Ben Heather CPAGB

Common Blue Damselfly Perching
Advanced 9.5 - Appraisal by Peter Norris AFIAP DPAGB BPE3*
2025-26 Round 2 - Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/500
F28/5
ISO

Social Wasp Stripping Wood
Advanced 9 - Appraisal by Nick Akers ARPS BPE4*
2025-26 Round 1 - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/500
F8
ISO

Digger Wasp with Prey
Appraisal by Daphne Hanson DPAGB HonPAGB
2022-23 Image of the Year Comp - Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/640
F8
ISO

Male Banded demoiselle roosting
All Highly Commended - Appraisal by Daphne Hanson DPAGB HonPAGB
2022-23 Image of the Year Comp - Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/200
F28/5
ISO

Helophilus Hoverfly Nectaring on Watermint
Advanced 10 - Appraisal by Dr. Julie Hutson ARPS DPAGB
2022-23 Round 6 (Final Round) - Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/500
F63/10
ISO

Parasitic Fly
Advanced 10 - Appraisal by Dr. Julie Hutson ARPS DPAGB
2022-23 Round 6 (Final Round) - Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/640
F8
ISO

Carder Bumble Bee visiting Prunus blossom
Advanced 7 - Appraisal by Ian Ryall CPAGB
2022-23 Round 5 - Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F11
ISO

Male Common Darter
Advanced 7 - Appraisal by Ian Ryall CPAGB
2022-23 Round 5 - Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/400
F71/10
ISO

City of Arts and Sciences
Appraisal by Penny Reeves
2022-23 Triptych Competition - Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023

The Women's Tour
Appraisal by Penny Reeves
2022-23 Triptych Competition - Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023

Flying Honey Bee extending it's proboscis
Advanced 8 - Appraisal by Sarah Kelman DPAGB ARPS
2022-23 Round 4 - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F8
ISO

Male Banded demoiselle roosting
Advanced 10 - Appraisal by Stephen Carroll ARPS
2022-23 Round 3 - Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/200
F28/5
ISO

Carder Bumble Bee visiting Prunus blossom
All First - Appraisal by David Portwain ARPS
2022-23 Essex Challenge Trophy - Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F11
ISO

Flying Honey Bee extending it's proboscis
All Not Selected - Appraisal by David Portwain ARPS
2022-23 Essex Challenge Trophy - Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F8
ISO

Digger Wasp with Prey
Advanced 10 - Appraisal by David Hall LRPS
2022-23 Round 2 - Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/640
F8
ISO

Roosting Azure Damselfly
Advanced 9 - Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB BPE1*
2022-23 Round 1 - Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F9
ISO

Orange-tip Butterfly
Appraisal by Tom Peck LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Image of the Year Comp - Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F8
ISO

Sabre Wasp drilling into wood
All Highly Commended - Appraisal by Tom Peck LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Image of the Year Comp - Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/400
F11
ISO

Orange-tip Butterfly
Advanced 9 - Appraisal by John Wilcox LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Round 6 (Final Round) - Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F8
ISO

Speckled Wood in the Sun
Advanced 8 - Appraisal by John Wilcox LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Round 6 (Final Round) - Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Canon EOS R6
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/800
F63/10
ISO

Isolated Frozen Willow
Appraisal by Caroline Preece LRPS
2021-22 Essex Challenge Trophy - Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM
50mm
1/60
F13
ISO

Petrified trees
Appraisal by Caroline Preece LRPS
2021-22 Essex Challenge Trophy - Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM
55mm
101
F9
ISO

Dance Fly displaying its biting mouthparts
Advanced 9.5 - Appraisal by Nick Akers
2021-22 Round 5 - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022
Canon EOS 6D
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/250
F13
ISO

Nomada Bee Nectaring
Advanced 9 - Appraisal by Nick Akers
2021-22 Round 5 - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022
Canon EOS 70D
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/250
F13
ISO

Earwig on Patrol
Advanced 10 - Appraisal by Andy Wilson ARPS
2021-22 Round 4 - Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/125
F11
ISO

Nomada Bee Roosting
Advanced 9 - Appraisal by Stephen Carroll ARPS
2021-22 Round 3 - Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/400
F71/10
ISO

Sabre Wasp drilling into wood
Advanced 9.5 - Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB BPE*1
2021-22 Round 2 - Tuesday, Nov 23, 2021
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/400
F11
ISO

Parasitic Wasp
Advanced 9 - Appraisal by Pauline Martindale
2021-22 Round 1 - Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021
Canon EOS 5DS R
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/250
F9
ISO

Darter Embrace
Advanced 10 - Appraisal by Ron Tear ARPS MPAGB PSA3* BPE5*
2020-21 Round 4 - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020

Digger Wasp on Patrol
Commended - Appraisal by Daphne Hanson DPAGB
2018-19 Image of the Year Competition - Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Pollen Laden Leaf Cutter Bee on Thistle
Commended - Appraisal by Sue Dobson
2017-18 Essex Challenge Trophy - Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017

Threes a Crowd
Appraisal by Mike Fuller
2016-17 Round 4 - Tuesday, Mar 28, 2017

Queue for Landing
Intermediate 9 - Appraisal by Mike Cowling ARPS
2016-17 Set Subject PDI Competition - Plant Life - Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017

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Full Steam Ahead (%!s(<nil>))

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Green-veined White in a sea of Catmint (%!s(<nil>))

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Gypsy Rose Mersea (%!s(<nil>))

Hardy Monument (%!s(<nil>))

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Lines in London (%!s(<nil>))

Long-nosed Hoverfly (%!s(<nil>))
Canon EOS 70D
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
100mm
1/1000
F9/2
ISO

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Pont de Normandie (%!s(<nil>))

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Reflections (%!s(<nil>))

Scaeva pyrastri Hoverfly Nectaring (%!s(<nil>))

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Speckled Wood Butterfly in Morning Light (%!s(<nil>))

The White Admiral (%!s(<nil>))

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Threes a Crowd (%!s(<nil>))

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