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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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This should be fun...!

Thank you Carin.

Time to be on the lookout for animals for this challenge.

God Bless.

Oh, this is FUN!

Thank you dear Carin.

Thanks all! It is a fun subject! Can't wait to see the first images!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Oh well - Let me open with an image of my Spaniel, JD, which I actually shot this weekend! Here he is doing what he does best - running and playing! Love him to bits!

 

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Brilliant start, Carin, you have my tail wagging!!  

Wonderful capture Carin.

God Bless.

Hi Carin.

Great start with that cute dog - looks like he comes out of the monitor and jump on me.

A great idea - a challenge where I get some images to fit in :)

The first image I like to post shows an Elephant Hawk Moth sitting on my finger.

Thanks for the great work of the staff-crew here.

Such a lovely dog and photo, Carin. His hair is swinging all around his body, such funny and happy, my friend.

Praeb this is an amazing 'frontshot', the attitude is great; I love to know it's balacing on your finger (great POV too).

Have a lovely day, all.

Praep - what a killer image of the moth. A real beauty and the detail is just marvelous! More please!!!! :)

Thanks Clive, Praep, Christo & Jacomina... JD is a joy!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Taken two hours ago on the way to Malmesbury in the Western Cape, South Africa.

This is a Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii).  He and about 5 friends also wearing striped pajamas live on a chicken farm, no doubt kept as lawn-mowers to manage the vegitation!

Clive

 

In the background of the zebra above you can see some Springbok (Afrikaans and Dutch: spring = jump; bok = antelope or goat) (Antidorcas marsupialis).  The herd is about 20 strong and the also help the zebras with the gardening.

They were all quite skittish, not minding the traffic of the N7 National Route, but very weary when I stopped the car and walked closer to the fence.

Clive

 

Oh wow - well spotted Clive and well done for taking the images for the challenge!

Zebras are such amazing subjects to photograph... They make wonderful portraits... and apparently lawnmovers... Tee hee....

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Preap amazing capture.

God Bless.

Superb captures Clive.

God Bless.

AH! Animals What a fine idea, Carin :)  and your little JD is WAY too cute :)))

Praep, what a wonderful portrait of a moth. The best I have seen.  :)

Clive your Zebra and the antilope are both absolutely wonderful to see. Love them both. :)

Wonderful captures Clive, I love the pajamas. Great results you have with this shots!

Hi, Animal-lovers,

My first is quintessentially Dutch, 4 times 2 cows buttocks of 4 cows, BOE!

He he Jacomina.

wonderful capture.

God Bless.

Moo-tiful!!

LOL ! AWESOME Jacomina :-D

Thank you guys for your 'visit' :D

And again a rear side, now a turkey in full regalia.

These two geese were captured Yesterday In Tivoli, They were quite dirty, as they were wandering around in the flowerbeds. They had a wonderful lake near by. Hope they will be able to jump over the low fence if they want to.

Well, Jacomina, he is also beautiful from behind LOLOLOL!

Jacomina - I LOVE the cows and turkey backsides... LOL... Really so cute!

Helle - your ducks are superb!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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HAAHHA! You are right, they are not geese, but ducks :))) OOPS ! LOL ! I even know it, because I have a friend in Portland Oregon, who has these as pets :)=

More amazing uploads by Jacomina and Helle.

Another challenge that rocks.

God Bless.

Such beautiful eyes your geese-ducks have, dear Helle.
A really lovely couple, en profile :)

Here I'm waiting till the next week begins.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,
Mies/Jacomina.

Jacomina a wonderful weekend for you as well and a wonderfull weekend for everyone.

God Bless.

Isaw this little wagtail on our lawn the other day. Sorry the quality of the shot isnt so clear, but I took it in a distance and through the window, so I wouldnt scare it away.

Wish you all a great weekend :)

This little wagtails is so very beautiful, dear Helle.

I love how the light is coming through the feathers, which are gray on the right side.

I've never seen such a young kind of bird. Wonderful, and very brave it steps here ! :)

Helle,

It is so beautiful.

Superb capture and upload.

God Bless.

Thanks alot friends :-)

Oh, we are in wildlife heaven out here on the Olympic Peninsula!  I saw a bald eagle today, and we have seen two herds of Roosevelt Elk.  There are several nearby farms that have cows in the pastures.  A bird tried to steal my sandwich yesterday.  Cheeky little feathered thief!  A sandpiper entertained us this morning on the beach, there is a crow perched in the tree next to our campsite, and earlier today I saw a man with a camera taking a picture of a gull on a piling.  (The man was not Bill ... just some stranger with a camera.)  Did I take any pictures of ANY of these creatures?  I did not.  I enjoyed every minute of all those sightings, but never once did I raise my camera. 

