102 BBC WILDLIFE December 2021
PRIZE-WINNING PHOTO
Early morning blues
This male banded demoiselle revealed his vibrant metallic colouring
while drying off the night’s dew. As he was still in a state of
torpor, I was able to set up a tripod and get this shot. I
had a 60mm f2.8 Nikon Nikkor lens on my Nikon D5100
camera, along with a shutter-release cable, and set
them to F9, ISO 1000, 1/15. It’s always a pleasure to
capture these spectacular insects when they arrive
back on the scene and it was well worth getting up so
early for this opportunity.
Michael Blacknell, HampshireWorth £125!
This month, our prize-winning
photographer gets a khaki waxed
canvas backpack from The Camden
Watch Company, worth £125. Durable
and waterproof, waxed canvas was
widely used to make sails for the
Royal Navy and British tea-clippers.
camdenwatchcompany.com.