This photo of a Dog Violet was taken by Dr. Steven Murray in Birch woods near Pontypridd, South Wales. The yellow background is created by a patch of Lesser Celandines. Camera used was a Canon 450D with a Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro lens.
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Every month we choose our favourite photo sent in to us as the "Photo of the Month". If you've got a good nature photo (taken in the U.K.) that you'd like to enter, please send it in by e-mail to uksafari @ yahoo.co.uk (remove the spaces).
1. Send only one photo each month to reach us by the 27th of the month
2. Tell us how and where (town/county) you took the photo
3. Tell us the camera/lens you used
4. The shot can be anything related to wildlife/nature in the U.K.
5. Try to make it topical for the time of year
6. Be original. Make sure it's not too similar to a previous winner
7. Don't add borders, or text over the photo, and please don't photoshop it to death