So the time has come to announce the first winner of the St Albans and Harpenden Review’s Photography Competition.

Our photographers Pippa and Holly have been deliberating over all of the entries we received from our talented readers.

And the first winner is....

Lello Ametrano from St Albans.

Lello submitted a close up shot of a peacock in the grounds of Oaklands College.

Our judges were impressed with the sharpness of the shot and the use of colour - Congratulations Lello!

St Albans & Harpenden Review:

To be in with a chance of being named next week’s winner send your picture to claire.lomas@london.newsquest.co.uk, Tweet them to @review_eagle or message us on Facebook by clicking here.

Please include details of where in St Albans you live and where you took the shot.

Like Lello, you could see your photo on our website, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Good luck!