ShunCheung Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. Each member please post no more than just one image to this weekly thread per week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuntaColorada Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Red-belted Bumble Bee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Heraldic Bison 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Look at the big tummies! This is one of my favorite Cheetah photos. The three brothers are resting contentedly after feasting on an adolescent wildebeest that they stalked, captured and tore apart. This peaceful scene came after all the anxiety and bloody mess. Nikon D300s with Nikon 200-400mm lens @ 380mm (equivalent to 570mm in 35mm). 1/1600s f/7.1 ISO 1600 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 American White Pelican at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas. About 100 spend the winter in Dallas. Some are tagged and we know they come from Idaho. Amazing that a big, fat bird can fly over the Rocky Mountains to reach Texas. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing_huey1 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger G Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick D. Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Red-tail Hawk Takes Off by David Stephens, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 [ATTACH=full]1278293[/ATTACH] Hi Nick, marine iguana in the Galapagos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick D. Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Nick, marine iguana in the Galapagos? Hi Shun, I wish it would be there, but it is only Boca Chica , Dominican Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Shun, I wish it would be there, but it is only Boca Chica , Dominican Republic. Thanks for the reply. I have never been to the Dominican Republic, but that looks a lot like the Galapagos marine iguanas, which should have come from mainland South America but have evolved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurrist Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_herr2 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/bucephala/bagold03.jpg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Spring's on its way Beside River Wensum, Christmas Day 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimradja Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Didn't realize until I got home and loaded it into the computer that I also got a little insect in the pic. This is a Cattail on Roanoke Island in NC 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanc1 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I went to the local zoo the other day to test out a new lens, this is one of the shots I took. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Lovely picture. Please don't think I am being pedantic, but as Zoos are created by the 'Hand of Man' (and other genders !), is this not very slightly outside the guidelines ? Or am I interpreting them in too strict a fashion ? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Lovely picture. Please don't think I am being pedantic, but as Zoos are created by the 'Hand of Man' (and other genders !), is this not very slightly outside the guidelines ? Or am I interpreting them in too strict a fashion ? Tony Zoo animals are allowable under typical nature photography standards, including the ones we use - as long as it is declared, which Alan did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Weishaupt Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 "Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity." The above quote is from the posted MIN guidelines, and has been so since the beginning of the thread. If memory serves me, this was a concession to those who don't have regular or quick access to a lot of wild animals. It may be part of the PSA standard, but I don't recall this specifically. Folks have been posting images from zoos and the like all along. The declaration of such has eased over time, but should always be made, and it was here. It's always nice to learn where (what zoo) the image was taken I don't think you're being pedantic at all. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Thank you, both Rod and Laura (in order of posting). I confess I had not read the entire MIN guidelines. :( Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Thank you, both Rod and Laura (in order of posting). I confess I had not read the entire MIN guidelines. :( Tony For what it’s worth, I’d probably prefer no captive animals. But frankly, sometimes you wouldn’t be able to tell. So I think what we are doing is fine and I appreciate when people actually disclose that it is a captive animal instead of holding out for greater, but undeserved accolades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 There are a lot of gray areas, but we generally allow captive animals, as long as we disclose it and do not show the human-made enclosures, etc. In a lot of situations it is much easier to photograph certain captive animals than them in the wild. Proper disclosure seems fairer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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