Amateur Photographer Magazine

Dear Forum Members

Here are the results of the Forum’s July photographic competition.

This month the theme was “Passion” and I think it is fair to say that this has been the toughest round so far. Why? Well, maybe Passion is not that easy to define. In fact I would argue that it is extremely difficult and I salute you all for your excellent efforts. Certainly, ‘Passion’ meant very different things to different people and from my perspective some of the interpretations were not particularly passionate. I think the best picture submitted was from tincup — It’s always business, never personal. It is a beautifully structured portrait, but it is clearly bereft of passion — the opposite of the theme, so I could not award it a prize. Equally, the variations of passion fruit were witty and literal, but didn’t work for me. Anyway, on to the results.

This month I have awarded two Highly Commended and one Winner — they are as follows.

Highly Commended: Rustyknight — The Boxer

There is clearly passion in this image and as an aside I think it is particularly powerful that the boxer is female. The composition is very strong, with the eye natural going to the eyes of the subject. In this case the tight crop works very well to focus on the subject’s intent.

Highly Commended: gouranga — passion

Again, another clear example of passion, this time I like the way the subject is centred in the frame and yet he still stands out from the rest of the crowd. The depth of field here isn’t great and in this example this is an advantage as you can see the faces of the other fans clearly enough but not too much.

Winner: Ian_A — Love

I am not sure that this image is quite as passionate as the two highly commendeds, but then maybe passion is a very personal thing. Certainly, for me this is the best image. It is beautifully framed and constructed and the overall effect does (for me) evoke emotion, which all images should. Again, following my ethos of ‘would you display this picture on the wall?’ Yes, I would.

Conclusion:

All the best

Garry C-W

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