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Jimby Aug 25, 2011 5:18 PM

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the front legs were cycling furiously to keep the upright balance by LUMIN8, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/...e745b345_b.jpg
deer side lighting by LUMIN8, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/...332b7e2b_b.jpg
nose chewed off by LUMIN8, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/...9f233d69_b.jpg
deer dance at the plum tree by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Okayyou Aug 28, 2011 1:22 AM

That poor deer missing its nose, looks painful.

Andean Sheep
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/...c44971bd_b.jpg
Ewe Eye by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Okayyou Aug 31, 2011 3:36 AM

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Claiming a Log by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Jimby Aug 31, 2011 4:55 AM

:previous: wow I love the ewe eye and the leopard eye!
I don't know what happened to that poor buck's nose in my pic above, but it wasn't bloody or scabby so maybe the black pigmented nose skin was coming off? it looked kind of gross up close, but it didn't seem to bother him and he ate the plums with no problem.

Okayyou Sep 1, 2011 4:26 AM

Mountain Gorilla, little brat kept sticking his tongue out at me.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/...a426758e_b.jpg
Spoiled by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Okayyou Sep 7, 2011 8:01 PM

Lionesses in Samburu, Kenya

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/...7d5134a5_b.jpg
Waking in Samburu by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Okayyou Sep 15, 2011 3:36 AM

Bats that had taken over an abandoned town in the Egyptian desert.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/...c7fb69b9_b.jpg
El Qasir Bat by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Okayyou Sep 22, 2011 4:26 AM

Flamingos in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/...859e14dd_b.jpg
Party of the Year by Porter Yates, on Flickr

bulliver Sep 30, 2011 1:42 AM

Uhm, here's a hare :)

Okayyou Sep 30, 2011 4:49 AM

^ nice hare, love the eye. Not to start a tennis game but here is the only shot I have of a hare.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/...f07afe87_b.jpg
Frozen with Fear by Porter Yates, on Flickr

brickell Sep 30, 2011 4:21 PM

Well here's a nice brown thing with an eye
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/...743852bb_b.jpg

Also more butterflies from last weekend

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Okayyou Oct 2, 2011 4:51 AM

cool bugs

Some horses in Iceland
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/...d0412ac9_b.jpg
Shy Guy by Porter Yates, on Flickr

brickell Oct 3, 2011 2:27 PM

They look like hipsters.

bunt_q Oct 4, 2011 5:04 PM

This thread is in need of some good old fashioned mountain/reflection shots. This is Lone Eagle Peak. I think it's one of Colorado's best hikes, best photography areas, and conveniently, it doesn't show up on any of the "best of" lists.

This is a recent trip, so I haven't had time to pick which ones I like best or play with the photos yet, other than to convert the raws to jpg and add a quick border. My 5-second shrink down blurred them, so sorry about that.

The last photo is a vertical pano from my point and shoot, haha. Notice that by about 9am the flights into Denver for the day start intruding on the wilderness. Want a jet-free shot, you better start early!

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For good measure, the classic shot, supposedly the "most photographed mountains in Colorado."

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...819_border.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...867-border.jpg

brickell Oct 4, 2011 6:13 PM

Love the contrasting colors. Looks suspiciously like a bob ross painting, in a good way.

Okayyou Oct 4, 2011 6:45 PM

Nice shots bunt. Looks like the colors are getting prime. I might have to go check it out this weekend.

Okayyou Oct 8, 2011 3:28 AM

some ponies

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/...ccc4c03e_b.jpg
Gemini by Porter Yates, on Flickr

bunt_q Oct 10, 2011 7:55 PM

Sunday drive, west of Crested Butte, CO.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...KeblerPass.jpg

Okayyou Oct 13, 2011 8:08 PM

Great colors bunt, that early storm really made the shot. I'll contrast your yellow with a field of purpple:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/...5ff9a9de_b.jpg
Lupine Fields Forever by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Okayyou Oct 18, 2011 4:20 AM

This monkey was about the size of my palm

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/...c8d7fd5a_b.jpg
Schnerp by Porter Yates, on Flickr

RBB Oct 21, 2011 7:06 PM

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-RBB

bunt_q Oct 21, 2011 11:59 PM

Stumbled across a few patches of Coral Fungus in the South San Juan Wilderness earlier this year. Neat stuff. Not terribly common.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...rderresize.jpg

bunt_q Oct 22, 2011 12:04 AM

To go with the bugs above - this little fellow turns into an Indra (Mountain) Swallowtail. http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/view_image&img=19

Shame the focus wasn't perfect, I was anxious to keep moving, though.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...rderresize.jpg

zaibi1230 Oct 27, 2011 7:56 AM

its reallly looking beautiful, nice and interesting picture, appreciated to share with us,

brickell Nov 1, 2011 1:58 PM

Big Lizard in my backyard - This one a little longer than a foot

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Albicaulis Nov 1, 2011 3:04 PM

Taken in the Andes, Peru (October 2011).

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Okayyou Nov 1, 2011 10:32 PM

The Andes are stunning, such a varied mountain range. Amazing to see the snow and greenery on the same peak.


