Misc Nature Photo's Thread

[2wheelsagain]

First topic message reminder :

Since yesterdays off topic hijacking of re-cycled's ride thread, Gus and I have been challenging each other via PM to post our best nature photo.

I'm sure he wont mind if anyone else joins in. There's some good snappers amongst us.
No prizes. Just share your best work.

Rules;
I think we'll limit it to one pic each per day
Anything to do with nature.
No photoshopping except for basic adjustments.
If you're a professional you should declare it in the post.
Max 1000 pixels wide.
Description optional.

Here's the big G's effort today. Taken at home today.


Here's mine. Taken at Walhalla last year


Come on, join in

[Hammy]

Resting Moth.

[lliquidlen]

Superb image Hammy a most beautiful blend of both subject matter and colour, I am jealous, all our moths down here are bloody grey, top shot mate

[lliquidlen]

I am training up this Little Corella for the London Gymnastics.

Look Mum No Hands.



Just a few more chin ups .

[2wheelsagain]

Here is the biggest entry into this thread.
Humpback Whale Calf in Merimbula Bay yesterday morning.
One of the greatest thrills of my life!
More pix uploaded to Picasa soon.

Nikon D90 200mm 1/1000 f11 400 ISA

[Hammy]

Wow Chris. That is Special.

[2wheelsagain]

Wow Chris. That is Special.

Thanks mate.
I'm about 1/3 way through the card and I found a beauty that brought a tear to my eye.
Calf horizontal out of the water.
I'll post later but if its the best pic I ever take I'll be happy!

[Baz]

nice whale Chris

[2wheelsagain]

Great bee Baz. It needs a bath though

[Re-Cycled]

Here is the biggest entry into this thread.
Humpback Whale Calf in Merimbula Bay yesterday morning.
One of the greatest thrills of my life!
More pix uploaded to Picasa soon.

Well done Chris! The only subject I've found, less cooperative than birds are whales. I've got some excellent photos of spots where a whale was just a second before. Forget these silly bikes, we've got enough material for a nature calendar.

[Ewok1958]

I'm loving the standard of photos on this thread - better than an Attenborough documentary (I'm serious - I can hear his voice describing whales one minute and bees the next)!

Seriously though - keep them coming.

[lliquidlen]

Chris that whale broaching is a 1 off. f/11 gave you great DOF and your shutter speed was perfect for the subject, consider yourself "A Photographer"

You see mate all you need is practice, you already have the eye for composition and the luck of the Irish.

Well done mate.

[2wheelsagain]

Chris that whale broaching is a 1 off. f/11 gave you great DOF and your shutter speed was perfect for the subject, consider yourself "A Photographer"

You see mate all you need is practice, you already have the eye for composition and the luck of the Irish.

Well done mate.

Thanks Chris

Still to complete the card but I think this is one of the better shots from the trip

Thats about 8 or 9m of whale calf out of the water
Shot from 200m away (legal distance) and cropped.

[gus]

Good.

[lliquidlen]

Spectacular!

[paul]

excellent

[Hammy]

Such a pity that whale got in the road of a good landscape shot. Honostly Chris, send that shot into the newspaper office. I'm certain it is good enough to print. And make sure you get a large print done and mounted for your wall. Well done indeed.

[2wheelsagain]

Such a pity that whale got in the road of a good landscape shot. Honostly Chris, send that shot into the newspaper office. I'm certain it is good enough to print. And make sure you get a large print done and mounted for your wall. Well done indeed.

Thanks Hammy. No macro needed there
The darling has trotted off to Hardly Normal this morning with a full size TIfF to see how it prints. If its OK I'll do a canvas.
I thought I'd send a smaller one to the boat company as the skipper was a top bloke.
I'm sure the local papers see those sort of shots regularly but I admit it brought a tear to my eye when I saw I had got it.
We're going back next year with 2 DSLR's. There are a few things I would do differently next time.

Thanks for everyone's compliments. Whales are something everyone should see. Its not expensive compared to what money we spend on other things. The size of them puts things into perspective.

[lliquidlen]

Chris in 1980 just before we got married whilst staying in Port Fairy we went down to the beach to the East of the Hopkins River mouth to photograph some birds and were treated to an incredible sight of a Mother Southern Right Whale and her calf about 50 meters from the shore and about 500 Meters further out Dad broaching all over the place like any proud Dad would.

I reported the sighting to Fisheries and Wildlife only to find out that we had photographed the FIRST return of those whales to that Coast and I still have the original Kodachrome Slides of the occurrence having refused to sell the original images to everyone who wanted them. I granted anyone the right to use copies of the slides but the originals have never left my sight.

[Baz]

wonderful image Chris.
that plant that looks like bells is called a
Pieris (plant)
heres the wikipedia link to it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_(plant)

the Turon River near Sofala

[Re-Cycled]

The Turon River near Sofala

And here is the actual artist at work.

[Baz]

a great spot to pitch a tent

[Re-Cycled]

As well as a race track, they also have some miscellaneous nature in Bathurst.

[2wheelsagain]

Peter, you're nuts!
Different. I like that.

[2wheelsagain]

Whales one day. Arachnids the next
Tiny 6mm Jumping Spider

Nikon D90 55mm with close up rings

[Baz]

I have no idea what it is but here it is

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