September PHOTO of the Month Contest

[boneaddict]

Hunting/Washington.com
PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST  September 2008
Please enter your favorite photo into our photo of the month contest.

Septembers Theme....BOWHUNTING/ARCHERY


The photo must have been taken by the entrant, but there is NO time limit set to how long ago the picture was taken. If the category happens to include field photos, they can be taken by someone else as long as it is of the entrant themselves.)
- The photo must pertain to hunting or fishing or the outdoors in some fashion and it must match with the current months theme.
-Photo size MUST be 800x600 pixels or LESS
-2 entries per contestant are allowed per month. If more than 2 entries are submitted the first two elegible ones will be the ones accepted for the contest.
-Entries must be submitted by midnite of the 26th of the current month(September) in order to qualify for that Months contest.
-Photos of Washington material will receive preference in judging as the winner will be posted on the front of a Washington site. Though I am thinking a good Montana or Idaho bull will do this month.
-Previous Photo of the month entries will not be eligible for this months contest
-The winner of the previous months contest is not eligible for the next months contest. (Sorry Javman, you'll have to sit this one out)
-Entries will be accepted or rejected as is, meaning the judges will no longer enhance, or alter images. Resizing is legal if you can talk a moderator into doing it for you.

The photos will be evaluated by a panel of Judges made up of  Boneaddict, Jackelope, Billy the Kid Rock, Huntwa,  Shadow cat Bobcat Tl Bradford, Slenk, and  Sisu.  The winner (NO TIES) will be announced as soon as we come to a majority decision. 

The Winner will have their photo posted on the front page AND THIS MONTH the winner will RECEIVE A HUNTWA HAT

Remember to be thinking ahead of next months contest!!!   OPEN entry
   

New Ideas for the contest:
We are going to start having themes for some of our Photo of the month Contests.  These are not in concrete, but as outlined for now.  Get out there and get those PICS.
January....open
February....Anything with WATER (waterfowl, winter steelheading, scenery, boating, crabbing, Icefishing etc.)
March.....Shed Antlers
April.....Fishing
May.....Turkeys
June......open
July....Landscapes, spring flowers summer hiking trips etc.(wildlife or scenery can be included)
August.......Velvet bucks or bulls
September ...bowhunting/Archery
October....open
November.... Field photos
December.... Winter scenes (wildlife and scenery acceptable...anything winter)

[boneaddict]

Wow guys, I expected to come back to see some dandy photos.  What the heck?  I know Bucklucky should win it with his big bull, but what do we have folks?  Doesn't have to be a field photo.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Ok - just to get a picture on here - Chelan County late.  Took it with the self timer, not what I planned but I like the result. 

BTW, though I've been fortunate enough to kill over a dozen fully mature bucks, only two had larger bodies than this big 'ol gal.

[hunterbuilder]

Well, since there are not many entries yet I'll share a couple of photos of bowhunting. They are both from a bowhunt in 94 in Skagit County when I arrowed my P&Y blacktail. The first is of the the buck and I. The second is at the bottom of the clearcut where we drug 2 bucks out that day (My dad and I). I've always really like the group photo since it was random but looked posed.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Nice HB!  Did you lift the second picture from Deliverance?  Looks like Ned Beatty on the right  ...

[Slider]

I figured I better jump in with the Wenatchee Boys!!!  June of 2008 R.S.A. Tshepe Safaris. 54" Kudu Bull. Heart shot pass through. Using a 72lb Switchback and Silver Flame Broadheads!!! The picture wasn't taken by me but they used my camera.

[boneaddict]

now we are talking.....

[saylean]

Showoff Slider...



Kidding. Great going.

[Sagedawg]

 I love that picture Slider beautiful Kudo.


 Sage

[archery288]

2008 Quebec Caribou, and 2008 Backcountry Bull...

[boneaddict]

First time  I've seen your caribou.  NICE!

[bucklucky]

Here is my crappy field photo of my dink bull.

[boneaddict]

Now he looks like a 370 bull.  NICE!

[tmike]

Sorry my bows not in there. I had to drop it to crawl in and get this gal.

[Ray]

Glad to see more entries. Different animals too. This should be a difficult month to judge.

[DeKuma]

Sorry my bows not in there. I had to drop it to crawl in and get this gal.

Was that not AFTER you sent M_ray in first?    That was a smart move on your part. 

[BC CHASER]

I vote BL, he has waited 12 years for that photo!

[bucklucky]

 

[M_ray]

Here is my crappy field photo of my dink bull.

You're an  You have a bull of a lifetime there, jerk 

I vote BL, he has waited 12 years for that photo!

Not me ... he keeps whining how it's not big enough! 

[bucklucky]

I was actually surprised with a few of the field photos, they turned out better than I thought  I do wish he was 400 though  Just playin  Bull of a lifetime !

[boneaddict]

I figured your head got swollen along with your score with those first photos, but now you bring these out.  is it eventhe same bull?  

[DeKuma]

I am with M_ray.  Quite your snivelling Bucklucky!  You completed a dream a lot of us have.  It is truly awesome.  Both yours and Travis' bulls are incredible!!

[Wea300mag]

Definitely going to be a tough month to decide.

