Photo Challenge for August 2009

[Colin O'Regan]

[Vandenberg]

Stuck????

fly is awesome, nice shot
but what kind fly is it, got a weird rear end

[Vandenberg]

shot this en Belgium last week





its in the wrong topic

[batman44]

fly is awesome, nice shot
but what kind fly is it, got a weird rear end

Thank you!
I have to say I have NO idea what kind of fly this is. I agree it's "rear end" is weird. That's what caught my attention...but then it didn't fly away and looked like it's mouth was stuck! So I had to take a picture! Everytime I try to catch stuff like this it flies away!!! No pun intended!

PS... Great Belgium pictures! Very sharp!

[Alis]

400mm f/5.6 ISO 400 1/640"

Hi Jim, This is a gorgeous shot. Nice colors.

I think however, it would look better with a little bit darker and less bright background. I think just a tiny bit.

Great shot!

[Vandenberg]

shot this little (4mm) jumping spider
even do it was only 4mm, it try s to attack me

[Yan Zhang]

My submission: Moonrise at Werrington South

I didn't get many chances to take photos this month. The following one was taken on 31 July night, but only processed in August. So I would view this is my August work, hope this is fine.

[Colin Southern]

My submission: Moonrise at Werrington South

I didn't get many chances to take photos this month. The following one was taken on 31 July night, but only processed in August. So I would view this is my August work, hope this is fine.

Here's a laugh for you - I'm viewing this on my iPhone, and when I zoom in it cuts off the left-hand portion of the post. When I saw the shot I thought "hang on a minute - I know that tree - I'll bet that's Yan's shot" ... And I was right

[Yan Zhang]

Here's a laugh for you - I'm viewing this on my iPhone, and when I zoom in it cuts off the left-hand portion of the post. When I saw the shot I thought "hang on a minute - I know that tree - I'll bet that's Yan's shot" ... And I was right

Colin,

Seems this tree is famous now:-)

I decide to start a new photography project of shooting Sydney coast, this is not easy for me as my home is not close to anywhere of Sydney's coast, but I like to have a try, for both dawn and dusk photography.

[Dave Humphries]

Touch down


1/1000s @ f9.5, ISO400, 44mm, Nikon D5000 + Sigma 18-250mm

[Alis]

Touch down

Perfect moment, Dave. You captured good expression on the face of the lady but also on the face of the eagle (or the bird if it is not an eagle). Very powerful.

To my eye, I think the picture is not leveled though, slightly I guess.

[Dave Humphries]

Alis,

Ooops, you were right (and after I give others grief on this very point, oh the shame )

With a fresh eye this morning I have tidied up the background too, as well as levelling it.

In the interests of learning, if anyone is interested in seeing before and after, have a look here and switch between Next and Previous

Thanks,