Fox cub (Vulpes vulpes) in car headlights
Well it’s been another case of “nearly, not quite” in the furiously competitive world of wildlife photography this year…
WPOTY 2013
My image of a red fox cub in car headlights (above) was shortlisted in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in the ‘Creative’ category, but progressed no further.
Driving home one night I encountered 3 cubs gamboling about in a narrow country lane without a care in the world. They were oblivious to the sound of car engines and headlights. I hope they survived to adulthood.
As any technically-fastidious wildlife photographer will tell you the term ‘creative’ is reserved for blurry, out-of-focus images, and this effort on my part made no attempt to challenge that prejudice!
BWPA 2013
In the domestic British Wildlife Photography Awards this year my image of a glow worm displaying against leaf litter was shortlisted in the ‘Hidden Britain’ category.
Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) displaying against leaf litter
Photographing glow worms is quite an adventure, and a frequently frustrating one, as my earlier blog post on the subject explains.
How short is ‘short’?
The BWPA shortlist comprises around 300 images we were informed, so the shortlist is not especially exclusive it seems! Winners have yet to be announced.
Dom Greves Digital / Blog 
Dom. I think your fox shot is SUPERB. Love stuff like that. Doug
Dom I think your fox shot is SUPERB. I love stuff like that. Doug Mack Dodds (www.dmackdimages.co.uk)
Very kind of you – 90% chance and 10% preparedness that one. Honoured just be noticed in that competition!