Amateur Photographer of the Year
Round Four Landscapes
raditionally, landscape is the most popular genre among amateur photographers, and it’s easy to understand why. It’s a great excuse for getting out to the mountains, moors, forests and coast, and, when things come together, the pleasure of witnessing a few moments of stunning light – usually at the beginning or end of the day – can’t be beaten. In many ways, the photography is an adjunct to the overall experience! The ‘classic’ landscape photograph – shot with a wideangle lens, and with a distinct foreground, mid and background – is still the tried-and-tested approach to the subject, and with good reason. But increasingly we are seeing different perspectives, be that shooting in flatter light, at the long end of a telephoto zoom, or in less ‘honeypot’ locations. All approaches are valid,
