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Saturday, November 8, 2014

GORGEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY OF BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE - Some of the best entries in Woodland Trust Photo Competition

The shortlisted pictures, which show the great outdoors at its best, were chosen from more than 6,000 entries for the prestigious competition. 
 
Stunning: John Shahabeddin's photograph of a cascading waterfall in the Isle of Arran, Scotland, looks more like a magnificent painting than a real-life image
Stunning: John Shahabeddin's photograph of a cascading waterfall in the Isle of Arran, Scotland, looks more like a magnificent painting than a real-life image
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Britain at its best: Sunlight breaks through the canopy of leaves and shines down on a tree in Clent Hills, Worcestershire
John Smart - Britain at its best: Sunlight breaks through the canopy of leaves and shines down on a tree in Clent Hills, Worcestershire
Peek-a-boo: Yasmin Hussain's entry was a close-up photograph of a damsel fly peering over a leaf
Peek-a-boo: Yasmin Hussain's entry was a close-up photograph of a damsel fly peering over a leaf
 
A Highland calf being tended to by its mother in Croxteth Park in Liverpool was a close runner-up in the competition
Nick Jackson - A Highland calf being tended to by its mother in Croxteth Park in Liverpool was a close runner-up in the competition
 
The great outdoors: This incredible image of a sunset over Dunraven Bay, taken by Joaquim Pinho, won the Woodland Trust's photography competition
The great outdoors: This incredible image of a sunset over Dunraven Bay, taken by Joaquim Pinho, won the Woodland Trust's photography competition
 
Squirrel in the mirror: A red squirrel appears to check its reflection in a pond in Hawes, North Yorkshire, as it drinks from the water
Des Lloyd - Squirrel in the mirror: A red squirrel appears to check its reflection in a pond in Hawes, North Yorkshire, as it drinks from the water
A close-up snap of clematis seed heads at Holywell Promenade, East Sussex, makes the plant appear as if it has been dusted with snow
David Ford - A close-up snap of clematis seed heads at Holywell Promenade, East Sussex, makes the plant appear as if it has been dusted with snow

A red squirrel leapt in front of Claire Wright, who was able to take a photograph just in time as it flashed past
A red squirrel leapt in front of Claire Wright, who was able to take a photograph just in time as it flashed past


Brian Robinson's picture of a harvest mouse perched atop a bunch of blackberries came close to winning the award
 

Jack Merrett's image of a harvest mouse on top of an ear of corn was one of more than 6,000 entries


Helen Blackburn's image captured a red squirrel peeking around a branch

 
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