Well, now that I've come to the Forum and found out what the monthly challenge is, hopefully I'll be able to get a picture of an animal!  I warn you ... I'm not very good at this ... but I'll try!  That's why it's a challenge!  :)

I suppose I can always share a picture of Mandy turning her back to the camera ... it's what she does best!  LOL! 

 

Wonderful images, everybody!  I'm totally impressed!  :) 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Tara enjoy a safe trip and capture heaps of pictures.

God Bless.

Tara,  good luck with your camera :-)

Hmmm... maybe i should take som pics of my grandsons HAMSTERS.. lol.. We will go to Copenhagen today and meet the family :)

Hi Tara, I'm looking forward (not 'on the back'), hoping you will share your wildlife heaven with us.
In the mean time, just enjoy your camping, it sounds wonderful!

So today you have 'hamsters' on your menu list, Helle?
(eeeh, photo-menu, I mean !)
I can see it for my eyes:
you running behind the hamsters with your camera, trying to catch one.
Good luck, my friend :D

Have a wonderful Sunday, all,
sending love, Mies/Jacomina ;-)

Hi there.

Great captures here. I like the Zebra the most I think.

Here are two shots I managed in the local zoo in Leipzig.

Have fun, I will wait for more shots to come.

Those guys are some kind of lizards or agamids. The shot was taken through a window in the Reptilia-house.

Praep, these lizards are so gorgeous. Never seen such lizards before. Lovely shot :-)

Yes, Jacomina and here is a tiny hamster only a few weeks old. Unfortunately I had troubles getting good shots of it Because i was too greedy. Wanted to have a really close portrait and forgot my camera takes BIG pictures, so I didnt need to go close..., but this is one of the few decent shots i have left. The rest are deleted. These little creatures are fast. GEES!

Amazing uploads evry one.

God Bless.

Thank you Christo. I jusr learned you have birthday today. Happy Birthday :D

I will have to see what I can rake up for this, thanks for using my giraffe on the banner :}

Hi there.

Really great fun to look at the cute hamster.

Here is one more from the zoo - a little Squirrel monkey is looking right to me.

They ran free in the zoo and the staff said "Don't reach over the ropes and don't eat when they are near you! They can bite!!!" - I tried to take some shots and they like it and don't try to bite me. Happy photographer I was :)

Preap wonderful upload.

God Bless.

I just snapped this shot of my boy Jazz, he's ten years old now, but still as energetic as the day he was born, he is a cross bred cairn terrier.  I cropped in here because I liked the details in the fur.

There are some great snaps in here, I fancy there will be a whole lot more, great challenge.

Praep, it is such a lovely little fellow and a really fine shot. :-)

Ronoir, what a cute little snout your Jazz has. Lovely shot too :)

Oh my - I stopped getting ebots for this thread again and missed so many cool uploads! Helle, Praep, Jacomina and Ronnie - awesome images. Thank you for sharing!

Tara - we are waiting in anticipation for Mandy's backside! LOL....

Hopefully I will get ebots again now!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Amazing detailed capture and upload Ronnie.

God Bless.

adventure dog!

line of sight

alhak i love both your captures.

I got of my but yesterday and while waiting for my youngest to finish her ballet class as we moved her to anew Ballet school in Wonderboom as she will be attending Wonderboom High scool which is very close where she will attend her ballet classes. She is doing ballet called RAD as she did BBO before. It seems that RAD is more accaptable then BBO Internationally. Any way these 2 captures comes at a cost. A security guard stoopd next to me while i walked around in Lombard str in Wonderboom telling me that the people is complaining of a persin walking with a camera taking pictures which i did of a beautiful post box and several dogs and rays and clouds. I told the fellow that i will bewalking to my vehicle and that i would not walk around again in that area. So my friends 2 uploads of animals. all of them dogs guarding thier houses and owners.

Blessed day and week to all my friends and fellow Renderosity members.

God Bless.

Well - nice shots but a strange story. You will be arrested because of taking photos - what a weird world. You must do some really nasty things to not be punished :)

Quote - Well - nice shots but a strange story. You will be arrested because of taking photos - what a weird world. You must do some really nasty things to not be punished :)

Preap it is the second incident I have expertienced. Before i was accused of spying when i stopped nect to a aloe tree which was in flower taking pictures of birds enjoyinmg the juices of the aloe flower. An estate agent even stopped in front of me talleng me that they have my number plate and that the people are feeling uncomfortable with me taking pictures in the area that they reside. Anyway that wont stop me enjoying my hobbhy and talent i am using to take pictures. God Bless.

