Enter the WWT photography competition
From shovelers at Slimbridge to Brent geese at Castle Espie (pictured) – the entries into the autumn heat of the WWT 2011-2012 Photography Competition are flooding in. As we hit the halfway mark of the autumn heat of the competition, there are just a few weeks left to enter your autumn pictures before this first of the four seasonal heats closes on 30 November.
The competition is being held in association with Canon, in celebration of the Scott Antarctic Expedition Centenary, and offers an amazing £50,000 worth of fantastic prizes for the national winners, including a grand prize for the Portfolio Photographer category of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica.
At the end of each heat, winners representing each of WWT’s nine wetland centres will be chosen from each category. Seasonal winners will receive a certificate and a coveted place on a WildArena photography workshop at their local wetland centre. Following the success of last year’s competition, this year will reprise the Wetland Wildlife, Wetland Landscapes and Wildlife & People categories, as well as the People’s Choice category where voting is open for members of the public to go online and choose their favourite entry each season. There is also a Junior category for under 18s, a World Wetlands category, and the Portfolio Photographer of the Year Award for which entrants must submit three or more photographs in two or more seasonal heats to qualify.
During autumn, WWT Castle Espie comes alive with amazing wildlife spectacles – perfect subjects for the novice or experienced photographer. With russet leaves beginning to fall, and migrant birds arriving in their thousands, this season is one of the most beautiful and exciting times to visit the centre.
WWT Castle Espie is the perfect venue for fine tuning your expertise in photography with ample opportunities to capture snapshots of individual birds and flocks within the backdrop of stunning wetlands. With competitive admission prices, there is also an excellent restaurant and gift shop plus disabled facilities including manual wheelchairs and electric buggies for hire.
December 1 marks the opening of the next stage – the winter heat. For more details on the competition or to enter, go to photo.wwt.org.uk
