This month: Improve composition Compose yourself for photographs that are worth looking at more than once

Paul waits for a hatch: time spent by ...

Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

One of the rich joys of birding is that there are birds everywhere, including gardens and parks. Just get out and walk around, there’s no need to be quiet or furtive. Become familiar with your feather

Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science

Still raining outside? Then it’s time to get creative with overlay shooting modes and Wendy Evans