British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition

Hello and welcome to my very first blog post! Although the internet has revolutionised the way we view photographs, I still love going to see an actual exhibition. It usually involves a trip to London, but this weekend I didn’t have to go too far as Luton’s Stockwood Discovery Centre is currently hosting the British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition BWPA  www.bwpawards.org

The featured images are truly stunning and it does make you appreciate the rich habitat that we have at home here in Britain. The overall winning photo ‘The Tourist’ by Lee Acaster is of a Greylag Goose photographed against a dark and broody London backdrop.

I loved the Animal Portraits section, Keith Thorburn’s photo of a Wild Stag at Glencoe is really majestic and look out for the Common Shore Crab by Ian Wade, a great pic with Clevedon Pier in the background that’s featured in the Coast and Maritime section.

All the details about the lens/shutter speed/aperture used are detailed too, which if you’re into all the techy stuff will probably be of interest to you.

My overall favourite photo was by Jill Barrow, ‘Going Home’ a beautifully lit winter snowy photo of a fox in the distance returning to his den. The light and composition are so lovely in this pic.

The free entry exhibition is on until 15 March at the Discovery Centre – www.stockwooddiscoverycentre.com if you want inspiration on how to take photos of wildlife, you can’t afford to miss it.