Monday in Nature Weekly Photo Nov. 3, 2014

[Laura Weishaupt]

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<p><strong>Basic Guidelines</strong>: Nature based subject matter. Please, declare captive subjects. Keep your image at/under 700 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing and try to keep file size under 300kb. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. Feel free to link your image to a larger version.<br>

<strong><em>In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include hand of man elements. Please refrain from images with obvious buildings or large manmade structures like roads. A bird on the fence post or bug on your finger is fine. Try to minimize man made features, keep the focus on nature, and let common sense be your guide. Let's post 1 image per week. </em></strong><em>More details please<a href="/nature-photography-forum/00cgtY"> check here</a>.</em></p>

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<p>Good Morning,<br>

I hope you've all had a great week. A new month is upon us...where does time go? The array of geology lessons last week gave us a glimpse into the past. When we look up to the stars we see light that has traveled over time. Nature moves at it's own pace, on it's own scale. A river takes eons to carve a canyon, but an earthquake alters the landscape in seconds. Maybe you can see change over time through your own photos.</p>

<p>No Earth shattering changes here, just the splitting of firewood in preparation for the future winter cold. As we look around, the colors of fall blow away with each windy day. Late afternoon light touches the last bit of grass in a field.</p>

<p>Another week starts here on Monday, naturally. How did you spend some time?</p><div></div>

[geoffm]

<p>This seagull was just maintaining position about two metres above my head in a stiff breeze at Brighton, UK. I've been on holidays!</p><div></div>

[User_2019667]

<p>A small river meanders through Waldoboro, Maine.</p><div></div>

[Rick Bortnick]

<p>Last rays of a waxing day.</p><div></div>

[biomed]

<center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17891706-md.jpg" alt="S100 355PN" width="680" height="510" border="0" /></center>

[DawsonPointers]

<p>This may be a grass spider. If so, it is out of place on my garage wall. It's about 2cm 'toe-to-toe'. One thing good about cool temps is that the invertebrates don't scurry away when they see you. That allowed for a 4 exposure stack. </p><div></div>

[Bill J Boyd]

<p>Was eating breakfast Saturday morning on my patio when this guy showed up in my backyard. </p><div></div>

[kts]

<p>maple leaves and vinca</p><div></div>

[Charles_Sumner]

<p>Thank you Laura, a thoughtful challenge....Changes over time, I'm on topic this week! I've shot in the two acre wood for several years. It was a pine thicket till last winter, our last ice storm destroyed the center. This year hardwoods are taking over. Color went from dark green/brown to bright green, yellow and reds. Changes.</p><div></div>

[anthony_r.1]

<p>Fall colors in the Smoky Mountains.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17897110-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="453" /><br /> Canon EOS 60D, EF 70-200mm f/4L, 1/125, f/8, ISO 320</p>

[Laura Weishaupt]

<p>Anthony, welcome to MiN. Pretty color from the Smokies.</p>

[anthony_r.1]

<p>Thank you, Laura.</p>

[katsone]

<p>Clearing Storm</p><div></div>

[dcstep]

<p><strong>Waxing Gibbous Moon</strong></p>

<p><a title="Waxing Gibbous Moon by David Stephens, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7495/15510581958_aef742fc00_c.jpg" alt="Waxing Gibbous Moon" width="800" height="800" /></a><br>

I picked up a new Canon 7D MkII last Thursday. The new AF system is quick, consistent and accurate, but another usage that I really enjoy vs. my 5D MkIII is shooting the moon with my 500/f4 and the 2.0x TC-III. Comparing the 7D2 images with the 5D3 images taken at the same time, I'm getting around 50% more pixels on the subject.</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>Nature the artist in the east becomes Nature the sculptor in the southwest. Volcanoes and ancient seas are the hammer and chisel, winds and monsoon rains apply the finishing touches - work never finished...</p><div></div>

[stemked]

<p>Last Fall (in late April 2014) I was in the southern part of Western Australia. Fall meant a little cold at night pretty much to the point that I wasn't looking for anything other than birds and interesting landscapes. therefore I was quite surprised on a hike to come across a Carpet Python crossing a backroad. I followed it for the better part of a hour until it ascended a tree. Pretty neat to find actually that late in the season.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17823677-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="465" /> Carpet Python, Dryandra Park, WA.</p>

[RickDB]

<p>Earth shattering change as the polar bears world of ice melts away; I had to travel more than 82 degrees north to reach their icy habitat. Polar bears have survived global warming in previous eons, but they were not being hunted then. From a population of around 20,000 about 1,000 are hunted and killed every year. Hunting of polar bears in Russia has been banned for decades, but Canada is the only nation that allows sport or trophy hunting by non-natives and non-citizens. There seems to be a lot of spin about how the polar bear population is changing as a result of climate change but until we have conclusive data shouldn't there be worldwide ban on hunting? <br>

EOS 5D2 + EF 70-200 f/4L IS at 155mm; 1/640s at f/8 ISO 400</p><div></div>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Vulture</p><div></div>

[srspeck]

<p>Beautiful fall day at the pond.</p><div></div>

[thadley]

<p><img src="/photo/17894930" alt="" />Taken in the city of St.Catherine Quebec and not far from a set of water locks that lower and raise fairly large boats. Nikon D300 / Sigma 10-20mm / f13 at 1/160s</p><div></div>

[bing_huey1]

<p>Color change in the Eastern Sierra, a month ago.</p><div></div>

[paul_de_ley]

<p>I've reversed the change of seasons by cheating = traversing the equator for a month-long visit with colleagues in Argentina! Very different from the american southwest, it's an unusually rainy year on the other side of the continental twins. Nevertheless, the bird fauna seems to be successful at rearing the next batch of noisy youngsters.</p>

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[colin carron]

<p>I contribute photos to a local website which documents a piece of ancient woodland. Here is one of October's shots - sloe berries after a rain shower.</p><div></div>

[Glenn McCreery]

<p>Cormorant sitting on a log in the water and stretching it's wings.</p><div></div>

[jordan2240]

<p>Wow, these pictures look so much nicer on my new 25-inch monitor! Nice to see some new names in the mix this week.</p>

<p>These two Easter Painted Turtles were trying to catch what little sun there was that day. Shot with the Sigma 150-500 at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg, PA.</p><div></div>