PHOTO COMPETITION

Once again, Shire readers and snappers have impressed us with your enthusiasm for our regular photography competition. Your entries for the ‘Signs of Spring’ topic were truly inspiring and we’ve printed as many as we can on these pages, so thank you for all your e orts. ey make a wonderful and cheering sight at this time of year!

For the next challenge we want you to think a little creatively and have some fun with the title ‘What could it be?’ We want to see pictures that we can’t immediately recognise. Whether it’s a tiny detail you’ve zoomed right in on, or an abstract angle that makes something look like something else – let’s keep our readers guessing. (But please do let us know what the image is really of so we can solve the mysteries!) Send your entries to us at editorial@shiremagazine.co.uk Good luck and happy snapping!

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