[Skinner]

Here's a couple from my peaches ridge hunt.  The first is of my buddy sleeping on the edge of Big Crow Basin and the second is of me and my bull.  Wish the sun would have been over my bull for the pics but it was better it wasn't for cooling him out!

[BC CHASER]

I was actually surprised with a few of the field photos, they turned out better than I thought  I do wish he was 400 though  Just playin  Bull of a lifetime !

See you should have called me and had Fishing is for fools and I come down,  we could have got some awesome photos!  Yours are not bad though.  I use to hate have buddies take photos of my critters because they always turned out crappy! (sorry Jon)  I had them take a least a roll hoping one would turn out OK,  now after some teaching I am getting better photo's of my critters!

[archery288]

I was actually surprised with a few of the field photos, they turned out better than I thought  I do wish he was 400 though  Just playin  Bull of a lifetime !

See you should have called me and had Fishing is for fools and I come down,  we could have got some awesome photos!  Yours are not bad though.  I use to hate have buddies take photos of my critters because they always turned out crappy! (sorry Jon)  I had them take a least a roll hoping one would turn out OK,  now after some teaching I am getting better photo's of my critters!

Is that in reference to me??    And it is tough taking good photos - just start snapping away and make sure you get a ton of different angles as you never know which one will look the best.  My caribou we took about 100 - 150 pics of each bull and of my elk alone not counting the packing out pictures or the scenery photos we took 112 pictures of it to make sure we had one or two that worked!  Each of the other photos there were about 10 - 15 of each pose or position to get one that looked good - but that's what you gotta do if you want the stuff to turn out right and have some great shots!

[bucklucky]

And dont leave the tri-pod at the truck  Its hard to steady the camera on a pack when its on a 45 degree hill

[300wsm]

Here are some pictures from our Alaska moose hunt.  Enjoy.

[BC CHASER]

I was actually surprised with a few of the field photos, they turned out better than I thought  I do wish he was 400 though  Just playin  Bull of a lifetime !

See you should have called me and had Fishing is for fools and I come down,  we could have got some awesome photos!  Yours are not bad though.  I use to hate have buddies take photos of my critters because they always turned out crappy! (sorry Jon)  I had them take a least a roll hoping one would turn out OK,  now after some teaching I am getting better photo's of my critters!

No, Fishing is for fools.

Is that in reference to me??    And it is tough taking good photos - just start snapping away and make sure you get a ton of different angles as you never know which one will look the best.  My caribou we took about 100 - 150 pics of each bull and of my elk alone not counting the packing out pictures or the scenery photos we took 112 pictures of it to make sure we had one or two that worked!  Each of the other photos there were about 10 - 15 of each pose or position to get one that looked good - but that's what you gotta do if you want the stuff to turn out right and have some great shots!

[Ray]

Tomorrow night is the deadline at midnight and it looks like boneaddict is not around. We'll tally votes after that and if you have a photo to submit; get it in soon.

[wastickslinger]

Well, I have to enter a blast from the past. I will be rifle hunting this year so i wont wait for a new archer picture.

November 24, 2005. Martin Firecat, 52 yards in the center of the heart. He went about 50 yards and piled up. I wish he would have ran farther cause he was heading for the truck. He could have at least went 1/2 a mile for me

[bowsandhose]

i will throw my pics in the hat

[bucklucky]

Glad you were able to get your pictures on here before the deadline Travis! Those are some nice pictures man! I sure love your Bull! MASS!!! You'll probably here me say that everytime I see it

[mlgunkel]

This was kind of a strange duck I shot a couple of years ago.

[DeKuma]

Your right, that is a very strange "duck" 

[klickriverchromer]

Your right, that is a very strange "duck" 

 

[columbiaman]

This was kind of a strange duck I shot a couple of years ago.

Was a spider or a tatoon on the "duck"'s front left leg? 

[Ray]

What a bunch of cool animals in the contest this month. Wow.

[popeshawnpaul]

Wow.  There are a bunch of good ones on here.  If that's a WA bull, my vote is bullsandhose. 

[boneaddict]

Thats what the judges were thinking too Pope.  Nice clear picture bowsandhose and a great pose to show off that magnificent rack.  Congratulations, your last minute entry did the trick with that first picture.  CONGRATULATIONS! you are the winner of this months Photo of the Month and your next trophy animal I believe you can pose with your new Hunting Washington.com hat.   INCREDIBLE WASHINGTON BULL.   On a personal note, I have seen alot of bull elk and that one is one of the best, ESPECIALLY from this state.  WELL DONE!

[saylean]

Congrats Bros! A great bull and a great pic!

[bucklucky]

*censored* beat me again  Congrats Travis! I would have voted for you too man!! Awesome bull! and picture.

[M_ray]

 

bullsandhose.

No one else caught this?  nice one pope ... It looks like Bl ans BH should change thier names!!! Bulllucky and Bullsandhose!!! 

Oh and BTW Travis Congrats on the photo of the month!!!

[BC CHASER]

Awesome bull and pic, congrats!

[bowsandhose]

   Sweet 
thanks everyone I feel so blessed to have harvested such a amazing bull in WA

[mlgunkel]

Was a spider or a tatoon on the "duck"'s front left leg?  chuckle

string silencer

[markts]

Pic from years ago.

[markts]

Sorry cant figure out how to resize.