NPhoto PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2022

The search for the world's best Nikon photographer of 2022 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2022 photo contest's top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue's competition has the theme of flowers & plants...

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1. Pretty Pastels

BY TONYNORTH

This beautiful group of cyclamens is a composite. The flowers were photographed individually on a lightbox and combined in Photoshop, using the Multiply blending mode to create the semitransparent effect. We love the pastel colours, the placement of the flowers at different heights to balance the frame, and how the rule of odds has been used to perfect the composition.

Camera: Nikon D500

Lens: 105mm f/2.8

Exposure: 1/6 sec, f/16, ISO160

2. Flower of Cactus

BY MURVEL48

The Nikon Z 7’s built-in focus shift function was put to good use while photographing this incredibly detailed flower head. A whopping 30 images were combined in post-production to achieve front-to-back sharpness. We also like what appears to be some very tasteful colour popping, which really highlights the grandeur of the flower’s pistil.

Camera: Nikon Z 7

Lens: 105mm f/2.8

Exposure: 1/125 sec, f/8, ISO100

3. Listen to Me!

BY ANT SMITH