2023 - Image of the Month for October: Part 1

Welcome to TDP forum's Image competition. Photographers may submit their images. Winners will then compete on quarterly, and in our annual poll for the title of "TDP Forum Image of the Year."

• October entry period will be from October 1st until October 14th.
• 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.
• You may make two entries per period. If the total number of entries exceeds 10, unless otherwise specified, the first entry will be added to the poll.
• A bimonthly poll will be open for 3 days. A monthly poll will be open for 5 days.

Troll under the bridge
https://www.alderimages.com/img/s/v-...73953610-5.jpg

Omaha
https://www.alderimages.com/img/s/v-...96065757-5.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fdc14814_h.jpgSeine sunset by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr

https://joeleadephotography.zenfolio...27747125-5.jpg
Great Horned Owl

I think we have enough to start a poll for Oct Part 1 tomorrow. So please enter today if you want to be part of that poll.

Here are two from me.

"Sangiovese"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...621069f8_h.jpg537A9711 by kayaker72, on Flickr

"Fall Fog"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2368bae5_h.jpg537A0449 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Now voting!

One more day to vote!


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Congrats Joel!

Congratulations Joel! The forum has chosen wisely.

Thanks all !!!

Congrats Joel!

Joel, I'd love to know how you got that shot. I'm guessing it was captive, or were in a blind at the perfect location? I did not notice the lens you used, but I'm curious about that too.

Congrats on an excellent image.

It was a bird living close to my brother in law's home in South Carolina. He had seen it many times in his backyard. I used an audio recording to call it in. The lens was Canon RF 100-500mm. I darkened the background in post to remove distracting elements ..... criss crossing small branches mostly.

Sometimes you don't need a long lens. My wife was cleaning some forest trails, when a swarm of chickadees started buzzing her head. She looked up and saw they were trying to warn her about the owl nearby. After watching each other for a bit, the owl turned away to watch the forest before finding itself a snake to snack on.

Photo is a selfie from an iPhone:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...53d10cba_b.jpg
Owl by Dave E, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by DavidEccleston

Sometimes you don't need a long lens. My wife was cleaning some forest trails, when a swarm of chickadees started buzzing her head. She looked up and saw they were trying to warn her about the owl nearby. After watching each other for a bit, the owl turned away to watch the forest before finding itself a snake to snack on.

Photo is a selfie from an iPhone:

Owl by Dave E, on Flickr

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That's pretty awesome and close given that's a selfie!!!