Merrill and 17-50mm f\/2.8 EX DC HSM lens worth more than \u00a32,000.<\/h3>\n\t\t
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APOY 2015 Round 1 – Night Life. Lee Acaster 44 points<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n


\nHow does it feel to have won APOY 2015?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m absolutely thrilled. As a keen reader of the magazine, I\u2019ve seen the standard of the work of previous winners and it\u2019s a real honour to be among them. I\u2019ve never entered APOY before, but thought I would give it a go. I had very little expectation of doing well, so when I was lucky enough to finish in the top 10 for the first round I was very surprised. I stupidly sent my second round entry to the wrong email address, but then when I won the third round it all started getting rather exciting.<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 – Round 2 Going Abstract . Lee Acaster didn’t score in this round<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n


\nIt\u2019s probably a difficult question to answer, but do you think there\u2019s a secret to winning competitions?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve been very lucky to have quite a few successes in competitions so far, but I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any magic formula. It may sound a little clich\u00e9d, but I really think it\u2019s important to shoot images that please yourself first and foremost. If you like them, there\u2019s a good chance somebody else will. Then, if you\u2019re fortunate, the competition judges may, too.<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 – Round 3 Wider Perspective. Lee Acaster 50 points<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n


\nWhat\u2019s the key to developing a strong eye for photography?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve always had a love of nature, the landscape, and in particular light. Even before I took up photography as a serious hobby when I moved to East Anglia, I would always notice changes in light \u2013 like trees illuminated against a dark sky after heavy rain \u2013 and would often go out in the garden or for a walk just to soak up that atmosphere. The more you are aware of your surroundings, the more potential images start to make themselves known to you. It\u2019s easy to see potential shots when you\u2019re at a breathtaking location or landmark, but there are more unusual and intimate images to be had all around. The more you look for them, the more you see them.<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 Round 4 – In Focus. Lee Acaster 49 points<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n


\nYou\u2019re known primarily as a landscape photographer, so what qualities in particular do you look for in a landscape?<\/strong>
\nLiving in East Anglia, we aren\u2019t really blessed with sweeping vistas or mountainous backdrops, so the sky often becomes very important in my images. Fortunately, that\u2019s one thing we have in abundance! I\u2019m a big fan of unusual and unsettling images, and I often look for something that suggests a story, rather than just a pretty scene (although I\u2019m not averse to those, either), so an unusual building or feature will often draw me as a starting point for a photograph.<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 – Round 5 Up Close. Lee Acaster disqualified<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n


\nWhy the fascination with minimalism? What does that bring to an image?<\/strong>
\nBy emptying an image of unnecessary detail, it becomes much easier to direct the viewer. I spend a lot of my time framing in a way that focuses on the parts of the image that are important to me, and this means excluding anything that distracts from that. I try to use lead-in lines, and light in much the same way, to pull the eye into the key parts of the shot.<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 Round 6 – On the Street. Lee Acaster – didn’t score in this round<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n


\nWhy did you decide to go in the opposite direction to the current trend of colour-saturated images?<\/strong>
\nThe temptation is always to boost saturation, especially in the digital age of Instagram and Facebook. There\u2019s no denying it gives an immediate impact, but I think images tend to have much more longevity if processed with a little more subtlety. I print a lot of my images, which has many benefits. It gives a real sense of satisfaction and completion to print an image, rather than just letting it disappear into the depths of your hard drive. But it\u2019s rare to make a print and then think, \u2018I wish I had increased the saturation.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 – Round 7 Lie of the Land. Lee Acaster 42 points<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n

What\u2019s your most important kit?<\/strong>
\nI have a tendency to take too much with me most of the time, as my back will testify, but the must-have items would be my Lee Filters kit and a tripod. Although I put work into processing images, I like to get it as close as possible to the final result in-camera, and graduated ND filters are essential for that. I almost always have a circular polariser attached to my lens \u2013 I can\u2019t overstate its benefits. Many photographers think these are mainly used for making blue skies punchy, but in fact I rarely use them for that purpose. They\u2019re invaluable for cutting out reflections on foliage, rocks and watery surfaces, and can add more richness to your shots.<\/p>\n

I rarely use autofocus \u2013 in fact, most of my lenses are manual-focus only, so a tripod is a necessity. The advantage is that it slows me down and makes me consider composition carefully. I usually spend a while examining the live view before taking a shot, adjusting my position and framing to make sure everything is just as I want.<\/p>\n\t\t

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APOY 2015 – Round 8 Shades of Grey. Lee Acaster didn’t score<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Lee’s image placements in APOY 2015<\/h2>\n

Round 1 – Night Life – Seventh place
\nRound 2 – Going Abstract – Didn\u2019t score
\nRound 3 – Wider Perspective – First place
\nRound 4 – In Focus – Second place
\nRound 5 – Up Close – Disqualified
\nRound 6 – On the Street\u00a0–\u00a0Didn\u2019t score
\nRound 7 – Lie of the Land – Tenth place
\nRound 8 – Shades of Grey – Didn\u2019t score<\/p>\n

\"Lee-Acaster-headshot\"<\/a>\u2018Most of my images take their inspiration from the low-lying beauty of the East Anglian landscape,\u2019 says Lee. \u2018I strive to add my own interpretation and a little drama.\u2019<\/em> Lee\u2019s awards include: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2014 Overall winner; Wex Photographer of the Year 2014, overall winner; Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014, commended; Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2014, commended; Amateur Photographer of the Year 2015, overall winner. Visit <\/strong>www.leeacaster.com<\/a> and <\/strong>facebook.com\/landscapeandlight<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be publishing details, including themes and closing dates for APOY 2016, in AP 5 March 2016. We have Sigma prizes for the overall winner, plus eight monthly prizes for first-placed entrants. Details will also be published on this website in March.<\/p>\n

Rounds and Results from APOY 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n\"APOY\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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