August 2009 Photo of the month thread - post contest images here - Page 3 - Wildlife Gardeners

Green Man · 08-19-2009, 08:59 PM

Coming Storm from the back ridge of the "Tooth of Time" Cimarron Mountains New Mexico.

Hedgerowe · 08-19-2009, 09:03 PM

The colors of the rocks are amazing. Really nice photo. Thank you, Green Man.

havalotta · 08-19-2009, 09:18 PM

That is just gorgeous!

Green Man · 08-21-2009, 02:49 PM

That location is around 10,000 feet above sea level, we were there and becoming somewhat concerned about the approaching storm as we were moving along a ridge and close to the highest point for a couple miles. We didnt want to get fried by lightning.

havalotta · 08-25-2009, 08:34 PM

Scary!
Hit the ditch if your hair stands on end. I've had that happen to myself twice already.
A WEIRD feeling.

NEWisc · 08-25-2009, 10:53 PM

A pair of Whitetail deer fawns enjoying some roadside grass.

NEWisc · 08-25-2009, 11:03 PM

Monarch on Liatris.
Leonard's Skipper on Liatris.

jpdenk · 08-31-2009, 10:46 AM

OK, guess I'll throw some in. Here are some of my favorites that I've taken in the last month. One, the beetle, was cropped slightly, all have been sharpened after resizing down. I used Pixmantec RawShooter Premium 2006 to convert the NEF files to JPG, then all were optimized in Photoshop CS2.

The Honey mushrooms were shot using the camera's built-in flash softened with a Gary Fong Puffer, the others are natural light. I used a tripod for the 2 mushroom shots and my monopod was used on the beetle and flowers shots.

Ringless Honey Mushrooms (Armillaria tabescens), a Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus), Sulfur Shelf Mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus), and Wild Bergamot flowers (Monarda fistulosa).

John

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jpdenk · 08-31-2009, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Man

Coming Storm from the back ridge of the "Tooth of Time" Cimarron Mountains New Mexico.

Green man, that is a really fine shot, what a magnificent image!

John

jpdenk · 08-31-2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEWisc

Monarch on Liatris.
Leonard's Skipper on Liatris.

Both shots are beauties, but I really like the Skipper on the Liatris, really nice shot.

John

08-19-2009, 08:59 PM	#21
Green Man WG Ways and Means Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South of the Cheddar Curtain	Coming Storm from the back ridge of the "Tooth of Time" Cimarron Mountains New Mexico. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

08-19-2009, 09:18 PM	#23
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	That is just gorgeous! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

08-21-2009, 02:49 PM	#24
Green Man WG Ways and Means Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South of the Cheddar Curtain	That location is around 10,000 feet above sea level, we were there and becoming somewhat concerned about the approaching storm as we were moving along a ridge and close to the highest point for a couple miles. We didnt want to get fried by lightning. __________________ Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

08-25-2009, 08:34 PM	#25
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Scary! Hit the ditch if your hair stands on end. I've had that happen to myself twice already. A WEIRD feeling. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

08-25-2009, 10:53 PM	#26
NEWisc Fox Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin	Whitetail Deer Fawns A pair of Whitetail deer fawns enjoying some roadside grass. Attached Thumbnails __________________ . Age is a biological fact. Old is a state of mind. I will age, but I refuse to get old.

08-19-2009, 09:03 PM	#22
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	The colors of the rocks are amazing. Really nice photo. Thank you, Green Man.

08-25-2009, 11:03 PM	#27
NEWisc Fox Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin	A couple of August Butterflies Monarch on Liatris. Leonard's Skipper on Liatris. Attached Thumbnails __________________ . Age is a biological fact. Old is a state of mind. I will age, but I refuse to get old.

08-31-2009, 10:46 AM	#28
jpdenk Heron Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tinley Park, Illinois, USA	Mushrooms, flowers and a beetle OK, guess I'll throw some in. Here are some of my favorites that I've taken in the last month. One, the beetle, was cropped slightly, all have been sharpened after resizing down. I used Pixmantec RawShooter Premium 2006 to convert the NEF files to JPG, then all were optimized in Photoshop CS2. The Honey mushrooms were shot using the camera's built-in flash softened with a Gary Fong Puffer, the others are natural light. I used a tripod for the 2 mushroom shots and my monopod was used on the beetle and flowers shots. Ringless Honey Mushrooms (Armillaria tabescens), a Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus), Sulfur Shelf Mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus), and Wild Bergamot flowers (Monarda fistulosa). John __________________ Click here for an album of some of my nature photos.

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