Sussex Wildlife Trust photography competition judges, headed up by local wildlife expert and professional photographer David Plummer, recently had the difficult task of selecting 12 finalists from over 600 really excellent entries. But we are delighted to announce the shortlist has now been made. Now it is over to the public to look through the final twelve and vote for their favourite here sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/photovote
Our judges said: A capture of vibrant and iconic flowers taken with the minimum of equipment to stunning effect.
Our judges said: Perfect silhouette composition allowing us to identify the damselfly, a banded demoiselle.
Our judges said: Much maligned insect, beautifully captured, a real sci-fi feel to this one.
Our judges said: An iconic, yet easy to see owl in Sussex, beautifully captured highlighting its glaring expression.
Our judges said: Key species, beautifully framed and photographed. Jays are responsible for the dispersal of our most important tree species, the oak.
Our judges said: Great capture of an endangered beetle species.
Our judges said: A great decision not to over compose – beautifully backlit.
Our judges said: A perfectly captured hunting fox.
Our judges said: Our most timid deer species beautifully photographed among the bluebells.
Our judges said: Lovely winter capture along the shoreline of one of our often overlooked wading birds.
Our judges said: A beautifully executed example of astrophotography in a recognisable Sussex landscape.
Our judges said: Showing how frost and chaotic nature results in a striking mood of dereliction in a plantation woodland.
The final 12 photographs will feature in an online calendar, available in December, and will be on display at the trust’s AGM on Saturday, November 12 and at the Booth Museum of Natural History, Brighton during 2023.
Image Credits: Sussex Wildlife Trust .
Mouse hunt, snow in Ashdown forest