"Seal Watching , Lincolnshire, December 2006"

Trying to communicate conservation issues with images is a difficult task however one which I am constantly looking to tackle.

I visited Donna Nook for the first time this year - a very popular destination for a large number of wildlife photographers. I took many images but to me it was this one which really told a story.

The big black eyes of the seal pups were perfect mirrors for the conservation issue of the UK. The fence and wildlife observers who had travelled to see these Atlantic grey seals giving birth to their pups can clearly be seen reflected in the seals eyes. For the observant - I am the individual on the right in the image!

EOS 5D 300mm lens + 1.4xTC, ISO 200, 1/160, f/5.6