Praeb, I love your lizard and the monkye, sure you had a great time at the zoo.

Oh, how cute is your 'one and only' hamster-shot, Helle. Really cool and pinsharp :D
I was so curious what they will look like.

Ronoir, Jazz is GREAT! :D. I love the POV, it's so funny too.

Alhak, this is a lot of fun, you together with your big boss on adventure, and the macro-shot also looks great.

Hi Christo, not yet been arrested?
Such a clever dog-shots you've posted here.

I've made a lot of animals-captures, didn't know which one to choose.  
 But here a bunch of chickens taking a trip together.

 

 

The turkey was too late, and could not participate. :)

Alhak - what awesome images! I love the dog on the kayak!!!!

 

Christo - lovely images!

Your story is so typical of this sick country of ours. You almost get arrested for taking photos, but rapest, who gang-raped a mentally handicapped minor, is out on R500 ($67) bail... Makes we want to leave....

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Jacomina - I LOVE your feathered friends! Lovely images!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Jacomina Two more outstanding captures.

Jacomani just staying out of jail. Feels like i am playing monopoly and just passing jail every time. Lol the Police even drove in once at our lapa gate as i was lying on my stomach taking pictures of Dragon Flies. At leat those police officers apologized when thye saw that i had a camera with me and even asked what i was photographing. Meisiekind a very state that our people are living at the moment. I believe it is because of crime that every one has such a feel of panic. I can say that the people patrolling that area is on the ball as they responded so quickly noticing me walking around with my camera, but then again they making me feel like a criminal.I do ask myself then am i free to walk in the streets with such things happening when i have my camera with me. Lol at least I got some descent shots for this challenge and it is forwards march searching for more without losing an arm or a leg. Seems that the e-bots also dissapeared for this challenge. Blessed day and week for each and every one. God Bless.

I must apaologize went through my mails in Gmail and did receive an e-bot of this challenge ending up on Jacomina's(Mies) chicken upload.Blessed day and week. God Bless.

Alhak I simply love that shot of you and your dog in the tiny boat :) Such fun. Good shot of his eye too :)

Christo! your captures of dogs behind bars are excellent, but I hope the police wont capture you :D

Jacomina, because I LOVE chickens, I also Love this shot of the four wonderful chickens. Not to mention the gorgeous turkey. WOW WHat a beautiful shot :-)

 

Great job, everybody!  I can't be here every day, but I'm enjoying your images very much.

Even though my participation here is sporadic due to travel, I've been thinking about you all and about the challenge!  We're at a nice campground right now that has an excellent internet connection, as well as ANIMALS!   So when I saw critters here, I remembered to take pictures.  :P  They're wild ... this isn't a farm or anything ... but there's a beautiful, big field right across from our campsite, and it attracts all manner of wild creatures.

 

 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Doves

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Deer

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Two nadorable captures Tara.

Enjoy the trip and return safely home.

God Bless.

Here comes my first contribution! A lovely little green guy!

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

This is my 2nd contribution: Dragonflies!

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Tara! Your beautifulo doves are in danish "Tyrkerdue" but the translater made that in english to be a JERK That cant be right can it?  However they are so nice. Expecially that sort. SO is your cute deer.  :-)  Our deers ate all our hosta :-/  So no hosta anymore. Now I let them eat what they want and see whats left and what is left I will try to grow.

 

Bernie, that toad shot is screeming for being painted. Cant you see that?  Wonderful!

Will you allow me to paint it?  I would love atleast to try?

THe Damselflies are just beautifully captured too.

Awesome images Tara and Bernie!!!

Love the deer and the froggie!

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Elliott Erwitt

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Two wonderful captures Bernie. God Bless.

Great pics, Bernie!  I especially like the froggie.  :)  Great light on both, which makes them extra special!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

I have been missing out on all the fun!

Meet PlayDoe.  He was running to catch up with his best friend Dashie, who was digging into a mole hill.

Clive

Meet Dashie.  He was actually being crafty and hid away from PlayDoe!

Clive

Beautiful dogs, Clive!  Excellent images.  Love the action/adventure!  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Dear Helle,

Please always feel free to paint everything you want. I am honored!

