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THIS year British Wildlife Photography Award winners
have been announced, as a new book which captures the diversity of
Britain wildlife hits the shelves. Dr Matt Doggett 33, from Southampton,
was named the competition’s overall winner for his image Gannet Jacuzzi.
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Submissions to this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards have
revealed previously unseen glimpses of Britain’s diverse wildlife. The
aptly titled 'gannet jacuzzi' was the overall winner and submitted by Dr
Matt Doggett who said "I like this image as almost every stage of the
action is captured."
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High-speed photography specialist Dale Sutton submitted the winning
entry in the hidden Britain category. Titled "Leap for freedom" it shows
a dark bush cricket in mid leap. "We all see grasshoppers and crickets
sitting on grass stems but never after they have just taken off," he
said.
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A herring gull plucking a puffin from the ground won the animal
behaviour category. It was shot by Amanda Hayes on Inner Farne,
Northumberland who spent a week attempting to photograph gulls stealing
puffins’ sand-eels. She said, "I’m not sure whose heart was beating
faster – the puffin or mine!"
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The urban wildlife category winner was this shot entitled "Starlings
watching starlings" taken in Aberystwyth . It was captured by Phil Jones
who said he "wanted something a little different so concentrated on the
perched birds looking out to sea with the movement of the flock beyond
them."
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This magnificent red deer stag in a pine forest came out on top in the
animal portraits category. The Cairngorms National Park provided the
perfect location for Neil McIntyre, who said that "after a few near
misses, eventually one stag stood in the perfect position and I got the
shot I wanted."
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Alexander Mustard took this image diving off Lundy Island in the Bristol
Channel. "I saw a seal swim through this colourful cave and so I
waited... and waited," he said and his patience was rewarded with this
mysterious shot, which won the habitat category.
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North Devon and East Cornwall's Culm grassland provided the inspiration
for Stephen Powles' winning image in the "living landscape" category.
Taken at night, the image shows how the road cuts through the unique
habitat. "The deer sign further emphasises the conflict," said Mr Powles.
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The "wildlife in my backyard" category winner was this house-proud wasp
shot by David Handley. Capturing the action of the wasp tidying outside
its home proved challenging as "the nest was high on the wall so I had
to use a small set of stepladders," he said.
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This autumnal afternoon in the New Forest was submitted by Jeremy
Walker, and won the wild woods category. He had to work quickly, "as the
patterns and dapples are constantly on the move," he said. An exhibition
of the photos runs from 17 - 22 September at the Mall Galleries, London;
followed by a national tour. |
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