Contest 67 : Discussion and related Pictures

[Jens]

Please post the coments on the photo contest here

[daiv]

Ah! This is a neat idea. I think one that will result in some last-minute entries too!

[iann]

Come on sun, where are you when you're needed ...

[bananaman]

I know I posted early, but I'm leaving the US tomorrow and won't be back till the 13th.
I don't think I'll have enough time to get a good picture then...

[Jens]

Hey bananaman, these are plant sculptures! Nice one.

[cactushobbyman]

Okay this is not a photo of a cactus or succulent but it will be the photo of the month in our house. The photo is my oldest daughter's commencement from Reedley City College ATP, Adult Transition Program. She will move on to the Adult program and will be learning daily living skills, dietary needs, and much more.

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[majcka]

And that is a lifetime achievement (at least one of them)

[Jens]

How about a snapshot on a suny day

[daiv]

This contest just heated up a lot! Still undecided here.

[Jens]

How about a moment in time which never will come back just like this...

[iann]

The bees were going crazy yesterday. They were even fighting their way into Echeveria flowers. I don't know what normally pollinates them but I bet it isn't as fat as a British Bumblebee! Unfortunately I didn't get any photos good enough for the competition.

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[Jens]

These are great shots Ian.

[Tony]

Ian wrote

"I didn't get any photos good enough for the competition".

Are you kidding! have you seen the pix I post for the contests?

[iann]

I think these are good shots of bees on cacti, not taken today.

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And this one not so good, for the bee anyway. It has a good crop of mites and was clearly bothered by them.

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[Jens]

Very nice close ups again Ian. I think the background tends to be a little wild in terms of the picture composition. Did you try to stick i.a. a piece of paper in the back of the cactus ? (This won´t work shooting insects on cacti of course )