fishbio wrote:
I'd made attempts on a number of days to get a photo of a butterfly called a Large marble (Euchloe ausonides). They fly fast and don't land often. I couldn't believe my luck when two which were circling around one another decided to mate and landed right in front of me and stayed longer than I did.
Great Shot! What also captured my attention is that the plant they are um, on, is called Bracken Fern - or fiddlehead as it is more commonly called. I've often picked them with my family and boil them (maybe 3 minutes) for consumption with butter and salt. I think they will never taste the same again...
fishbio wrote:
I'd made attempts on a number of days to get a photo of a butterfly called a Large marble (Euchloe ausonides). They fly fast and don't land often. I couldn't believe my luck when two which were circling around one another decided to mate and landed right in front of me and stayed longer than I did.
CHeers,
Larry
Great Shot! What also captured my attention is that the plant they are um, on, is called Bracken Fern - or fiddlehead as it is more commonly called. I've often picked them with my family and boil them (maybe 3 minutes) for consumption with butter and salt. I think they will never taste the same again...
Not positive, but it looks exactly like the fern I've picked and cooked on many occasions - red hair and all. What I picked was primarily in Northern Wisconsin. Love the stuff - kind of has an asparagus taste. As you say though, there are so many - this could well be a different fern.
I have quite a few decent BIF lately with my 7D but I decided to go with this one. My first decent woodpecker capture and I just love the look. I call this capture "Determined". It was in March and this was the first time I felt comfortable and confident with birding. You know that feeling when you make a leap in something you are working.
I took this photo in Sepilok Orangutan Rehab Center in Sandakan Malaysia. For me the sad expression on the Orangutan's face combined with the humans surrounding him summarizes the issues they face as a species.
Thang wrote:
wow Lou - the parents will sure be busy this season!
Well Thang they were and I have to add that every one fledged successfully and I had the pleasure of being there when the last one made her first flight and I got it in photos. Here is her FF Link http://www.flickr.com/photos/loub/sets/72157621905276424/
Lou
My favorite time of year on FM. There are so many WOW factor photos on here, it is such a joy to browse the pages and see shot after shot of very high quality images. It should be made into a book.
This was a fun year for animal shots for me. Half the fun is getting out to go look for images. As most folks have already mentioned its hard to pick one. This shot I have submitted is not technically that nice but sitting for hours on end this summer getting these shots bring back good memories for me. http://www.pbase.com/tazman0895/image/114018603.jpg
Well, this shot certainly had some "wow" factor for me, as well as a little "whale" factor.
Great Shot!
tazmans wrote:
My favorite time of year on FM. There are so many WOW factor photos on here, it is such a joy to browse the pages and see shot after shot of very high quality images. It should be made into a book.
This was a fun year for animal shots for me. Half the fun is getting out to go look for images. As most folks have already mentioned its hard to pick one. This shot I have submitted is not technically that nice but sitting for hours on end this summer getting these shots bring back good memories for me. http://www.pbase.com/tazman0895/image/114018603.jpg
