Ben Kirby Photography Administrator

I entered the following three images into my local camera club competition, on Tuesday 27th September 2022. The Banded Demoiselle was awarded 19 out of 20 and a Commended place: The underside of the Orange Tip Butterfly scored 18 out of 20 Making A Splash was awarded 17 out of […]

I spent the morning at Stodmarsh Nature Reserve in the hope of being able to photograph the Kingfishers that have been seen there for the last few weeks. Some success after sitting for nearly over an hour 😊 The hovering Kingfisher photo was taken from the hide, using my 600mm […]

I did not have my DSLR with me. Whilst taking a morning walk I found a patch of Ivy with at least 20+ Red Admiral butterflies feeding on the buds. Armed with my mobile phone, I carefully moved closer to them and managed to take a few shots. I have […]

Something a little different to my usual photography subjects. I visited Paws in The Park to see if I could take some action shots. Below are just a few of the photos I managed to take. More are in the Latest Photos gallery.

Following successfully scoring enough points in my local camera club Monthly PDI (projected digital image) competitions in the 2021-2022 season, I was promoted to Class 1 for the upcoming season (2022-2023). The promotion has made me feel happy with my photography. All I need to do now is to keep […]

Following some advise from a friend, I decided to go on a short holiday up to Yorkshire and visit Bempton Cliffs (RSPB Reserve) After around a 320 mile trip up, I was hoping to see one species I wanted to photography for some time, the Puffin. I had a successfully […]

I have supported and been a member of the Kent & South East London branch of Butterfly Conservation for many years. Members of the committee have spent many years writing and producing the book “Butterflies of Kent & South East London” which is now available to purchase. During the pre-publication […]

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.

I went to visit Luke Jerram’s ‘Gaia’ at Rochester Cathedral. Measuring seven metres in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface. The artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet on this scale, floating in three-dimensions. I will add a YouTube video of ‘Gaia’ spinning around […]

Whilst planting up my hanging baskets in the garden a Damselfly caught my eye, flying over my garden pond. Armed only with my mobile I managed to take a photo and processed it in Adobe Photoshop. A little bit of sharpening and the photo below is the final result. After […]