Blog - March 2023
British Wildlife Photography Awards
28th March 2023 - 1 comment
I have regularly submitted photographs to the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) and had them featured in the Exhibition and book. After a closure of the competition during Covid, it re-opened in 2022 and the launch Exhibition and announcement of winners was held in March 2023 in Bristol. I was very pleased to have been judged runner-up in the Animal Portraits category with this image of a male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee.
I have a particular interest in the UK’s solitary bees and like to photograph the species that visit our Staffordshire garden. I had seen this male Willughby’s leafcutter bee looking out of a hole, but it kept retreating whenever I approached. They often pause to warm-up at the entrance before flying off, so I waited, camera poised for the right moment. It eventually reappeared and I carefully framed the shot. At the last moment it cocked its head to one side to what I felt was a pleasing angle.
28th March 2023 - 1 comment
In: March 2023
I have regularly submitted photographs to the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) and had them featured in the Exhibition and book. After a closure of the competition during Covid, it re-opened in 2022 and the launch Exhibition and announcement of winners was held in March 2023 in Bristol. I was very pleased to have been judged runner-up in the Animal Portraits category with this image of a male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee.
I have a particular interest in the UK’s solitary bees and like to photograph the species that visit our Staffordshire garden. I had seen this male Willughby’s leafcutter bee looking out of a hole, but it kept retreating whenever I approached. They often pause to warm-up at the entrance before flying off, so I waited, camera poised for the right moment. It eventually reappeared and I carefully framed the shot. At the last moment it cocked its head to one side to what I felt was a pleasing angle.