Amateur Photographer of the Year
1 Helen Trust UK 30pts
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 28-135mm at 28mm, 1/1600sec at f/8, ISO 1250
There are times when the simplest composition can be the best. It was very tight between this image and the second-placed entry when it came to judging, but the panel decided to plump for this one as its fulfilment of the brief is so spot on. The confident composition in particular stands out, as normally we would expect a photographer to separate the two main elements in the frame, rather than ‘stacking' them one in front of the other, as Helen has done here. It's bleak, ominous and imposing, and is a very strong image thanks to all those elements. Excellent work.