Best regards, Bernie

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Awesome doggies Clive and wonderful images. Looks like late afternoon or early morning light! Beautiful!!!

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Elliott Erwitt

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Both beuatiful dogs and captures Clive. A new week and we must be on the lookout for more animals to capture on camera.

I think Bernies frog picture will make a beautiful painting.

God Bless.

CLive,  SO beautiful doggies and so happy they look :D

Bernie, Thank you so much for letting me try to paint the froggie :) 

Hi. I,m here for first time, and I must say that all posts are superb.

I captured this female squirrel last week. She was eating brazilians grapes and she wasn't scared  of me, so I could get close enough. Unfortunately I had to use ISO 1600, because the light was very low under the tree. Hope you like it.

Welcome to the challenge Netrot.

Adorable little creature Netrot.

I do not mind the ISO being so high. It is a wonderful capture and upload for this challenge.

God Bless.

 

Hi there.

What great shot's - I like to share some more too.

This are two Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) - also a resident of the local zoo in Leipzig. They look very lazy here because their brother is on the watchtower - you will see this in the second shot.

Have all a great week.

Wonderful! I love Meerkats!

In German they are called "Erdmännchen" = lit. transl. "little earth men"!

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Netot,  welcome :)  That is a cute little squirrel and well captured too.

 

praep, these little creatures are quite fun to look at and very cute too. Lovely shot. :)

Welcome Netot! And what a cutie pie you brought with you! She is so adorable and you did a great job with the low light!

praep - Like Helle - I adore meerkats! They are so inteligent... Wonderful image of the pair!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Such wonderful shots, everybody!  :)  It's a pleasure to come see what you've all been up to.  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Preap great captures for this challenge.

God Bless.

Two more, for the second (or third?) week ...

 

There was a guy at the dock in Tokeland the other day who was dumping the bait from his crab pots at the end of the day.  The gulls were hovering, waiting for him to throw the dead fish into the water.  It was a perfect opportunity to try some "bird on the wing" shots!

 

 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

This one is in my gallery.  I liked it because it shows the surrounding environment.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Both outstanding captures Tara.

Congratulations with your birthday. May you be Blessed with good health.

God Bless.

WOW! Very beautifully done on both, Tara :-) I cant do birds in the air >:I

Awesome bird action images Tara! The 2nd one is also my fav!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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A bit of head scratching!!!

Great shot, Jeff!  Glad to see this!  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

C U T E Jeff!!! Love it!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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Great find and capture Jeff.

God Bless.

A really lovely shot og the little pony, Jeff :)

Jophoto welcome to the challenge.

I do not see your picture that you have uploaded for the challenge.

Make sure it is the right size otherwise it will refuse to upload.

Must be 800X600 and 200kb.

Mother and one day old filly.

Both Mother and Filly are adorable.

So stunning for this challenge Jo.

God Bless.

Wow! i thought I'd pop in and see what's up in the challenge forum, what a lot of great shots, that Horse and foal is superb!!

Quote - Wow! i thought I'd pop in and see what's up in the challenge forum, what a lot of great shots, that Horse and foal is superb!!

Just amazing to see so much diffirent uploads Ronnie.

I am enjoying it viewing the animal forum challenge.

God Bless.

Jophoto, That is indeed a lovely horse shot and the light is very beautiful.

He was looking for a free meal and went after a piece of cantulope. I think he took it from a friend.

EJD64 great find and capture.

God Bless.

What a pretty little reptile, EJD64 :)  Very nice shot.

Like announced - the second shot of the meerkats. Have fun.

The birds and the horses are great. And the reptile is not really "cute" and "little" I think :) -> well done shot too.

Meerkats: Oh I love them! They are so funny and sweet!

The donkey is also lovely! Superb capture!

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

HA I agree with Bernie, these little creatures are simply so cute.

Your horses are beautiful, Joanna.  Such a sight! 

Love the lizard, Ed!  Greedy little poot.  LOL!

Such cute meerkats!  I love the way they are SO relaxed, knowing someone is keeping watch.  What amazing creatures they are!

 

After I got those shots of the gulls, I thought, "well, I won't see any more interesting animals for a while."  Yesterday I took pictures of two ... CAMELS!!!!!    Yes, camels in Washington State.  LOL!  Even if the shots came out blurry and terrible, I will still share them.  But not until next week! 

 

 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

LOL! I am looking forward to see the camels :)

Preap wonderful captures of the Meerkats.

God Bless.

