March '16 Photo Comp - BUGS

[Cuppa]

March ’16 Photo Competition.

This month’s competition topic has been chosen by our February winner Onkey.

His choice is for this month’s topic is ‘Bugs’. He wrote "Hi i would like the next topic to be (bugs) spiders, butterflies, worms, ants etc. Can't wait to see some nice big fat Australian bugs. :) So rally round - let's not disappoint our Pommie mate!
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Good luck all, & thanks Onkey

Ps. Please read though the pink bit below if you haven’t done so yet. Ta.

Pps. It always helps to post a brief explanatory caption with your entry. :wink:

Regards
Cuppa

Past winning photos can be viewed here. (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners)

Monthly Photo Competition guidelines (Please read)
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* Each month a new competition thread will commence & all forum members are invited to submit their photos .

* Maximum of three entries per person.

* Multiple entries should be made in separate posts

* Each entry should consist of a single photograph & a short description only

* Comments pertinent to entries are encouraged, but please do not use this thread to engage in banter

* Photos MUST have been taken by the member posting the photos or members of their party.

* Any photo which has been a winner will not be eligible for re-entry in any future competition.

* Please do not post photos that are not entries in the competition.

* Please do not re-post other folks entries within the thread

* The winner of the month's competition gets to choose the following month's competition topic.

* All members are encouraged to vote for the photos they think should win. This will be done by pressing the 'Thanks' button located underneath each post. Toward the end of the month the date & time of competition closure will be announced. Following this time the thread will be locked & the 'Thanks' counted to determine the winner.

* 'Thanks' may be added or withdrawn at any time during the month up until the competition is closed.
You are welcome to thank as many different posts as you wish!

* In the event of a tied first place I will add a casting vote, except in circumstances where my entry is one of the tied ones, in which case I will withdraw my entry.

*Inappropriate photos eg, sexual, racist, violent etc are unacceptable & should not be posted.


Thanks for your cooperation

[growler2058]

Oh Yeah BABY BAJA BUG!!!

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=65163&stc=1

[growler2058]

Yup, I ate a sample of all of these!! NOM NOM NOM

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11665614_452493478244467_7383118989753122724_n.jpg ?oh=05cd1f28a5ffa5320ff9deb593ed1dcd&oe=5796BA17

[growler2058]

Big arsed roach was the highlight

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11737899_452493321577816_2691849226125142817_n.jpg ?oh=505680fb43541ddebc20d8d387e2a1b0&oe=574BEC54

[MudRunnerTD]

bhahahaha! when i saw the Theme for this month i thought Growler must have won last month!! This comp is Over!

[Cuppa]

Praying Mantis - Dampier Peninsular, WA.


http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/35.jpg

[MudRunnerTD]

Show em your Bug Tattoo! or your Birth Certificate where is says "Andrew BUGS Growler, Born in a Fiery Pit of Hell, Even Cockroaches, who survived the Armageddon will be consumed by this man! For he is an Mad Bastard!

[threedogs]

this was my trailer just after its first trip to the murray {1}

[threedogs]

Look hard its there

[garett]

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found this across the track at Newnes

[Bush Ranger]

Butter Fly at Woowoonga NP. Had been following me on the way down and I made several attempts to photograph it. It must`ve been catching its breath.

[Cuppa]

Dragonfly - Anaburroo Billabong, NT

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/64.jpg

[Cuppa]

Bug - Knox Gorge, Karijini NP, WA
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/65.jpg

[Onkey]

Hawk moth in my back garden.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/P6302813_zps86638faa.jpg (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/onkeymad/media/P6302813_zps86638faa.jpg.html)

[Clunk]

Some sort of wasp, Kalbarri

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/66.jpg

[Clunk]

A little Cricket, my back yard

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/67.jpg

[threedogs]

cast iron but still a "bug"

[mudnut]

Posts deleted. Will try again tomorrow, Cuppa.

Can you see all of the pictures in this thread, then?

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?34017-Photo-testm&p=663975&posted=1#post663975

[Cuppa]

Most but not all. Don't give up, the comp needs you. If all else fails you can email them to me & I'll post them for you somehow.

[NigeP62]

Mum and the kids.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/134.jpg

[NigeP62]

Another mother taking the babies for a swim.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/135.jpg

[NigeP62]

Mantis looking for a beer.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/136.jpg

[mudnut]

This is my daughter, young muddy nut's first entry: Pic #1



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[mudnut]

young muddy nut's entry #2 65363

[mudnut]

My first entry pic #1 653646536565366

[TPC]

Entry 1
A beetle piggyback in northern Simpson 2012.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/139.jpg

[TPC]

Entry 2
One of many Orb Spiders we encountered on a canoe trip at Chowilla on the Murray in 2011.
At one stage I ended up with about ten of them in the canoe with me.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/140.jpg

[VK2FMIA]

A Yellow Headed Sap Sucking Marsh Fly

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[Onkey]

Entry 2

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/P9200626_zps4ee6cdb5.jpg (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/onkeymad/media/P9200626_zps4ee6cdb5.jpg.html)

[Onkey]

Entry 3

Hoper on And rust.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/IMG_2351_zpsm9o3flpt.jpg (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/onkeymad/media/IMG_2351_zpsm9o3flpt.jpg.html)

[jack]

Entry #1

ORB Spider - Cape Tribulation
This was huge, frightened the crap out of the back packers who had to walk under it.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/215.jpg

[jack]

Entry #2

Butterfly - Cape York
Chased this around for ages waiting for it to land long enough to take the picture.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/217.jpg

[jack]

Entry #3

Angry Green Ants - OTT
One of the guys on our trip poked this nest, just before his mate bumped it with his elbow. I'm still smiling, he's not.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/218.jpg

[Bush Ranger]

Entry 2. At Sharon Gorge to day and a little buddy of mine turned up.

