Photo: Winning photos - A Meeting of Minds

***Hans*** · May 1 2014, 05:07 PM

I'm rather chuffed because I won Best of the Month in one of my Flickr Challenge groups twice in a row.

In March with Groundhog:

And in April with Bald Eagle:

The first picture was made with my new 100-400 mm Canon IS USM lens.

Priscilla · May 1 2014, 06:02 PM

Those are both wonderful! However, having battled with groundhogs in our vegetable gardens most of my life, I can say that your little furry creature may "look" cute but he's probably a terror on the garden produce!

I did not know you had bald eagles over there. That is one steely eye and very sharp beak!

***Hans*** · May 3 2014, 04:54 AM

The photo of the eagle was shot in Germany, Cilla.
There are pockets in Europe where they live, vultures too.

The groundhog was shot (figuratively) in Rotterdam zoo. There they Re contained in a specified area and thus not a pest like they so often are in the real world. Pest or not, he's too cute

mawra · May 3 2014, 11:10 PM

Kibby took a pic of a ground hog & baby ground hog the other day, I'll have to see if I can find and post it.

She also got a good pic. of two crude oil train cars in the James River. There were three, when we took the pics they had managed to get one out. That was three or four days ago. Two are still in the river. They showed pics of the river on fire, from the oil spill. At one point the river was boiling. I wish we could have gotten pic of that.

D. M. Domini · May 5 2014, 02:42 AM

@Hans - Wow. That eagle photo is amazing.

So is the groundhog (I love his little paws) but the eagle...wow!

Very nice job!

r2005 · May 6 2014, 03:50 AM

Very cool, Hans.

My parents got that same lens within the past year. They post a lot of their stuff here: https://www.facebook.com/WhittlingFogPhotography. Not that I could tell you off the top of my head which sets of photos they were using it in.

**Cheryl** · May 13 2014, 11:55 PM

Great photos Hans! Congrats on winning two months in a row, well-earned recognition for your efforts.

***Hans*** · May 14 2014, 04:00 AM

Thank you, Cheryl. Have you had time for photography lately?

May 1 2014, 05:07 PM	#1
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern!	Winning photos I'm rather chuffed because I won Best of the Month in one of my Flickr Challenge groups twice in a row. In March with Groundhog: And in April with Bald Eagle: The first picture was made with my new 100-400 mm Canon IS USM lens. __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

May 1 2014, 06:02 PM	#2
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: F Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: Winning photos Those are both wonderful! However, having battled with groundhogs in our vegetable gardens most of my life, I can say that your little furry creature may "look" cute but he's probably a terror on the garden produce! I did not know you had bald eagles over there. That is one steely eye and very sharp beak! __________________ What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller

May 3 2014, 04:54 AM	#3
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern!	Re: Winning photos The photo of the eagle was shot in Germany, Cilla. There are pockets in Europe where they live, vultures too. The groundhog was shot (figuratively) in Rotterdam zoo. There they Re contained in a specified area and thus not a pest like they so often are in the real world. Pest or not, he's too cute __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

May 3 2014, 11:10 PM	#4
mawra Dolphin Friend Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CONCORD VA Gender: F Fan of: PERN Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow	Re: Winning photos Kibby took a pic of a ground hog & baby ground hog the other day, I'll have to see if I can find and post it. She also got a good pic. of two crude oil train cars in the James River. There were three, when we took the pics they had managed to get one out. That was three or four days ago. Two are still in the river. They showed pics of the river on fire, from the oil spill. At one point the river was boiling. I wish we could have gotten pic of that. __________________ November is write a 50,000 (or more) word novel, so go write MEDDLE NOT IN THE AFFAIRS OF DRAGONS, FOR YOU ARE CRUNCHY AND GOOD WITH CHOCOLATE SO MANY BOOKS SO LITTLE TIME DRIVING SMART KEEPS YOU ALIVE

May 5 2014, 02:42 AM	#5
D. M. Domini Talent Finder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicagoland Gender: F Fan of: Afra Lyon, and Robinton! Now Reading: Sabriel by Garth Nix	Re: Winning photos @Hans - Wow. That eagle photo is amazing. So is the groundhog (I love his little paws) but the eagle...wow! Very nice job! __________________ Read my Pern and Talent fanfic on Archive of our Own. Fanfic WIPs: The Day Benden Went to War (Pern/Talent); Slosh (Pern); Weyrbred Lads (Pern); When You Fall Asleep /Between/... (Pern) Completed Fics: Flight (Pern), Flight v2 (Pern), Golden Glow (Pern)

May 6 2014, 03:50 AM	#6
r2005 Crafter Student Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maine Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern Now Reading: 1632 Series by Eric Flint	Re: Winning photos Very cool, Hans. My parents got that same lens within the past year. They post a lot of their stuff here: https://www.facebook.com/WhittlingFogPhotography. Not that I could tell you off the top of my head which sets of photos they were using it in. __________________ There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination, living there you'll be free if you truly wish to be

May 13 2014, 11:55 PM	#7
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)	Re: Winning photos Great photos Hans! Congrats on winning two months in a row, well-earned recognition for your efforts. __________________ Visit one of the other sites of Cheryl's Anne McCaffrey Triad: Sariel's Guide to Pern: a detailed guide to the series The Many Works of Anne McCaffrey: largest fan site about Anne and ALL of her works McCaffrey Quest: annual trivia contest.

May 14 2014, 04:00 AM	#8
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern!	Re: Winning photos Thank you, Cheryl. Have you had time for photography lately? __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

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