PREVIEW

Amanda Cook, 50, gets up at the crack of dawn to capture the magical scenes of Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

These images, mostly taken over August and September, show the beautiful sight of deer as the sun rises. Although Amanda says a chance picture of three swans is her current favourite.

She explains: “I live in Teddington, having just moved from Hampton Wick and one of the "musts" for the new house was it had to be within walking distance of Bushy Park. It still seems unreal to live by this amazing place and certainly getting up for the sunrises is hard work but so worth it. As sunrise is getting later, I only had to get up at 5.30 this weekend. During the summer it is 4am, I must be mad! I try to find the spots where the deer are grazing near the trees and where there is the best light, not easy to do and sometimes I walk away with a terrible set of photos but by the next day I'm up again to try and get "that" shot. I think one of my favourite times of the year in Bushy Park is January and February. You can usually get some good frosts and maybe a layer of mist with the sunrise and you can get up later! It turns it into a winter wonderland. The picture of the 3 swans is my favourite, still don't know how I managed to capture it.”