Hi Neto, it's so nice to see you here, and I hope to see you often, of course :)

Fantastic and surprising images in the mean while are showed here, I love it, that they look so lively, that's typical I guess for animal(-shots). Except maybe a picture of a lazy pig, or a sloth. LOL

Wishing you all a lovely weekend, and now I'll post my two shots for this animal-week.

A salamander, which I saw in a small pond. Someone had put him in a glass container, made of an action for education for children and nature.

These are just horses which I met on a walk.

Two superb captures Jacomina.

Here is my 2 uploads for the week.

First a Dove visiting our Complex Grounds.

My second a Butterfly i found in the gardens at the offices where my wife is working.

Blessed day and weekend. God Bless.

WOW a beautiful shot of this salamander, Jacomina :) And I love the horse shot too :)

So lovely shots, both the dove and the butterfly, Christo.

Thank you, Christo and Helle :)

Two fantastic uploads, Christo, they have such a tender colors and look!

Jacomina, you find animals in the most interesting poses!  A dancing salamander, and all the horses lined up nicely for your camera.  :) 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

A Boogie Woogie Salamander,  Tara :D

Thank you! And you've posted fantastic flying ones.

LOL, I missed a whole page here, now I see that nice picture of Jeff too ;-)

I missed some, too!  I didn't see your shots at the top of page 5, Christo.  Nicely done!  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Captured her today: Bee on Clematis.

I hope you will like her.

;-) Bernie

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

@ the 2nd: Same bloom and same bee!

;-) Bernie

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

So very lovely both of them, Bernie. :)

Both stunniong captures Bernie.

God Bless.

Amazing colors, sharpnes and shot, Bernie

Well a new week and here is 2 captures i captured while the last natural light was quickly disappearing as the sun disappeared behind the horizon. For both this capture i opened the window in the control room and aimed at one of our Pylons inside the station grounds and aiming onto the water of our dam getting these results. On the Pylon a flock of Sacred Ibis was getting ready to sleep for the night and on the water i beleive a Egyptian Goose is enjoying the water.

Both these captures captured an hour ago.Used The Fujifilm superzoom getting both these captures.Did some noise reduction using neat image  and resized to be able to upload both pictures here. Enjoy them my friends and fellow Renderosity members. Blessed day and week. God Bless.

What special photo's, Christo! They do look a bit mysterious in this color.

Also for you a blessed day and week, my friend.

Jacomina.

Thank you .

I felt that every one would enjoy these 2 captures that i took just a few hours ago from where i am stationed for a ful 8 hours,but it will be 16 hours as I asked one of my co workers to change shift.

God Bless.

Oh!  A new week!  :)  Thanks for the reminder, Christo.  You have such wonderful birds there!

 

Your bees and clematis are gorgeous, Bernie! 

 

I'm off to tell the camels it's their turn ... :P

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

I assure you that camels are NOT native to this area!  These lovely creatures live in Manchester, Washington.  (You can Google Map that to find out how far away from their natural habitat these camels are.) 

Here's the one-hump camel ...

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

... and the other camel had two humps!  :)

 

 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Superb capture Tara.

He looks so comfortable and relaxed where he lives.

God Bless.

My favorite of the 2 is the second upload.

A lovely detailed capture Tara.

God Bless.

Hi there.

Great shots the last days. Animals are really a great idea for a challenge.

My today upload shows our new residents - a pair of Dwarf rabbits. The bicoloured is the male named Ernie and his sister got the name Elsa. The next shot shows a portrait of the boy.

Good day and happy new week to all ! Congratulations for many beautiful images !!!

 

Guardandosi negli occhi

Please find here a sweet little big!

Isn't he lovely!

I've captured this picture already April 2011 at Heidelberg Zoo that is also within my neighbourhood.

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

An orange is an orange! LOL! ... or a ... ?

Also already captured  April 2011 at Heidelberg Zoo.

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Wow!  Great stuff, everybody!  :)  I'm really enjoying this month's challenge! 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Hi Everyone,

Because of a hand injury, I can't write much. But I've followed the thread and greatly appreciate everything you've all posted. An amazing array of creatures, beautiful hues and settings.

Here are a couple of shots from me. Have a fine week! Mark

 

 

gull on Lake Michigan

 

 

 gulls on the Atlantic

 

 

I like them both, but the gulls on the Atlantic is so ... present!  I feel like I'm standing right there, and honestly, I'm a little concerned about gull poo.  :)  Excellent shots, and perfect contributions for this month's challenge!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Well, I love your humps-photo's Tara, what cuties! I'm sure they are not homesick at all.

