2022 - Image of the Week #16

[Kayaker72]

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly, and in our annual poll for the title of "TDP Forum Image of the Year."




Week 16 entry period will be from Monday, April 11th through/including Sunday April 17th.
Please provide a title for your image.
This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro, or any other appropriate photographic style.
Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
Enter as many times as you would like.



This week will be judged by Tounis.

[Zach]

"Sunset"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51998686514_e47593c011_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ndWRTQ)_MG_4308 (https://flic.kr/p/2ndWRTQ) by Deer Creek Photo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191336345@N02/), on Flickr

[Zach]

"Texas Red"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51996585753_ebc0ee185f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ndL6pP)_MG_4172 (https://flic.kr/p/2ndL6pP) by Deer Creek Photo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191336345@N02/), on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

"New Lens Day" (I picked up the RF 100-500 yesterday and went out to play with it today. The owls were super cooperative!)


https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Bird-Watching/i-wCtJ6pc/1/e0145334/XL/_R052381-Edit-XL.jpg (https://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nature/Bird-Watching/i-wCtJ6pc/A)

[Always Looking]

Johnathan I'm really digging your photo of the owl. Must be the new lens (lol).

On another note, I clicked on your photo and visited your SmugMug site. Of course I stalked your photos and was very impressed. I have a question with regard to your your wildlife photos. The dates of your photos (mostly the ones taken in March) and am surprised by the lack of snow. I assumed there was plenty of snow on the ground from early November to at least late March in and around Banff and Jasper national parks? Are the dates incorrect or am I assuming too much?

Keep up the good work!

[Jonathan Huyer]

Thanks Scott for the comment and for visiting my site! March and April are funny months around here. You can find bare fields in some areas, and waist-deep snow in others. Ski season goes right into May, but I'll also be riding dirt trails on my mountain bike at the same time. Yesterday it was -10 C and snowing, and I was freezing my fingers while waiting for that owl to take flight. Next week we're supposed to have +10 C again (positively balmy!). So like the saying goes, if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes :rolleyes:

[Kayaker72]

"Acorn Woodpecker"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51999086602_f4401f69c1_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ndYUPU)537A9666 (https://flic.kr/p/2ndYUPU) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/), on Flickr

[clemmb]

Grand Flower Child
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51992102945_14c6c93543_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ndn7Q2)1DX_0045v (https://flic.kr/p/2ndn7Q2) by Mark Clem (https://www.flickr.com/photos/markclemphotography/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

"Lesser Violetear"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52006280658_f5b4137b6c_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2neBMnm)537A9618 (https://flic.kr/p/2neBMnm) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/), on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

This week has just a dazzling array of photos! Good luck with all of these Tounis -- glad you're judging and not me!

The Guardian

https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Bird-Watching/i-7zrwzSN/0/de954d9e/XL/_R052101-Edit-2-XL.jpg (https://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nature/Bird-Watching/i-7zrwzSN/A)

[Karsaa]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52009231329_e623899bfb_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2neSUuZ)Eurasion Coot (https://flic.kr/p/2neSUuZ) by Kari (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kasaari/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

My pup.

https://www.alderimages.com/img/s/v-10/p861741447-6.jpg (https://www.alderimages.com/p159059166/e335d2187)

[Tounis]

So... I had to go back and forth quite a few times, and the late additions made me think again. In the end, I'm going to chose Jonathan's "New lens day". Owls are fascinating birds, but they are rather difficult to find around my place, so I love seeing pictures of them.
Another fascinating bird, Brant's "Lesser Violetear" was a close second and I really liked Jayson's pup too. Congrats everyone ! As Jonathan mentioned, it wasn't easy to decide.

[Kayaker72]

Congratulations Jonathan. Great image.

Thanks Pierre!

[Joel Eade]

Owls are around my place but not easy to see and even harder to image, in fact my house is adjacent to Owl Creek:rolleyes:

Great flight image, I had a feeling it would be hard to beat, congrats Jonathan !!

[Jonathan Huyer]

Wow thanks! I have to say that I also really liked Mark's image of his grandaughter. The rim of backlight and the floral setting really make the scene.

[Jayson]

Congrats! Great choice! Great photos this week everyone.

[Zach]

Congrats Jonathan!


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