Congratulations to Richard Winston, the runner-up in our Autumn mono competition. We were delighted with this detailed macro shot and the use of mono really brings out the detail and textures.
Richard said:
“My main interest is in photographing birds and other wildlife, usually in various countries around the world. This time however I spotted a dragonfly loitering in our garden at home and spent about 20 minutes taking various shots of it as it regularly landed on a curved metal pole that we hang bird seed from. The dragonfly was very obliging and allowed me get pretty close, although my long lens meant I could do so without disturbing it. The photo was shot in colour but I liked the focus on shapes and texture that converting to black and white gave it. I also liked the way the light threw the dark shadow on the left and picked out the threads of spider web around the pole. This seemed to give it a little more atmosphere.” Richard Winston, 3 Dec 2014