Praeb, what a lovely rabbits, I first thought it where angora-cats.

Hi Mario, great to see you're posting here too. And what anadorable pictures, so very charming.

That Heidelberg-zoo must be 'grosse Klasse', Bernie, as your pictures are amazing ones.

Hi Mark, what beautiful colors and reflections you've captured. Also the POV is very beautiful, wishing you a speed recovery with your hand.

Wishing you all a very fine week, Mies-Jacomina.

OH WOW! I cannot turn my back to this forum a few days, before everything beautiful pops in.

Cristo´s Ibis´ in bed time and so the duck in sunset.

Tara´s lovely camels. YAY!   I saw the camels :)))

Praep´s.... Too cute Dwarf rabbits :)

Mario´s lovely ducks kissing in the pond

Bernie´s adorable elephant baby,  not to mention the gorgeous flamingos :)

Marks beautiful resting gull in Lake Mitchigan. And the  flying gulls in the Atlantic.

All amazingly captured.

Havent been close to any animals lately, so I havent got anything to share, but I hope to be able to post something before the month is over.  Have a great week, Friends.

Thanks 1000 to Mies and Helle ! A big hug !!!

 

Cannot keep up myself.

Outstanding work everyone.

God Bless.

Really great work here - all so beautiful and really special shots.

Again our Dwarf Rabbits, now a portrait of the boy.

Very nice , praep ! Have a good day !

He, the rabit, is so sweet! ;-)

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Such a cute little creature, with its rabbit face and kitty-cat ears.  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

OH it looks so lovely fluffy and so soft, praep :)

Ok I have two creatures for this week. This slow one is the first :b

And this very fast one :-)

Another 2 beauties Helle.

Outstandding work Helle.

This challenge is on fire.

God Bless.

Thanks alot, Christo and Bless you too.

Wow! Helle, these pictures are so fantastic!

The fly is so outstanding and the snail is lovely!

I don't know why but I alkways loved snail since I was a young boy! ;-)

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Great macros Helle. Flies are always great models and snails are perfect because of their slow "steps". Well done.

Thanks alot Bernie. I kind of like snails too. they are so odd with the eyes on a stick LOL!  I cannot say i like flies, but they are fun to capture with my little Canon. :)

 

Thank you so much Praep. You are right, snails are easy to capture. Maybe that is why I like them LOL!

Attached Link: The Matrix Fly

I captured a fly in the past with a flash that was to strong for the white table - the result was "The Matrix Fly"

Not a challenge-contribution - just for fun...

Fantastic photos , Helle !

 

 

Iam impressed by your fabulous photos, praep. They are really awesome macros.:)

 

Mario, thank you very much. :)

That rabbit is SO cute! a real model, praep.

Your snail is stunning here, Helle. I am sure it is the hardest racing snail I've ever seen, pass by his house.

The fly has great details, my friend, for sure the splendid macro-fly "Hairy" :)

See you soon, friends :)

Here is another Butterfly.  I can't find a description of this one. I did find a picture of one and it is called "Black Butterfly".

Here is another Butterfly.  I can't find a description of this one. I did find a picture of one and it is called "Black Butterfly".

Nicely done on both images, Helle!  Snails are much more my speed, as far as moving targets go.  LOL!

That's a gorgeous butterfly, Ed.  Wow.  I love those silky black wings! 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

WOW! What a beautiful Butterfly, EJD64. Superb shot.

This butterfly is really stunning and somehow mysterious!

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

EJ the butterfly capture is a beauty.

God Bless.

Very beautiful butterfly, EJD64 ! Wonderful capture !

WOW, really a very special butterfly you've captured, Ed (EJD64). I very much like the softness of it, I've never see this kind before.

Hi friends,

For this week, here's something from me.
We saw this deer in the afternoon, not far from our house.
It is rare that you meet here a deer. There are probably ( I guess) 5 copies around here.
But it's not often that they show themselves, so we where very exciting by seeing it.

 

Another shot from it.

OH, How cute they are. We dont have these around here. Must be a fallow deer,  yes? They are bigger than the little roe deer,  we have so many of here.

Love its spotted fur :D  Beautifully captured, Jacomina :)  Have you thought about, it might be THEM who are messing up your garden? You need to set up a WEBcam in your garden.. :)

Very adorable Deer Jacomina.

Blessed day and week.

God Bless.

