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The winner of the January Brackets is this amazing night shot from dead by sunrise. He survived 3 very tough rounds, yet came out on top in a landslide vote.
Here's the interview!
Who are you, and where are you from?
I'm Dan, originally from a little town called Holywell in North Wales, UK, but last April I moved down to London.
What type of equipment do you use?
I use a Canon 400D. It's my first DSLR which I have owned for about 7 months.... so I'm still very much a beginner and still learning how to get the best from it. My main lens, which was used in this photo, is the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM.
What's the story behind your Bracket's entry?
This photo was taken in Prague on 23rd December 2007, a city I had wanted to visited for many years. I took a lot of photos there of the architecture... some are snapshotty but a few I'm quite proud of. During the walk back to the city centre from the Castle down some very beautiful cobbled streets I saw the opportunity to take some evocative pictures with a sense of mystery. I also like the composition here with the dark-light-dark stripes.... it's one of very few of my photos where I don't think I could have taken it any better.
What types of photos do you like to shoot?
Music photography was the reason I bought my first point and shoot camera and it's still the one of the most challenging and exciting photo subjects for me. I'd love to do it for a living but competition is fierce and you need good kit if you want to get anywhere. Other then that, I like to wander and explore London taking photos of the architecture and of interesting random people.... I just need to boost my confidence and start asking them to pose for me!
From the entire team at PFO, we wish Dan a Happy New Year and congratulate him on his hard-fought victory!
