Wild Ones (16’s and Under Only)

Time to Reflect

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i was walking my dog in chiswick house when i saw a heron sitting by the water. i guess i just admired how patient and calm it was, just sitting and watching all the ducks swim by and the pigeons fly about frantically above the water, while it just stayed there, almost looking as though he was reflecting about the day that had just been. so i took a photo!  (Credit – Amelia Atkinson)

  • Aperture: ƒ/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 1300D
  • Taken: 15 April, 2022
  • Flash fired: no
  • Focal length: 55mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter speed: 1/160s

Location: Chiswick House

Date Taken: 2023-04-15

Camera: Canon EOS 1300D

Age Group: 10yrs_to_16yrs

Professional Photographer? no

Preening Heron

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This picture shows one of Chiswick Houses’s resident herons. In is not uncommon to see these birds around the area, standing dead still fas they await for a passing snack, but it’s unusual to see them looking imperfect. (Credit – Luca Wiseman)

  • Aperture: ƒ/6.3
  • Credit: Jamie Wiseman for The Daily Mail
  • Camera: NIKON Z 9
  • Taken: 29 July, 2023
  • Copyright: Jamie Wiseman for The Daily Mail
  • Focal length: 400mm
  • ISO: 200
  • Shutter speed: 1/200s

Location: Chiswick House and Gardens

Date Taken: 2023-07-29

Age Group: 10yrs_to_16yrs

Professional Photographer? no

A hope of life

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I took this picture because I care for insects because I have many in my care, and it shows you how beautiful nature can be when close up.

  • Aperture: ƒ/1.6
  • Camera: iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Taken: 27 July, 2023
  • Flash fired: no
  • Focal length: 5.1mm
  • ISO: 32
  • Shutter speed: 1/322s

Location: Kew gardens

Date Taken: 2023-07-27

Camera: I phone

Age Group: 10yrs_to_16yrs

Professional Photographer? no

Blue dragonfly on flower

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While looking for birds to photograph at Chiswick House and Gardens, I spotted some blue dragonflies drinking the nectar from a flowering bush. They moved around very quickly but I was lucky enough to catch one staying still, allowing me to take this closeup photo. Bees often get the spotlight for their importance for pollinating flowers, but insects like these are very important to the process as well!

By Pablo Rocha.  RUNNER-UP.  Wild Ones Category.   (10-16yrs)

  • Aperture: ƒ/3.5
  • Camera: DMC-LX100
  • Taken: 30 November, -0001
  • Exposure bias: -3EV
  • Flash fired: no
  • Focal length: 34mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/8000s

Location: Chiswick House and Gardens

Date Taken: 2023-07-08

Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX100

Age Group: 10yrs_to_16yrs

Professional Photographer? no

Bonding

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I was walking in Chiswick Park and then I noticed something unusual, which was that there were two huge snails stuck together. Everyone knows snails are usually tiny and unsocial, and this was the exact opposite so I decided to take a photo of it.

By Esther Prujanski.  WINNER – Wild Ones (16yrs and under) Category.

Location: Chiswick Park

Date Taken: 2023-05-01

Camera: iPhone SE 2022

Age Group: 10yrs_to_16yrs

Professional Photographer? no

pigeon

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Beautiful bird by the bridge

  • Aperture: ƒ/2.4
  • Camera: iPad
  • Taken: 21 June, 2023
  • Flash fired: no
  • Focal length: 3.3mm
  • ISO: 25
  • Shutter speed: 1/2037s

Location: Bridge

Date Taken: 2023-06-21

Age Group: 10yrs_to_16yrs

Professional Photographer? no