Well, not so cute as a deer...this watersnake was sunning beside a pond and seen this weekend.  The boldy is perhaps 1.5 inches thick in the middle section. These are not venemous but if unable to slip away will bite and may leave a mark on the skin.The law makes it illegal to harm or keep alive or any part of wild animals which are not legally hunted, including this snake. Kill it and face $1000 fine where we saw this one.

That is indeed a beauty.  Excellent shot, Tom.

We have a grass snake hiding on the stone fence :-) Have seen it severel times, but unfortunately never when I have a camera in my hands :-(  I will try to spot it. :)

What a fantastic animal you've captured here, Tom.
I love this shot, as the two textures are such great together.
BTW, thank you for the interesting info, Tom.

Thank you, dear Helle.
And indeed, that is something to think about, it could indeed be deer, which made that mess in our garden! You know all about this, huh ;-)

You bet I do...lol... and I just planted two geraniums today and I am almost certain they are eaten tomorrow. Once last year I came out a morning and ALL of my 8 geraniums were without flowers. Eaten ! That was the thanks for all the winter having feeding them...lol! Ungrateful little robbers. :)

Deer... we live just inside a wood line wth a small woods behind the house. Deer will eat our yard plants and love the fresh shoots.  My mother-in-law lives in a small city with houses all around and deer still find her flower garden and vegetables.

I was told of many ways to keep the deer away from plants and one which was effective is this: String a "fence" of old video tape around the garden, tape about 1/2m to 1m above the ground.  The tape shimmers in the air and may make a sound the deer hear.  This is not attractive but is not ugly.  Last year the tape stopped the eating of hostas at the wood edge.  This year, I will use if needed until the plants are fully grown.  Thus far, the plants have not been nibbled.   Squirrels will sometimes dig up the bulbs of tulips and other bulb plants.

Jacomina, the deer may believe you planted the garden for them!  Yummmmm!

WOW! I must try that trick out here. THank you,  I soon cannot have any flowers unless they are in a hight that they cannot reach, so we have a balustrade on the front of the house, where we place our pots, but the pot I planted two geraniums in, is down    I take the chance .... maybe they dont like them this year... they change alot.

Amazing find and capture Tom.

God Bless.

I have been away from this forum... my computer is a little run down and I'm waiting for the technician that should put more RAM! I hope to be more present in the future! I have seen amazing photos here, dear friends! Congratulations to all! :)

This is Leo, the little dog of my friend! It 'is really very cute! :-)

 

 

Such a cute face emmecielle.

A very detailed capture as well.

God Bless.

Thank you, Christo!  :-)

 

After the dog, the cat could not miss! ;-)

This is Tito, the cat of another my friend...  the photo has been processed with a Photoshop painterly effect! :-)  

 

 

 

Emmecielle,

outstanding capture and post work.

God Bless.

Thank you so much for your "fence"-idea, Tom! Indeed the squirrels here can make a mess too in our garden ;-)

Good luck, Helle.....you are very brave putting Geraniums for the deer, LOL

Leo and Tito are really friends to be very proud of, Maria. I love your photo-shots of them. It's so adorable how they look.
BTW: Success with your computer!

What a gorgeous face this Leo has, Maria. He looks very friendly :-)  So does the lovely cat. It looks quite big :-) Both shots are really well done. Hope your computer soon will be with full speed  :-D

Very beautiful images  , MIes , Tom and Maria C. !!!

I haven't been to the challenge board in a while but I took this picture of my cat, Yeesha, and it makes me smile, so I thought I'd share. She sneezed as I took the picture.

 

 

The deer looks realy nice - sure a fantastic surprise to see one so near your home.

The snake is impressive, never saw such one.

I love the look of the dog and wonder what he is thinking about the photographer. And the cats are just cute.

Awesome collection of animal-shots here.

HA! What a fun shot of your cat, bakabo.   Great catch :)

Wow!  I turn my back for half a day, and look how much has been posted!!  :)  What a great bunch of images today! 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Lol what a sneeze bakapo.

Stunning capture.

God Bless.

Many thanks to you all for the kind comments!! :-)

 

 

I had a wonderful time looking at all your images!  Excellent challenge and great shots!

Thanks, guys, my cat is very silly sometimes.

All the photos this month are wonderful, I had a great time looking through them all!

I have been away far too long - some interesting animals!  Here is a pony on a farm nearby...

Clive

  

... and her best friend!

Clive

   

Wonderful shots, Clive!  They're beautiful animals, and you've done a great job capturing their spirit!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Such a lovely portrait, CLive. And the other one has the most beautiul color.  Excellent shots.

Both superb captures Clive.

