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Amateur Photographer of the Year

Round Six Natural World

ERIC BROWETT from Hertfordshire is the winner of Round Six of APOY 2020. As category winner, he wins products of up to £1,000 in value (based on Sigma’s RRP). If his choice of lens is above this price, he can elect to pay the difference. For a compact and lightweight telephoto zoom, try the 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary (SRP £799.99). For extra reach, the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary (SRP £999.99) is ideal.

1 Eric Browett UK 20pts

Nikon D500, 80-400mm at 130mm, 1/8000sec at f/5, ISO 1600

A superb action shot of a hugely tricky subject. Sometimes, the impact of a kingfisher’s splash can obscure the important bit – the

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