January 2011 Photo of the Month Contest - post entries here - Page 3 - Wildlife Gardeners

amelanchier · 01-12-2011, 04:17 PM

Is that a palm tree overhead?

havalotta · 01-12-2011, 04:51 PM

Yes it is.... I took it while in the out back of Florida just last week.
I didn't walk about the brush-lands very long. I'm not familiar with the kinds of poisonous snakes and critters that frequent the area..
nor where their hospitals would be. In Michigan.....There's NOTHING poisonous to worry about.

dapjwy · 01-12-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

I am Soooo excited

When I viewed the photo for the very first time on screen I thought to my self.... This one, really stands out!
I began to wonder why.... Then it hit me. It is the one and only shot I have ever taken that made me FEEL something.
It was like I was a part of it. It was the best feeling in the world. It opens up to a whole new way of looking at things through the art of photography.

~smile~ Good for you...pleasing yourself is the best!

...and it sounds like you view it as a breakthrough.

MaggyNoLia · 01-12-2011, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage

I just lost my taste for seafood after we walked out on the dock after dinner and saw a fisherman keep conking a fish on the head because it was still moving around, and he then sliced the sides off. Roger asked one of the girls from the boat what it was and she she said "what you just ate."

Ewww. Maybe that's why I don't like fish much. SF does, which is why I noticed the festival.

MaggyNoLia · 01-12-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

Ti's a rare shot that places the viewer into a setting.
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Giving one the feeling of being there..... looking out.

Nice shot Hava! I love finding just that spot to frame a marsh view, peeking through the trees. As you say it can suck you right in when done well.

amelanchier · 01-12-2011, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

Yes it is.... I took it while in the out back of Florida just last week.
I didn't walk about the brush-lands very long. I'm not familiar with the kinds of poisonous snakes and critters that frequent the area..
nor where their hospitals would be. In Michigan.....There's NOTHING poisonous to worry about.

It's a very pretty scene, and I agree that the way the dry palm fronds frame it is quite nice.

Bulucanagria · 01-12-2011, 08:55 PM

Hi all,
Here are a few from a walk near my house on the 3rd. The first is a little nest that I noticed about ten feet off the path. I took several pictures of it and for some reason I really like this one. Of course, as low to the ground as it is, it's probably under the snow now.
The second is a fungus I found. I was surprised to see one this late that wasn't a shelf fungus. Of course, my knowledge of fungi is quite limited even though I've taken many, many pictures of them over the years. Though I don't know the name of this one, I do know that I like how the composition turned out so I thought I'd share it with y'all.

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Sage · 01-12-2011, 09:14 PM

Nice shroom, Bulu!

Well framed, hava!

bridget, where we are, the Osprey are just entering nesting season, and I think they are so focused they don't get distracted easily~

dapjwy · 01-12-2011, 09:58 PM

Two fine additions, Bulu.

I especially like the nest...there is always something mildly thrilling about finding one.

havalotta · 01-12-2011, 10:55 PM

I like the mushroom Buluc. It has motion.
The lay of the snow, the curl of the leaf and tree itself draws you into various areas of the photo.

01-12-2011, 04:17 PM	#21
amelanchier WG Facebook Administrator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lyme, NH	Is that a palm tree overhead? __________________ "I take the part of the trees as against all their enemies." -J.R.R. Tolkien

01-12-2011, 04:51 PM	#22
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Yes it is.... I took it while in the out back of Florida just last week. I didn't walk about the brush-lands very long. I'm not familiar with the kinds of poisonous snakes and critters that frequent the area.. nor where their hospitals would be. In Michigan.....There's NOTHING poisonous to worry about. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

01-12-2011, 08:55 PM	#27
Bulucanagria Fox Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: S. Grafton, Massachusetts	Hi all, Here are a few from a walk near my house on the 3rd. The first is a little nest that I noticed about ten feet off the path. I took several pictures of it and for some reason I really like this one. Of course, as low to the ground as it is, it's probably under the snow now. The second is a fungus I found. I was surprised to see one this late that wasn't a shelf fungus. Of course, my knowledge of fungi is quite limited even though I've taken many, many pictures of them over the years. Though I don't know the name of this one, I do know that I like how the composition turned out so I thought I'd share it with y'all. __________________ BULUCANAGRIA'S FLICKR Last edited by Bulucanagria; 01-12-2011 at 10:12 PM. Reason: clarity

01-12-2011, 09:14 PM	#28
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	Nice shroom, Bulu! Well framed, hava! bridget, where we are, the Osprey are just entering nesting season, and I think they are so focused they don't get distracted easily~ __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

01-12-2011, 09:58 PM	#29
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Two fine additions, Bulu. I especially like the nest...there is always something mildly thrilling about finding one. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

01-12-2011, 10:55 PM	#30
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	I like the mushroom Buluc. It has motion. The lay of the snow, the curl of the leaf and tree itself draws you into various areas of the photo. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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