I will upload animal captures during the duration of my nigfht shidt.

God Bless.

My last 2 uploads to end the challenge for the week and month.

My first upload Giraffes found at Groenkloof Nature Reserve situated at Fountains in Pretoria,South Africa.

My second a Kudu Awe found near the picnic area of Groenkloof Nature Reserve. Both these captures captured today while driving around in Groenkloof nature reserve. Blessed day and week. God Bless.

Nice captures, Christo!  So special to see African animals.  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Tara Thank you.

I am glad you enjoyed these captures.

It is a bonus to have such a nature reserve not even 5 Km from where i reside.

Blessed day and week.

God Bless.

What a beautiful way to end your post for this month. These lovely animals are very well captured, Christo

This is maybe not as charming as the lovely African animals, but still I find them very interesting :D

A horse is a horse ! And your captures are amazing beautiful, Clive.

A superb lovely cat yo have bakabo!

I got no ebots, that's why I'm late ;-)

Oh well, and now I see your beautiful animals, Christo. What is nature great!

Huh....., what is this, my dear friend Helle, are this Denmark-spiders?  
 Are you sure, this are animals, or did you upload them to late, and is this belonging to the 'food-challange' :D

LOL!

I dont know how hungry I had to be for eating such stuff as spiderbabies, but I bet it would be delicious for a lizard

A small friend out on a limb.

A small friend out on a limb.

Last I saw a program about  ' cooking with insects ', perhaps this inspired my question, Helle.
btw, your shot is so good, you can't count how many animals you put in, by doing one upload, isn't that great?

 

A fly on (wet) Forget-me-not, of course spotted in our garden.

 

A Peacock in wet grass.

 

WOW! They are so lovely both of them,  Jacomina. Two really great shots. :) Yes i couldnt seperate one of them from the other spider babies... well ther was one, but the picture of ti gor quite blured :D   OH! BTW i have a fun shot... of a larva... just a sec.

I almost got this about 2 cm long larva  into my face. It isnt the best quality, but I found it fun that it was hanging from our lovely Hawthorn, which is I  bloom now :)

Thank you for the compliments :)

Yes, I wait and see, and just in the moment I read your posting, I remember I have a stunning shot of a grub larva;
but maybe you have this, I hope you have, because for me it's the limit :D

Ykes, what a stunning green one, Helle, and now I like the pose so much, as I can see it hanging before your face.
It looks like it's mooving :D !

Oooo-eeee!  Today is bug day!  :)  LOL! 

I hope you will try your post again, Ed.  No pic on this end!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Amazing uploads everyone.

Blessed day and week.

God Bless.

Clives Horse-Portraits and Christos Wildlife-Shots are great and I love baby-spiders in her pre-schools :)

The fly, butterfly and the caterpillar are my favourites like you know when you visit my gallery here.

I was in a garden this weekend where great artists show small versions of buildings from all over the world (Miniwelt Lichtenstein - http://www.miniwelt.de/). There where a castle where the windows are without glas and as I look closer I found the babies you see on the shot. A safe place for the knights in the middleages, a safe place for birds today. On the left and the right side you see parts of the window-frames.

And here the second shot of this weekend and my last in this challenge because of the restrictions in max. 2 per week and member *sigh* - a small salamnader (maybe Common Newt) I also found in the Exhibition of the small buildings. There where a small pond and he sat on the ground. The shadow you see is my hand trying to hold the sun back while trying to get a shot of him.

Hi praeb, what a fantastic birds-nest, to admire. I love this, it's so 'süss', und cute!
Thank you also for the link. Ich dachte Lichtenstein ist ein Land, aber wie ich sehe liegt es im Süd-Ost Deutschland. (I thought it was a land, but now I see it is also a town in Germany.)

I like the Salamander too. :)

Have a wonderful week everybody!

Fantastic bug and baby bird shots!

Such cuties in the bird nest and a beautiful salamander.

Both amazing uploads preap.

God Bless.

Meet my daughter's dog, Honey...

... and my son's dog, Buster.

What can I say, it is cold in Cape Town!

Clive

Honey reminds me of Andrea's Rosie!  :)  They're both cutie-pies.  Great shots!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

'Snoepies' we would call those two lovable dogs here, Clive. A joy to see this fantastic captures, they can bring so much joy in life, isn't it?

Oh, those dogs are so sweet. Very nice shots Clive.

They both are enjoying the blankets Clive.

Sad when the weather is not playing along.

Both superb captures Clive.

God Bless.