September Photo Challenge - Comments

[iceman]

Put your comments about the September entries here.

Entries go in the entries thread.

[leon]

No comments yet, but i reckon we will see a small horse in here at some stage.

Hi Ken :P

[janoskiss]

Love the turtle Leon! :)

[RB]

We're off to a fantastic start already !
Great photos Ric and Leon.

[Ric]

I love the big smile on Brett the turtle.
Just had his first meal after 4 months no doubt

cheers

[leon]

Sure did Ric, but then he dosn't eat much, never complains, barks, but he has escaped twice.

Cheers leon :lol:

[iceman]

Nice pics so far, I like the crab Sonia!

[Ric]

The crab closeup looks great Sonia,
it reminds me of one of those sci-fi movies where the giant crab comes to harrass everyone

cheers

[ving]

oh fudge brett, theres a crab stuck on the velcro! :eek:

did i forget any?

nice start folks... i am thinking of puting one of my sparrow pics in if i dont take any before the end of the month.

[EzyStyles]

does it have to be "live" animals?

[ving]

i dont thing so eric... you have to admit, animals are easier to photograph when they arent alive hey ;)

[EzyStyles]

:lol: :lol: no. not dead animals ving. as in stuff toys of animals etc. :lol: :lol: thats sickening taking pics of dead animals lol.

[janoskiss]

Ah Eric, Sorry, I despise those JR's so much. Our neighbours have two and now a whole bunch of puppies too! They are horribly aggressive and never shut up.

[davidpretorius]

it has been 4 months after all, he is looking for a girl turtle!!!

[EzyStyles]

lol true steve. they bark non stop . you stick to your cat :) but they are cute though :P

[ving]

ah! well each to thier own eric, but road kill does stay still... you just have to dodge the traffic :P

[33South]

Easy so far, been a dog person all my life, but quite like cats they seem to like me but am allergic to 'em.

:rundog:

[Ric]

Ah yes the dreaded cat hair,
after ten years with the "Velc" there is not one piece of clothing that I own that has not been coated and given the mohair look. Still he's a great lad and a great mouser except for the time he got a rat and brought it home, it wasnt dead and got loose in the house. Took me a whole day to track it and get it back outside.

cheers

[jjjnettie]

That sand is so white Sonia. Where abouts on the east coast?
Danny the dog looks like he has something to say about you taking his picture.

[iceman]

I like the dalmation, Dave. Lovely dogs.

[Sonia]

Scarborough:D

[Ric]

The Moose shot looks great,
If someone sends in a squirrel picture, we'll have Rocky and Bullwinkle :lol:

cheers

[janoskiss]

The two next door are everything but cute they ain't! They have busted through the fence, came into our house, crapped on the kitchen floor, and then bit my housemate when he tried to take them outside. Every time I go into the back yard they charge for the fence barking visciously like they want to tear you to pieces. I often cannot observe in peace because these horrible little beasts just won't shut up. I suppose they could have been trained to behave but I don't think the owner ever bothered to try. Sometimes he yells at them to shut up; it has nil effect.

[Dave47tuc]

Cheers. Danny is quite a character. Very silly but also very playful. Great with kids.
6 years old.

"Danny the dog looks like he has something to say about you taking his picture."
JJJ he loves he photo taken! Mite be wondering does he have a bone after this.

Great pics again so far:thumbsup:

[RB]

Sounds like you have some great photo oppertunities there Steve for this month's challenge.

:D :whistle:

[jjjnettie]

Jack Russels are working dogs and need lots of exercise to keep them from going stircrazy. Our 16yr old kelpie still goes for at least 1 walk a day to keep her sane.
I don't envy you living next to them.

[ving]

love ya tang tony. beautiful fish :)

geat colours in the cicada rasp!!! nice pic :)

[Adrian-H]

i like your shot ken, nice shot!

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks Adrian. It's one of those "I'll never get that ever again" shots.

It was a fluke that they flew straight into the Sun.

[iceman]

This is shaping up to be another busy month with lots of GREAT entries!

I love Phil's happy frog and Anne-Louie's dragon is a great shot - composition, DOF, presentation, very nice again!

[33South]

Ken, thats a beauty.

[rasp]

thanx ving. the colour is in the wings, and at this time they were not unfolded yet.

[ving]

i once had a pet bearded dragon, facinating creatures!

nice one ken :) sure they arent lemmings? ;)

[EzyStyles]

can i change my entry pic? i don't like bouncer anymore .

[RB]

Yes of course you can Eric.

:thumbsup:

[ving]

why? what did he do wrong? :(

[ving]

very nice tiger!!!

mike, it looks like your lion went to the hairdressers before the shoot ;)

[iceman]

His girly rubbed gel in his fro ;)

Awesome shot RB, one of the best tiger shots I've seen.

