Page 110 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #05

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CASTING
1SHADOWS
Last November I visited
South Georgia and
Antarctica on holiday. This
picture was taken in Gold
Harbour, where we went
to experience the orange
and pink sunrise. The sun
was casting long shadows
when this king penguin
troop marched across the
beach. I stood up as they
waddled towards me and
waited for them to fill the
frame. I thought ‘wow’ while
taking the picture and later
converted it to black and
white. After spending six
hours watching wildlife in
the bay, we reluctantly left
for our next location.
Andy Barnes, Bushey, UK

STRIKE A POSE
2On a cold, windy day last September I visited Norfolk with my husband
to see the wonderful grey seal colony. Upon arrival at Horsey Beach, I was
amazed to see how many pinnipeds there were on the coastline – the
spectacle took my breath away. I made my way up the beach, keeping
my distance so as not to disturb the marine mammals, and spotted this
individual, who seemed to be posing for me. I was in love. Afterwards we
sat back and watched the seals tussling in the waves.
Julie Levere, Essex, UK

WAITING FOR THE SHOT
3Last July I went to a small pond in
Mynyddislwyn, Wales, to search for damselflies.
Cloud cover and thick foliage made it di cult,
but I found a spot and waited patiently. After
a while the clouds broke, allowing the sun to
shine through. I found an emerald damselfly
positioned nicely and, working against fading
light, set my camera to aperture priority. I
framed the damselfly using the bokeh efect
(out-of-focus points of light), which created a
silhouette. When I reviewed my images, I was so
delighted to have captured this shot.
Paul Sellwood, Mynyddislwyn, UK

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