[Bush Ranger]

Entry 3. Cicada exoskeleton on a path way rail at Sharon Gorge.

[Cuppa]

Almost the end of the month folks & time to think about getting any last minute entries in.
Comp will close to further entries at 7pm (Vic time) on Thursday (31st March).

Cuppa

[NissanGQ4.2]

Entry #1

Anyone for some Woodies? Australian wood roaches (Nauphotea Cinera)

This is a small display of whats in my breeding tub :)

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Click 2 inlarge

[NissanGQ4.2]

Entry # 2

My collection of Giant Mealworms (Zophobas Morio) taken during a clean out of their tub. Would like 2 breed these but are harder 2 breed and take more time 2 go through there cycle then Woodies :(

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Click on image 2 enlarge

[NissanGQ4.2]

Entry # 3

My Pygmy Dragon ( Raptazor ) having a feed on some baby crickets when he was a youngster.

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Click on image 2 enlarge

[Rossco]

Entry 1.

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Botony Bay Beetle

[Rossco]

Entry 2

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Dragonfly in Nepal

[Rossco]

Entry 3

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Freshly emerged Hawk moth, East Gippsland.

[Clunk]

Last entry, quickly snapped this dragonfly at perth zoo today. It didn't like to stay still for too long

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/03/325.jpg

[Cuppa]

Entries for our March comp are now closed ......... let the voting begin.

Voting will be open until 7pm (Vic time) on Sunday evening (3rd April).

Everyone is encouraged to vote - it's easy to do, vote for as many or as few entries as you wish, just by clicking on the Thanks button of those you wish to vote for.

Thanks

Cuppa

[VK2FMIA]

A green Bullant either carrying one of it`s eggs or it`s lunch, can`t work out which it is. Bloody things sure pack a punch when they bite!
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[Cuppa]

A green Bullant either carrying one of it`s eggs or it`s lunch, can`t work out which it is. Bloody things sure pack a punch when they bite!

Yep I can attest to that! Ouch!

Amazingly, in the history of the monthly photo comps, as far as I can recall, this is the first time anyone has posted a photo after entries have closed. There is no problem with doing this, in fact I'd encourage anyone who wants to add to past comp threads with appropriate photos to do so. However I hope you'll understand that regardless of whether anyone adds a vote for it, it cannot be considered as an entry.

Cuppa

[Cuppa]

The votes are in, & I might say it has been pleasing to see a higher vote count than we've had in a while. Thanks to all who bothered.

Well we have a runaway winner with 25 votes ... Me. :D with my close up of a Praying Mantis taken whilst camping on the Dampier Peninsular.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/35.jpg

In second place we have our pommie mate Onkey with 18 votes for his close up of a Hawk Moth in his back yard.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/P6302813_zps86638faa.jpg

And in third place Onkey makes another appearance with 17 votes for his colourful green on pink close up of a grasshopper.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/P9200626_zps4ee6cdb5.jpg

We have had some great entries this month from a number of folk & of course given the subject matter the majority were close ups. There was one photo which although not 'on the podium' which caught my eye however, it was post number 35 from Bushranger which when enlarged took on a completely different character. The composition with the colours of fly in perfect focus drawing your eye straight to it I believe is worth a 'special mention'.......... not something I generally do.

Well done to all who participated.
I'll announce the April comp topic shortly.

Cuppa

[MB]

Awesome pictures Gents !

What a cool 'thread' legends :-) !!

MB, newby.

[FNQGU]

Hey Cuppa, great photo and a deserved winner - if there was one thing that could have made that photo better, IMHO, it would have been a more natural background. ie. no chair and ground sheet. Not meaning to be a 'know-it-all', just sayin'... The mantis and the foreground are just awesome.

[Bush Ranger]

The votes are in, & I might say it has been pleasing to see a higher vote count than we've had in a while. Thanks to all who bothered.

Well we have a runaway winner with 25 votes ... Me. :D with my close up of a Praying Mantis taken whilst camping on the Dampier Peninsular.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/35.jpg

In second place we have our pommie mate Onkey with 18 votes for his close up of a Hawk Moth in his back yard.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/P6302813_zps86638faa.jpg

And in third place Onkey makes another appearance with 17 votes for his colourful green on pink close up of a grasshopper.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/onkeymad/P9200626_zps4ee6cdb5.jpg

We have had some great entries this month from a number of folk & of course given the subject matter the majority were close ups. There was one photo which although not 'on the podium' which caught my eye however, it was post number 35 from Bushranger which when enlarged took on a completely different character. The composition with the colours of fly in perfect focus drawing your eye straight to it I believe is worth a 'special mention'.......... not something I generally do.

Well done to all who participated.
I'll announce the April comp topic shortly.

Cuppa

Thanks for the mention Cuppa. It was a photo opportunity that I wish I had a zoom lense of some sort to get a closer look. You know how flies react if and when you get close to them. I tried to enlarge and save the photo through Paint program for a better picture to add to the competition.

[Onkey]

Yes thank you all for voting/entering,
There are some great pics here.

[Cuppa]

Hey Cuppa, great photo and a deserved winner - if there was one thing that could have made that photo better, IMHO, it would have been a more natural background. ie. no chair and ground sheet. Not meaning to be a 'know-it-all', just sayin'... The mantis and the foreground are just awesome.

Hi Ben,
Thanks, I completely agree with you, didn’t even consider the background at the time of taking the photo. Just happened to have a camera in reach as I was sitting by the camp fire. Your comment is most welcome, we can always improve our results.