Wonderful images all, as usual, but the incredible detail and breathtaking clarity of the butterfly photograph wins first place with me (at least with the first half).
Getting my point-and-shoot camera to focus on the foreground is nearly impossible. That day it just happened, and I was delighted. I got the same effect in the pictures of the goldenrod and the mushrooms. I can attempt dozens of pictures like these and only one will work. When it does, it's breathtaking.
It was a banner day. The overcast sky was perfect for photography and everywhere I turned I saw interesting subjects. At least six images from November 6 were in the running for my favourites. Some of the others are posted here and here.
I was interested to hear about the monarch. So much is made about their winter migrations to Mexico that I assumed they were exclusively a North American species. Are they a common sight in Australia, too, or was this exceptional?
I get your point about the river winter pictures. I love them, too, but I guess none of them stood out enough to me to make the cut. If I were to pick a favourite it would probably be this one, which was taken on the same morning as the last picture in this post.
Undoubtedly, everyone will have Eramosa River ice up the wazoo two months from now.
(http://www.livejournal.com/users/micklpickl/11253.html)And a great idea, this retrospective. I've been sneaking peeks at your journal since I signed on in June, and I think I'm finally brave enough to let you know how much I enjoy it. You are a beautiful man, and this reflects positively in your experiences in the natural and human world.
I never saw the photo of the monarch butterfly, though, and thought you might get a kick out of the seeing the "same" creature, feasting in Texas in mid-November. Those little wings can certainly fly quickly, can't they?
With sincere hopes for a happy and picturesque 2004, ---Mick
Thanks for getting up the courage, Mick. You're a handsome guy yourself, and your journal looks interesting. I'm especially fond of journals that give me a glimpse of the outdoors in other parts of the world I have never seen. Pics from that hike with John were great, and I hope you'll post images from your trip to Hawaii. Not to mention all those woofy bearish faces, which are nice to look at, too. I've taken the liberty of adding you as a friend, so feel free to do the same. Thanks for posting the monarch here, that is heartwarming for this Ontario guy on a drab December day. Happy New Year.
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Date: 2003-12-27 04:11 pm (UTC)I particularly like this entry because I didn't start following the journal till later in the year, so there were a few I would have missed otherwise.
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Date: 2003-12-27 06:43 pm (UTC)Hugs,
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Date: 2003-12-27 06:37 pm (UTC)both of them!~paul
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Date: 2003-12-28 05:34 am (UTC)I get your point about the river winter pictures. I love them, too, but I guess none of them stood out enough to me to make the cut. If I were to pick a favourite it would probably be this one, which was taken on the same morning as the last picture in this post.
Undoubtedly, everyone will have Eramosa River ice up the wazoo two months from now.
Beautiful photos
Date: 2003-12-29 12:11 pm (UTC)I never saw the photo of the monarch butterfly, though, and thought you might get a kick out of the seeing the "same" creature, feasting in Texas in
mid-November. Those little wings can certainly fly quickly, can't they?
With sincere hopes for a happy and picturesque 2004,
---Mick
Re: Beautiful photos
Date: 2003-12-30 07:51 am (UTC)