Saturday 2 June 2012

SHS Photo Challenge 33

Where did this week go?  Seems like I merely blinked and it was gone.  
Going to jump right into it today . . . here are the prompts we were looking for.
Shine, Fast, Left, Peace and Plain.

1.  Shine
Love the look of sunshine filtered through the treetops.

2.  Fast
I often try to capture butterfly shots but they are usually too fast . . . but not this day.
  Caught him/her? resting a spell on my Russian Red kale.

3.  Left
I still get thrown off by delayed left turn signals . . . always ready to jump out there.

4.  Peace
There's something so peaceful about a swan floating gracefully on a pond . . . 

unless it's chasing the ducks away, then it is quite agressive.

5.  Plain
The black swan I chose for the last prompt and this one as well were taken at the Greater Vancouver Zoo.  Many exotic birds populate the park's ponds and streams and I thought it was just too cute when I over heard a little boy say, "Oh , those are just plain old ducks."


21 comments:

  1. Love your peaceful swan shot, looks so calm until the next shot!

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  2. Dear Andrea Dawn,

    I feel the same as you when I see sunlight filtering everywhere (pic #1), but I had to chuckle and marvel when I saw the water droplets "filtering" everywhere in the swan/duck confrontation (#4b). Delightful all!

    Dawn

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  3. Great set this week, Andrea Dawn! We had very similar thoughts for left! Love shine and peace too! Have a wonderful week!

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  4. Just great outside shots. Shine and peace stand out. Thanks

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  5. Great shots! There are always so many options to photo at the zoo! Geese are scary though....as shown in your second photo of that goose!

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  6. I love your swan and geese shots. I always want to see shots of birds of any kind. Very nice!

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  7. your 'plain old ducks', are 'just' perfect!
    isn't Spring such a wonderful time!

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  8. I tried to capture a butterfly shot yesterday and it wasn't having anything of it - much too fast. Nicely done with the prompts this week.

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  9. Very nice series of photos ..
    I particularly like the black swan ...
    Best regards, Karin

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  10. Another great set. I love left and plain!
    Good stuff.

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  11. Great set my favorite is your peace shot.

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  12. Great set - shine is really pretty.

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  13. Beautiful shine shot and I was looking for a left hand sign to take a picture of....but then I realized I would have to get probably park in order to shoot one so I skipped it. :)

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  14. Very nice set. Your Shine is lovely.
    I also like Peace (but yikes they can be a bit aggresive).
    Oh and that Fast Shot...very pretty.

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  15. LOVE all of the nature in these shots!

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  16. Hi Andrea,

    Your photos are gorgeous! I am amazed by all the talent I see. Each photo brought a smile to my face. Nature at its best!

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  17. The light filtering thru the trees is so lovely. I don't see black swans very often and yes, they can be quite aggressive. Lovely line-up, have a great week ahead.

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  18. Love your fast and your plain shots. Beautiful pictures, as usual!!!

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  19. Good shots - Your Ducks have way too much personality to be plain!

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  20. Beautiful shots this week! Especially love the first two!

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  21. Beautiful collection! But that light in your "shine" capture is fantastic!

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