Picture This!
Spring Has Sprung
By Shutterbug Staff • September, 2008
While the Picture This! topic this month, “Spring Has Sprung,” might
seem seasonally inappropriate, the assignment was made during the height of
the season so we’d get fresh, new images and not have readers sorting
through their files from last year. The result was a profusion of amazing images
ranging from florals to landscapes to a good deal of wildlife photography showing
the activities of animals in that most effusive season. It wasn’t easy
to pick from the hundreds of images we received, so here are some of those that
caught our eye.
Big & Small |
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Dr. Spencer V. Moore wrote: “This is a tiny lime green cucumber
beetle wandering through a thicket…that appears to be massive
but in reality is only a small thistle weed flower…”
Moore worked with a Canon EOS 40D and a Canon EF 100-400mm IS
lens.
© 2008, Dr. Spencer V. Moore, All Rights Reserved
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Baby Barn Owl |
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Sanford Shapiro made this portrait of a baby barn owl in Anza-Borrego
Desert State Park in California with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5
and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 6-72mm lens. Exposure was f/3.3 at
1/80 sec.
© 2008, Sanford Shapiro, All Rights Reserved
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Twig For The Nest |
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David G. Boyd caught this egret in flight carrying materials for
its spring nest using a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and a Canon 100-400mm
IS lens with an exposure of f/18 at 1/640 sec at ISO 400.
© 2008, David G. Boyd, All Rights Reserved
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First Prairie Flower |
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Rebecca A. Helm wrote: “The Pasque is the first prairie
flower that appears in the spring. It is often called the ‘wild
crocus,’ though it is not in the crocus family.” She
worked with a Sony DSC-F828 camera with an exposure of f/8 at
1/250 sec.
© 2008, Rebecca A. Helm, All Rights Reserved
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The Bench |
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This park scene with azaleas in high bloom came in the form of
a card, a nice touch and use of the image by Susan Bailey. She
worked with a Canon EOS 5D and a Canon 100-400mm lens. Exposure
was f/22 at 1/4 sec, with some additional work in Photoshop.
© 2008, Susan Bailey, All Rights Reserved
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Flooding River |
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Cheryle Battrum wrote: “The banks of the Bow River bulge
with muddy water during spring runoff…Beautiful, massive
Mount Rundle borders this section of the river; it has multiple
buttresses and extends from Canmore (Alberta) all the way to Banff.”
This photo was made with a Pentax K10D and a Tamron AF18-200mm
XR Di-II lens. Her exposure was f/8 at 1/400 sec at ISO 125.
© 2008, Cheryle Battrum, All Rights Reserved
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Flower Heaven |
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Ron Schoenwald made this shot with a polarizing lens on his Sony
DSC-F828 at Yankee Boy Basin outside Ouray, Colorado. Exposure
on a tripod was f/8 at 1/40 sec.
© 2008, Ron Schoenwald, All Rights Reserved
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Antelope Valley Poppies |
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Peter Hemming wrote: “Due to drought conditions I waited
three years to get this image of California golden poppies. They
only bloomed for one month before the heat and dryness made the
flowers go to the ground, but it was worth it!” We agree.
Hemming shot with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 16mm f/2.8 lens; exposure
was f/8 at 1/320 sec.
© 2008, Peter Hemming, All Rights Reserved
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Claret Cup Cactus |
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Jeff Dye made this shot of blooming cacti in the Toroweap area
of Grand Canyon National Park with a Nikon D200 and a Nikkor 18-200mm
lens. Exposure of f/22 at 1 second was made on a Gitzo tripod
with an Arca-Swiss head.
© 2008, Jeff Dye, All Rights Reserved
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Floral Study #3 |
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This exciting and dramatic close-up was made by Mark Chasin with
a Nikon ES200 with an exposure of f/3.2 at 1/180 sec.
© 2008, Mark Chasin, All Rights Reserved
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