:bowdownbeforethemaster:

[Ric]

Great Tiger shot RB,
you can tell by the eyes he didnt like being watched while having lunch.

cheers

[Sharnbrook]

Iceman, that's cheating. I recognise that lion, he's the original Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer lion, and he's paid to sit in front of cameras. Professionals aren't allowed in an Amateur Astronomy Community!

That would have to be one of the best lion shots I have seen. EXCELLENT!

Regards,

Mike

[Sharnbrook]

And as for the tiger, I expect he has been getting some coaching from his neighbour, the lion. Another example of cheating!

Brilliant capture!

Regards,

Mike

[iceman]

Thanks Mike. Appreciate your comments! :)

Another great month with lots of great entries!

[ving]

:eek:
terry! thats huge!!!! :)


ps: my entry has been changed...

[Ric]

Terry,
you have a fascinating pet, your powers of mind over matter astound me.
I am not bothered by spiders but I couldn't do that in a million years.

my hats of to you

:bowdown:

[joe_smith]

Terry if you dont win the photo comp you get my bravery arward I wouldent do that for love or money :scared2:

[33South]

Interesting effect ving, with the ant escaping. I quite like it.

[ving]

thanks chris :)

[Adrian-H]

those are cute monkeys acropolite, bah thats just silly and a shame that people complained and had the previous put down, poor things... not very humain at all.

[Sharnbrook]

Dujon, a nice take on this month's subject. I greatly appreciate a dry and somewhat ridiculous sense of humour. Well done.
I'm still trying hard to get what I want, but time is running out, and I may be pushing it a bit.

Regards,

Mike

[Dujon]

Thanks, Mike. Provided it activated your smile lines - that's all I was after. :)

[ving]

while my smile lines are getting a constant workout anyhow, i appreciated the humour of you picture to dujonaise :)

it gets 2 thumbs up :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[acropolite]

:lol2: no they weren't put down, the public outcry forced the council to backpedal and come up with an alternative, I can't remember how much was raised but it was a serious amount of money, I think around $80,000, shows the nicer side of humanity I guess. These monkeys (or their descendants) were around in the city park when I was a kid (40+years ago)

[Adrian-H]

ahhh thats not to bad then, hehe

thanks

[Ric]

Love the cat photos, they are typical moggies, just hanging around and doing their own thing.

cheers

[Dujon]

Here are my two on a sunny, though cool, August afternoon last year.

Just for the cat lovers on the site you understand.

[ving]

they look like big cats john. how much do they weigh (each)?

[Dujon]

Well, ving, the local takeaway shop ejected 'em. That should tell you something. :(

[fringe_dweller]

Cripes! that is an absolutley stunning collection of animal/beastie crackers! their all mindblowingly great! well done to all!
Terry, can I ask what type of spider is that? looks like a trapdoor/funnelweb type spider? :eyepop:

[Ric]

Great picture John, Looks like they are getting their mandatory 22 hours sleep in. That leaves 1½ hours for washing and amusing the humans and ½ an hour for feasting

cheers

[iceman]

Mike fantastic frog picture! Excellent DOF and very sharp.

Certainly saved a cracker for the end!

[Sharnbrook]

Thanks Mike for your comments.

regards,

Mike

[ballaratdragons]

Hey Johnny Dujon, that's damn funny!!!! :rofl:

I tips me hat to ya! :thumbsup:

[spudrick]

Hello answer to the Spider question it is commonly called a "Bird Eating Spider" or "Australian Tarantula".
The writes up warn you about them being aggresive and dangerous but she has never shown any interest in biting me at all.
some info here.
http://www.bluemts.com.au/reptilepark/animals.asp?catID=17&ID=129

[Dujon]

Terry, it's interesting to see in the article you linked that the beasts make a high pitched noise at times. The reason for that comment is that on a number of occasions I've thought the same about Huntsmen (I catch and release, not kill). To date I've not mentioned this to anyone as I thought I was going bonkers - my hearing's not what it was forty years ago.

I should probably put this under 'chat', but seeing as the subject has been raised . . .

To everyone else, I'm most impressed with the entries this month. Well done.

[fringe_dweller]

Thanks Terry, so I was on the right trail, it is in the trapdoor family I read on another webpage. some webpages say their bite is rather bad!

[h0ughy]

LOL I didn't enter this month, but I picked my winners on merit! Well done guys! Good topic this month too

[Astro Girl]

Good luck every one.
this is realy fun.

:party:

[spacezebra]

Excellent shots one and all

Cheers Petra