Digital Camera Photography Competition - this photo came in the top 25%!

This photo was placed 276th out of 1614 photographs by the Crowd Vote in the Wildlife & Nature category of the Digital Camera Photography Competition.

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The Hill and The Mushroom

This is a photo on the estate at Knole. We were walking along and suddenly, I saw a red mushroom. I quickly crouched down, put the camera close to the floor and pressed that shutter.

When I saw the photo, I thought it looked like a scene out of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings. So I put it into Lightroom CC and made the Vibrance higher.

He's watching you...

I ran along ahead of my family and I then saw this statue staring at me. I then went behind the statue, careful not to touch it. My family soon caught up, the camera focused on the statue and I then took this great photo.

The last leaf

I was outside in the garden, staring at all the frost-covered items: grass, plants etc. But I then found a green leaf in the soil. I quickly got it onto the grass and took the photo.

Now, it didn't look like this when I took it. In order to make it better, I put it into Lightroom CC and changed the Exposure, Contrast, Whites, Blacks, Vibrance, Saturation and many other settings. I also applied these exact settings (I may have changed a few of the numbers to suit the individual image) to a few others.

My favourite One curious deer

Whilst walking along at Knole, I saw four or five deer grazing at a gap in the woodland. Curious, I fitted my telephoto lens to my camera and hid behind a large log. I sat there for a while, observing the deer and getting a few excellent photos.

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Bee-utiful!

I was at Knole Park one summer inside the garden. There were many bees pollinating on the flowers. I couldn't get up close to the bees without them buzzing away, so I stood a metre away from the flower. A bee happened to land on it and I pressed the shutter, taking this extremely beautiful photo.

My favourite Just be cool

I didn't notice until I zoomed in on my iPod that I noticed that it that this deer was grinning.

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The alert robin

At Sissinghurst Castle, we saw a series of bushes, all bland of any leaves. There were many birds pirching on these bushes. When I saw this, I immediately walked away so I could put my telephoto (zoom) lens on without frightening the birds.

When I came back, the birds did not all fly away at once. In fact, they acted as if I wasn't there. So I kept pointing my lens at various bird(s) and hoped for the best. I was not properly able to see the results until afterwards but it was worth it.

Run, doggy, run

I was with my family visiting other family members who have a dog (the one on the left). We were on the beach and suddenly, our dog saw another one of it's kind. They chased each other across the mainly empty beach.

Happy Spring, everybody!

You certainly know when spring has arrived when the daffodils are in full bloom - despite snow slightly disrupting their growth early in March.

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A portrait fit for a daffodil

We were walking around the grounds of Hever Castle, and daffodils were blooming everywhere! I sat down on the grass and took this photo of a daffodil.

So. Many. Daffodils

A tree provides shelter from the elements to masses of daffodils.

Bluebells, bluebells everywhere

The bluebells expose themselves to the hot midday heat, whilst some sit under a tree. (You should know which option I went for when taking this photo!)

A beautiful combination of flowers

It was a beautiful day when I took this photo. A family member was holding the flower in the centre and put it down, taking a beautiful shot.

A portrait of myself

This is a portrait of me taken by another member of my family. I edited it in Lightroom - hence the reason why it's got a green-purple tone.