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© Ben Hancock-Smith
Photographer: Ben Hancock-Smith
Category: Small World - Winner 2021
Title: Hidden Below
Description: I found this wasp spider on its web down in the grass and was quite hidden away. I laid down to try and get lower than the spider so I could get the sunset coming through the grass in the picture. -
© Owen Mortimer
Photographer: Owen Mortimer
Category: Small World - Runner-up 2021
Title: Dew
Description: During the height of summer, one early July morning I decided to take the trip out to my local pond to photograph damselflies. As the sun was just rising over the horizon, I noticed the outline of several glistening dew-covered damselflies resting on top of the reeds. I carefully made my way into the cold water and headed towards an island of reeds in the pond. From here I carefully chose my subject, a beautiful male azure damselfly. The previous cold night and high humidity had left him covered in dew almost crystal like in appearance. I gradually lowered myself into the water to come eye level with the damselfly, allowing me to produce a stunning bright yellow background as the sun lit up aquatic plants in the background, giving the insect a contrasting vibrant appearance.
