~APRIL 2012 Photo of the Month Contest~ - Page 4 - Wildlife Gardeners

dapjwy · 04-29-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulucanagria

My final, a fiddlehead. Although I don't think I can compete with a skeletonized or a perfecltly balanced raindrop...

That is beautiful, Bulu.

After seeing havalotta posting "I almost forgot", I decided to throw my hat in the ring too...but, I agree there is a lot of stiff competition! Really, I think it is more about sharing what we've captured "on film"--winning is nice, but sharing is nicer.

dapjwy · 04-29-2012, 09:05 AM

After saying above that I'd throw my hat in the ring, I guess I'd better take the time to search for my entries and get them posted...or it'll be May before I remember again.

Since havalotta decided to go sans-critters this time, I decided to go only critters for a change. The last shot of the bird in flight was actually a surprise--instead of being a missed shot, I finally got a decent bird in flight. The bumble bee in flight was planned, and took a lot of tries to get him in some semblence of focus--but at least he was cooperative and kept flying around exploring right near me.

BeeWonderful · 04-29-2012, 09:02 PM

Dapjwy, great photo of the flying bee! I don't think I'd be able to capture that even if I tried!

Rebek56 · 04-30-2012, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Equilibrium

Ohhhh Saaaage.... how's this>>>>? Did I have a horseshoe up my rear or what when I got that photo yesterday!!!

Hummingbird moth already? Lucky you! Great photo, Equil.

Rebek56 · 04-30-2012, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BeeWonderful

Dapjwy, great photo of the flying bee! I don't think I'd be able to capture that even if I tried!

What BW said. I can only photograph things that hold still. Way to go, Dap.

Rebek56 · 04-30-2012, 06:32 AM

I'm not the photographer that some of you are, but I had a very good time wandering around Toledo parks last weekend. Here are some of the results.

jpdenk · 04-30-2012, 08:26 AM

Rebek, all four are beautiful shots, no need to be shy about those!

John

dapjwy · 04-30-2012, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BeeWonderful

Dapjwy, great photo of the flying bee! I don't think I'd be able to capture that even if I tried!

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Originally Posted by Rebek56

What BW said. I can only photograph things that hold still. Way to go, Dap.

Thank you both.

It took quite a few tries, and a lot of blurred photos went into the recycle bin.

Things that hold still...or at least stick around for a while are about all that I can handle too. If I can do it, I'd bet you both could too. Give it a try some day when you have a cooperative subject...and you're feeling patient.

dapjwy · 04-30-2012, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rebek56

I'm not the photographer that some of you are, but I had a very good time wandering around Toledo parks last weekend. Here are some of the results.

They don't look too shabby to me!

Thank you for sharing...I almost feel like I got out in the woods there now too. Great to see the trillium and the mayapple patch...but I especially like the emerging oak leaves.

suunto · 04-30-2012, 10:01 AM

This was a VERY slow month, enlivened only by a brief snowstorm - even had to dredge up one image from last year!
The robin nest is on top of our electric meter - at least she has a clear view...

04-29-2012, 09:05 AM	#32
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	After saying above that I'd throw my hat in the ring, I guess I'd better take the time to search for my entries and get them posted...or it'll be May before I remember again. Since havalotta decided to go sans-critters this time, I decided to go only critters for a change. The last shot of the bird in flight was actually a surprise--instead of being a missed shot, I finally got a decent bird in flight. The bumble bee in flight was planned, and took a lot of tries to get him in some semblence of focus--but at least he was cooperative and kept flying around exploring right near me. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "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 ~

04-30-2012, 06:32 AM	#36
Rebek56 Offical Silphium Abuser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast Ohio	I'm not the photographer that some of you are, but I had a very good time wandering around Toledo parks last weekend. Here are some of the results. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." --Cicero ~http://rebeccas-window.blogspot.com/~

04-30-2012, 08:26 AM	#37
jpdenk Heron Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tinley Park, Illinois, USA	Rebek, all four are beautiful shots, no need to be shy about those! John __________________ Click here for an album of some of my nature photos.

04-30-2012, 10:01 AM	#40
suunto The Bug Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Monroe County, WV, USA	This was a VERY slow month, enlivened only by a brief snowstorm - even had to dredge up one image from last year! The robin nest is on top of our electric meter - at least she has a clear view... Attached Thumbnails __________________ “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.” Henry Ward Beecher

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04-29-2012, 09:02 PM	#33
BeeWonderful Heron Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minnesota	Dapjwy, great photo of the flying bee! I don't think I'd be able to capture that even if I tried!