Absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted for this years British Photography Awards Macro section with this photo of a Six spot Burnett moth and a Soldier beetle taken at Bigbury! There is a public vote so if you like my image please help me out by clicking the link below and voting for my image beneath…
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South Dartmoor Wildlife
At the beginning of February 2018 I placed a trail camera in an area of untouched woodland located in the South of Dartmoor Natiaonal Park in England. This was a new experience for me and after a careful search I managed to find a suitable spot on a tree overlooking a rock and out into…
Urban March Macro
People often fear when taking photos around this time of year, that the weather’s not great or the conditions are not quite right. With Macro photogrpahy this is especially true. A light breeze can cause enough blur and fuzz in a picture to ruin it , the rain and cold mean many invertebrates are nowehere…
Baby Frogs !!!
A few summers ago I spent a while watching and filming baby frogs in my mums pond in Plymouth. In the afternoon prehaps the hottest time of the day, I observed the frogs sitting on the pond lilly pads and preying on the Aphids wandering around. What I thought was amazing was the fact that…
Natural Devon Photography Comp Runner up
Last month I was fortunate to come runner up in a local photography competition organised by Natural Devon to raise awareness of the importance of local pollinating insects. This is a very important subject at the moment as many Bee species in the UK are in decline and without these pollinators it will be much…
Ibiza excursion
A few weeks ago I went on a family holiday to Ibiza. A wonderful island which suprised me in its beauty and diversity. Admist the pool, snorkelling in the clear seas, and helping myself to the all inclusive Cuba Libres I managed to make time to take a walk in the local gardens and surrounding…
Tiny Wembury Wildlife
I have recently been on a couple of walks around Wembury with my mum while the weather has been good and I quickly noticed the diverse amount of Wildlife around,including many birds mammals and especially insects. If I had another lense I would of tried to take more pictures of other things but being that…
Butterflies galore!!
During the summer of 2015 I spent alot of time around Devon and Cornwall in fields, gardens, forests and coastal footpaths.Within this time I managed to photograph many different species of butterfly. I thought I would include them all in one post for you to see. Butterflies (lepidoptera) are an important indicator species which are…
Opal South West and Plymouth woodland project photography competition winners
This summer Opal South West and Plymouth woodland project teamed up to run a photography competition highlighting the diverse range of wildlife around the South West which has adapted to urban environments. Being from Plymouth I thought I would try my luck and enter a picture from last summer of a Garden cross spider. The…
You’ve got to pay to play
Kingy a.k.a Harry is a local skateboarding shredder from Plymouth. When I asked him if he wanted to go out and get any skate photos he jumped at the chance and said he knew of a bollard he would like to Kickflip. With a skinny run up between the skate stoppers and a tall bollard…
The Mystical cave of snakes and bats!
Sorry for the late update but here’s a continuation from the pictures I took in Indonesia. After satisfied seeing the main parts of Bali, we decided to take a ferry over to the island of Lombok to visit a more rural and less touristy area. Our travels found us in the South of the Island…
Wildlife photo of the day!
Really happy that my photo of an Oriental Fruit Fly got selected as photo of the day on the wildlife photo of the day website. The website celebrates the natural diversity of our planet and showcases photos of amazing creatures from all round the world. Check out my photo on the website here , and…