UPY 2025

UPY 2018 British Waters Wide Angle - Commended
'Feeding sturgeon in a cloud of silt'
Trevor Rees

A number of sturgeon can be found at Capernwray in Lancashire. This fish was most likely released to this freshwater flooded quarry a number of years ago, possibly because of having outgrown someone's pond. Nevertheless, as a species sturgeon are actually native to the UK and have survived unchanged for centuries.
My photo shows the fish going about its business of foraging for food in the silty bottom of the quarry. They sift through the silt looking for anything that they can swallow and in doing over create clouds of silt. It was a fun winter project looking for this fish and trying to get a pleasing behaviour photo.

Judge's comment: The judging panel all took to this image and in my case I particularly liked the silty bottom which provided a natural frame for the fish to settle. Very well lit also. Martin Edge