3rd Print Backup

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Winning Image:
'Marrakech Mayhem'
by Trevor Staff

AIMS
Apparatus: Nikon D700

Tamron 28-300 lens set at 28mm
ISO 3200
F 11
Shutter speed 8 secs

Inspiration:
I was fascinated by the activity in the Jemaa el Fna (main square) in Marrakech and wanted to capture the mood and atmosphere. I put the camera on the floor and set the shutter to 8 seconds to get the movement of the people.

Manipulation:
Converted to black and white and added a sepia tone in iPhoto. Removed LOTS of dust specks we had just spent a week in the Sahara, just a bit of sand you understand!

Highly Commended
'Cool Dude'
by Lyn Phillips

2nd Place:
'Ken'
by Johnnie Yates

IMS
Apparatus: Nikon D80

18-200 lens set to 80mm
f11
125th/sec
300 watt strobes provided the key and fill lights with another equipped with barn doors to highlight the back of the head and separate the model from the background.

Inspiration:
Ken was my mentor when learning to play the acoustic guitar and I persuaded him to pose for what was originally intended to be a "Wanted Poster". Ken, bless him, is a very nice guy and I just couldn't manage to achieve the grumpy look I was after. (Ken just doesn't do grumpy!) However, the resulting image was good enough to use as a straight portrait. (I am still looking for a bearded grumpy person for my wanted poster image.)

Manipulation:
I used a mask to separate Ken from the background and then performed a levels adjustment to achieve an even, pure black finish. I then inverted the mask and over sharpened Ken's portrait to emphasise the whiskers and bring about a more "gritty" appearance.

3rd Place:
'Warrior Queen'
by Andy Worsfold

AIMS
Apparatus: Olympus EM5 ii

Panasonic/Leica 42.2mm lens (eq 85mm)
Aperture 1.2
Shutter 125th/sec
ISO 200

Inspiration:
Taken whilst attending a weekends themed Photoshoot.
Manipulation:
Cloned out a few distracting branches in the background and applied a smart contrast filter to really bring out the detail. All processing done on my iPad.