I enjoy being out in nature searching for these amazing creatures, but I don't spend hours in looking for recognition. I've been lucky enough to have some success with my macro and extreme macro photography, and below is a list of my more successful images.
Finalist - Butterflies & Dragonflies (Overall Top 100)
Eye Drops
Shortlist (Top 25 in the Macro Category)
Dew Bead Beetle
Shortlist (Top 25 in the Macro Category)
Dewy Hopper
Highly Commended (Top 100 Images: WPY58)
Behaviour: Invertebrates
Whirligig mite with prey
Specially Commended
Rose aphid on a rose blossom
Commended
Acorn and Nut Weevil on a type of Foxtail grass seed head
Commended
Extreme close-up of a female Blue-tailed Damselfly
Shortlisted Images
As you can imagine not all of my photographs get chosen to be a finalist. But I'm quite happy when my images make it to the shortlist of images being considered for the competition entered. Below are images from a variety of competitions including:
And others...
And hopefully more to come...