2016 WILDLIFE PHOTO CHALLENGE
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2016 WILDLIFE PHOTO CHALLENGE
Since lots of us have the ability to get out there and snap photos I'm posting a Wildlife photo challenge for 2016. Rules are simple - you just have to take the photo of an animal/bird/fish and post it.
This time next year if we can keep the thread going we can vote on the BEST photo in whatever categories we decide on. In the meantime I'm sure it'll just be interesting to SEE the different wildlife photos we can come up with.
I'm starting it off with a photo of a sparrow, granted taken today Dec 30th (but should be Dec 31st UK date/time) at my front yard bird feeder:
Am sure Grandad's trail camera is going to provide some really unique and interesting trail challenges
And we can modify this "Challenge" to anything we want i.e. if a month to month is easier we could do that and then compile the monthly winners at the end of the year too...
This time next year if we can keep the thread going we can vote on the BEST photo in whatever categories we decide on. In the meantime I'm sure it'll just be interesting to SEE the different wildlife photos we can come up with.
I'm starting it off with a photo of a sparrow, granted taken today Dec 30th (but should be Dec 31st UK date/time) at my front yard bird feeder:
Am sure Grandad's trail camera is going to provide some really unique and interesting trail challenges
And we can modify this "Challenge" to anything we want i.e. if a month to month is easier we could do that and then compile the monthly winners at the end of the year too...
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Yes it would be better to keep the timescale down to say a month, otherwise threads go on too long, so maybe a January, February, March etc. challenge.
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I second that H. Also could you pin it to the top of the Hobbies and Pastimes forum and perhaps have a ruling that it is for pictures with brief description only but no discussion otherwise it might become very long and difficult to view the pictures in a sensible order.Horus wrote:Yes it would be better to keep the timescale down to say a month, otherwise threads go on too long, so maybe a January, February, March etc. challenge.
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I think if we just have a new thread each month to start with and see how it goes. From a comment point of view providing that people don't copy the original image each time when making a comment it should be OK as there is unlikely to be that many of us posting and to stop comments may take away some of the enjoyment for the poster in getting the views of others.
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Agreed H. I can't post too many or I will run out of album space......AGAIN
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Remember Grandad that if you post your images in the other sections that are not 'your album' then they don't count towards your total allowances.Grandad wrote:Agreed H. I can't post too many or I will run out of album space......AGAIN
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All sounds good to me so it can be a month by month and I do agree re: discussion and copying of photos from post to post. Was just thinking it would be nice to keep all our wildlife photos kinda kept in one spot as we're always taking them and putting them here there and everywhere in posts as we go.
So NEXT year we'll start with 2016 January WILDLIFE?
I'm gonna be out there with my camera and it IS my intent to get back out there with the camera now that I'm up and moving.
The CHALLENGE in ON
So NEXT year we'll start with 2016 January WILDLIFE?
I'm gonna be out there with my camera and it IS my intent to get back out there with the camera now that I'm up and moving.
The CHALLENGE in ON
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OK that's settled then, the first one to remember to do it can put up the monthly thread just so long as we all keep the title the same, so I suggest it should be "January 2016 Wildlife Challenge" followed by the next appropriate month.
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Go on LLL, you get it going with your pictures from this thread. I shall be sitting outside all day tomorrow
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I've got my long lens on the camera and will be sitting with it ready so snap away and capture all the wildlife that crosses my path!
THE CHALLENGE IS ON!
THE CHALLENGE IS ON!
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I still havnt figured out how to post a photo on here so I will enjoy everyone elses
Dont get your knickers in a knot. It solves nothing and just makes you walk funny
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Robbo it is really not difficult, we would help, and I for one would love to see pics of some of your dogs, especially the rotties
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Yes Robbo, it is not really that difficult and as Grandad says we will always help you and I to would love to see your Donkeys ...... Er..... Rotties
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Heh! Careful H, they are rotties remember.......Horus wrote:Yes Robbo, it is not really that difficult and as Grandad says we will always help you and I to would love to see your Donkeys ...... Er..... Rotties
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Yeh and big vicious ones at that GrandadGrandad wrote:Heh! Careful H, they are rotties remember.......Horus wrote:Yes Robbo, it is not really that difficult and as Grandad says we will always help you and I to would love to see your Donkeys ...... Er..... Rotties
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And definitely the definition of "Wildlife" really means anything living that isn't human! Doesn't have to be an exotic tiger or lion or elephant
Would love to see photos of your dogs Robbo.
Would love to see photos of your dogs Robbo.
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ok I have a few pics of my grotties saved on this pc, in bog standard pictures file. they are standard and probably huge jpeg files. That's as technical as I am going to get, but give me instructions and I will pop them on
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Just make sure that your image is no bigger in size than 1280 pixels high by 960 pixels wide and is no larger file wise than 500 Kb. You can see this information if you hover your mouse over the image file, but if you need more help just holler
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H, far be it for me to correct you but I think you have the max sizes reversed. I think it is 1280 wide by 960 high.
I always use Picasa to resize images and I set 1250 for landscape pics and 1000 for portraits. Always seems to work for me.
I always use Picasa to resize images and I set 1250 for landscape pics and 1000 for portraits. Always seems to work for me.
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