An old Elephant in Ngorongoro crater. I was told it is rare to see elephants this old as the ivory trade in the 70s and 80s killed most of the mature males. So while common to see 30 year old males today, 50 and 60 year olds, the ones with huge tusks, are much less common. This is the best shot I could get of him. He refused to look at the camera and every time we would move forward he would turn away from us. An old pro...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/...bf6c3849_b.jpg
Lift Fifteen Tons by Porter Yates, on Flickr

Jimby Nov 1, 2011 11:21 PM

fantastic pics everyone! nice to know the story that goes with the image as well.

bunt_q Nov 2, 2011 1:41 AM

Holy jeez... he's all wrinkled. Sagging skin. Like an old human. So cool. His face too, he looks like an old man.

1ajs Nov 2, 2011 11:49 PM

pisu falls (place where lynx rests)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/...f30780d0_b.jpg

Ian_house Nov 28, 2011 8:36 AM

oh i love the nature really..those were nice shots...:tup:.

LeeWilson Dec 3, 2011 2:48 PM

Thought I would add a few:

Mt. Fuji:
http://www.vgfun.net/lee/misc_images...shi-mtfuji.jpg

Goshikinuma and Mt. Bandai in Fukushima:
http://www.vgfun.net/lee/misc_images...oshikinuma.jpg

A mantis:
http://www.vgfun.net/lee/misc_images/mantis.jpg

nexsus Dec 23, 2011 7:58 AM

It looks like you could actually touch the photo of the crane:tup:

JManc Dec 23, 2011 10:51 PM

Old Forge, NY:

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/...5/original.jpg

Blue Mountain Lake, NY:

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/...8/original.jpg

RBB Feb 22, 2012 9:33 PM

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-RBB

glowrock Feb 27, 2012 1:26 AM

Extreme close-up of a lily along The Woodlands Waterway in The Woodlands, Texas:

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/DSC_0081.jpg

Aaron (Glowrock)

glowrock Feb 27, 2012 1:29 AM

A herd of deer wandering through Allegheney Cemetery in Pittsburgh this afternoon:

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/DSC_0358.jpg

Aaron (Glowrock)

photoLith Feb 27, 2012 5:39 AM

^
Have they no shame?

R@ptor Feb 27, 2012 2:51 PM

A few photos I took during the last 3 years.


Macaque, Itsukushima Island, Japan

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6...f92d605c_o.jpg
What you lookin' at? by Raptor1982, on Flickr


Oriental Garden Lizard, Lopburi, Thailand

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6...e243c3da_o.jpg
Oriental Garden Lizard by Raptor1982, on Flickr


Kangaroo, Freycinet NP, Tasmania, Australia

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6...d53e0971_o.jpg
Curious Kangaroo by Raptor1982, on Flickr


Seals, Clarence, New Zealand

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5230/5...a5bb8a9c_o.jpg
Seals by Raptor1982, on Flickr


Monkey, Lopburi, Thailand

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6...d876cc9b_o.jpg
Monkey playing with a bottle, Lopburi by Raptor1982, on Flickr


Yellow-eyed Penguin, Catlins NP, New Zealand

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5177/5...a0faf051_o.jpg
Yellow-eyed Penguin by Raptor1982, on Flickr


Sperm Whale, Kaikoura, New Zealand

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5266/5...855f9485_o.jpg
Sperm Whale by Raptor1982, on Flickr

brickell Mar 21, 2012 8:30 PM

Just some random cell phone shots from recent walks

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RBB Mar 21, 2012 9:28 PM

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-RBB

bunt_q Apr 4, 2012 11:58 PM

Chomp chomp.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...n/36d14a80.jpg

brickell May 22, 2012 5:23 PM

Magnificent Frigatebird
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7...983457d4_b.jpg

harryc May 22, 2012 5:54 PM



Male dragonfly being held during mating.

Sawtooth May 28, 2012 2:26 AM

Boise National Forest ~ Middle Fork of the Payette River, Idaho
 
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ShooFlyPie Jun 13, 2012 1:01 AM

All shot in Shenandoah NP.

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brickell Jun 13, 2012 6:00 PM

The Spicy Jatropha. A little too soft, but I like the color. It's just a big crop though. I need to break out the macro lenses and play with them again.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7...366871ee_b.jpg

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RBB Jul 10, 2012 8:13 PM

Took a trip up to Chicago a few weeks ago and spent some time at Shedd. These pics are from the Jellies exhibit that's there currently. Considering these are from a PnS camera pressed up against the glass, I'm pretty satisfied how these turned out:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...2/IMG_3194.jpg

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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...2/IMG_3201.jpg

And here's a top-down view of "upside down" jellies, that sit on their head with their tentacles jutting upward:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...2/IMG_3196.jpg

and a side view:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...2/IMG_3197.jpg

-RBB

KevinFromTexas Mar 14, 2013 9:03 PM

We have a lot of birds around here. Over the last couple of years I've turned into a bit of a birder. We have a couple of Great Horned Owls that live in the wooded property behind our neighborhood. There are at least three of them that hang out in our neighbor's sycamore tree at night and hoot away. I love it. I sleep with windows open at night and can hear them singing. Our living room faces the back with 2 sets of double windows near that tree. In the evening it's so soothing listening to them sing.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...77974949_n.jpghttps://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...15011408_n.jpg

Check out the talons.

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This one blurred, but it shows their faces. These guys are so cool the way they swoop down out of the tree and fly over the neighborhood. They have 5 foot wingspans. That tree was nearly 70 feet tall. I say was because the top 20 feet of it broke off last year during a cold front after being weakened by the drought in 2011.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...85397862_o.jpg

Video Link

Via Chicago Apr 3, 2013 5:11 PM

Back from CO/UT

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