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08-01-2014, 11:00 AM
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Alternate POM Judge
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Maryland
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July 2014 Photo of the month winner!
Yes this photo that gymell submitted is definitely a winner. Congratulations gymell!!!! What an excellent photo.
Thank you everyone else for all the photos you submitted. They were all very good photos also. Thanks especially to Birding Bunch. I know you are reluctant to participate in contests.
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08-01-2014, 06:26 PM
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Congratulations, gymell!
That sure is a winner--what a beauty, the hummingbird and the Silene (I'm guessing)...and a special moment captured and shared with us. I love the limited depth of field and what looks to be Monarda fistula in the background.
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08-02-2014, 04:48 PM
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Salamander
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Iowa, USA
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Congratulations gymell. That was a beautiful photo. It is hard to get those wings!
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08-03-2014, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Congrats, gym ell. It is well deserved.
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08-03-2014, 04:42 PM
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Grub
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Hi, thanks! Yes that is Silene regia (royal catchfly) and Monarda fistula (wild bergamot) in the background. For this shot I used a 500mm lens with an extension tube which allows for closer focus distance, and also creates the extremely shallow depth of field.
I've observed that the hummingbirds don't seem to care for the wild bergamot, but prefer all the red flowers like royal catchfly, cardinal flower, and Monarda didyma (which is not native here in MN.) But the bees and hummingbirds moths love the Monarda fistula. |
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08-03-2014, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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08-04-2014, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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It sure does! Congratulations!!!
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08-05-2014, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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08-10-2014, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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01-20-2015, 04:56 PM
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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