So, you've been taking a few pics around the garden. Now its time to claim some honour for all that detail macro work you've been doing.

The Garden Photographer of the Year competition is on thanks to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Five categories ranging from Plant Portraits, Life in the Garden, Trees, Garden Views and My Garden should inspire you to get your shutter speed moving faster than a hummingbird's wings.

Plus, there are prizes up to £10,000 on offer. So, if you're an amateur garden photographer you really must enter this awesome competition and be quick about it - you only have until the end of July to register.

UPDATE:

I've been recently informed by Jane Nichols, the Marketing and Sponsorship Director of Garden and Landscape Photographic Arts Ltd. (the company promoting this competition) that the deadline is actually 31st January 2008.

There you go, you have a little more breathing space.

Source: Amateur Photograper