Whilst putting up the Christmas decorations outside, I heard a bird call I had not heard for around five years. Flying towards a local tree was a small flock of Waxwings. These birds come all the way from Scandinavia. They come in search of berries when crops run low closer […]
Yearly archives: 2023
17 posts
My third visit up to London this year. Following some advice, I booked a ticket to see and visit Southwark Cathedral in candlelight. This is a new challenge to me, as I have been used to taking wildlife for some time. Before going there, I spent some time trying out […]
With other photo events, I had a backlog of photos to process. In October 2023, I took a trip to WWT Arundel. Please visit my Latest Images gallery to see some of the photos.
I entered three images into my local camera clubs 1st Monthly PDI (Projected Digital Image) competition. The judge awarded my Underside Of A Orange Tip Butterfly 20 out of 20 and also awarded it a Highly Commended certificate.
After a four year break, due to the Covid-19 situation, my local camera club held its first Print exhibition in September 2023. After sitting and looking through many of my images, I decided I would print four of the PDI (projected digital image) I had entered into competitions. A public […]
A change for me this time. Not wildlife photography. With some friends, I took a day trip up to London. Armed with my DSLR I took a number of photos. Since publishing this blog article, I have been back two more times and so the gallery link below now is […]
Some of my friends, suggested I submitted some of my images into the BBC Countryfile Calendar for 2024. Below are the three images I entered:
I managed to score enough points to come top of my local camera clubs PDI league table, for Class 1. This was for the 2022-2023 season. I was awarded with a Liz Glenn certificate. A great season for my photography.
Back in April, I posted a blog article that I won the Natural History PDI Competition at my local camera club. This month (June) I picked up the award trophy, which I can keep until the following season.
It seems my luck and winning streak is continuing 🙂 I have mentioned, in previous blog posts, that I normally always enter my local camera clubs Annual Natural History Competition. In the 2022 competition, I was awarded 1st place and a trophy for my image Emperor Dragonfly Empty Exuvia Case. […]