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Photo Gallery - Winter 2010

Wasp spider by Ben Robertson (aged 5) from West Sussex

 

Not only has Ben found a beautiful and colourful animal to photograph, but an unusual one too. Wasp spiders are still only found in a few places, but Ben found this one in the garden! It just goes to show that you don't have to travel to far flung nature reserves to see wildlife - sometimes the best animals to photograph are on your doorstep.  

 

 

 

Sundew by Luke Kelly (aged 9)

 

Plants are perfect for practising your photography skills on - they don't run away! Luke has found a beautiful and interesting species that proves plants don't have to be boring. Look at the way the light catches the sticky droplets the sundew uses to ensnare unwary insects before slowly digesting them.

 

 

 

 

 

Great spotted woodpecker by Millie and Samuel Lankester (aged 11 & 8) from Nottingham

 

Millie and Samuel have shown some great fieldcraft to get close to this bird. Woodpeckers are quite shy and easily frightened, so it takes patience and a quiet approach to photograph them. Try copying a hunting lion's technique - sneak closer when your subject is looking away or round the other side of the tree, then freeze when it looks back towards you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smooth (common) newt by Jonathan Mudd (aged 5)

 

Underwater wildilfe can be particularly difficult to photograph as light reflects from the surface and distorts our view of the subject. Jonathan has found the perfect way to avoid this. By photographing this newt in a bucket, the water is shaded from direct sunlight and we can see the animal clearly at the bottom.  

 

Tortoiseshell butterfly by Rebecca Hammett (aged 6) from Bedfordshire

 

We're very impressed with Rebecca's skill in this photograph. The colours are lovely and bright and show off the butterfly well. Sometimes positioning your subject to one side like this can create a different effect than having it in the centre.

 

Bottlenose dolphins by Emma Bendall

 

Emma had to time her picture carefully to capture the moment when one dolphin came to the surface to 'blow'. This can be very hard to do when trying to photograph unpredictable wildlife but means that the image is more effective when it works. 

 

Frog by Nathan Shone (aged 12)

 

What a handsome frog this is. Nathan's done a great job of keeping the camera still while he took this and getting close to his subject. It means that the image has come out nice and sharp without any fuzzy edges.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-headed gull by Alice Howey (aged 12)

 

This is a fantastic shot, Alice. It's well framed to show the bird in its natural habitat with the wave crashing beneath it, and photographing animal behaviour like this also adds that extra bit of interest. Very impressive!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tell us which one is your favourite and what you like about it:

 

 

 

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  • Dolphu
    • Date: 2012-04-05 17:01:53
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    i love this fantanstic newt picture by Jonathan Mudd who is only five years old :)

  • Duckea
    • Date: 2012-02-19 11:22:42
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    I love the bottle nose dolphin because it looked so silky and happy. Also, I love the sea! By Abigail Elizabeth Motson. Age 9.

  • Peckerea
    • Date: 2012-01-24 15:02:04
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    Sorry for the silly things i wrote. I won't do it again. I like all the pictures for diffrent reasons.They are all good pictures

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    • Date: 2012-01-19 18:44:23
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    • Date: 2012-01-19 18:37:51
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    • Date: 2012-01-19 18:33:07
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  • Peckerea
    • Date: 2012-01-02 18:27:18
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    The common newt and the great spotted woodpecker are the best of the winter pictures.

  • Peckerea
    • Date: 2011-12-31 12:21:07
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    The black-headed gull has a black masck and has black on the tips of there wings and eats sea creachas and swimms on the sea.

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