Author Topic: February Photo of the Month Contest (Read 8661 times)

boneaddict · « **on:** January 30, 2010, 07:39:28 PM »

Hunting/Washington.com
PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST February 2010
Please enter your favorite photo into our photo of the month contest.

TOPIC this month. Predator Hunting and Trapping
Get out there and snap some pics! Anything to do with predator hunting, predators, trapping or calling. Falconry, raptors, eagles can be included.

-Photo size MUST be 800x600 pixels or LESS Most violated rule
-Photos need to have been taken within the last calendar year.
-Photo must have been taken by the person submitting it, or of that person in the case of a field photo.
-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 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.
-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.
-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 your peers. A winner (NO TIES) will be announced when the poll is over. If there is a tie, we'll sort it out.

The Winner will have their photo posted on the front page

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....photo of the year contest/open
February....Winter Predator hunting
March...
April.....Shed antlers
May.....Fishing (combo this year...Turkey/Fishing)
June......Trailcam pics
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 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2010, 07:43:44 PM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2010, 07:55:30 PM »

I reserve the right to change out pics if I nail a wolf this month. LOL

NWBREW · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:01:07 PM »

WOW....you would have to start it off with two great pictures. I'm not worthy.....Would eagle pics be considered predator pics?

other than that I have nothing that compares. Nice photos bone. That coyote is real nice.

boneaddict · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:09:29 PM »

Thanks Brew....sure, raptor pics or falconry can be added. Good idea

Aneoakleaf · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:20:08 PM »

BEAUTIFUL!!!

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:25:38 PM »

Wow... Way to start the month off bone. Nice pics!

kenbell27 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:29:54 PM »

Well if eagles and hawks are ok here you go!

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:57:39 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on January 30, 2010, 07:55:30 PM

I reserve the right to change out pics if I nail a wolf this month. LOL

Nail a wolf I take it we are talking with your camera!!

boneaddict · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2010, 05:52:18 AM »

That or Idaho. They're still shooting them there I think. I was thinking about doing a combo shed, wolf hunt down on the Snake or over on the Salmon.

sako223 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2010, 08:17:02 AM »

No time to set the camera for this, just shoot. Only get a pic of them capturing dinner about once every couple years.

quadrafire · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2010, 10:14:04 AM »

Sako that is cool. looks like some australian dog.

Swag · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2010, 01:11:22 PM »

boneaddict

Those are some phenomenal Pic's!!! If you don't mind me asking digital SLR or Film?

boneaddict · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2010, 05:33:25 AM »

Digital. The dawg is with my point and shoot and the other is with the Canon.

Common folks, post em up. Field photos of dead dawgs work.

Gutpile · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2010, 07:14:32 AM »

I guess I'll give it a shot.

Gutpile · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2010, 07:36:52 AM »

What the heck, here's another.

boneaddict · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2010, 04:11:21 PM »

I love that fox pic. Is that a bearman howler?

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2010, 04:13:06 PM »

Nice fox pic Gutpile.

Gutpile · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2010, 06:05:38 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on February 09, 2010, 04:11:21 PM

I love that fox pic. Is that a bearman howler?

Sure is. That was it's maiden voyage too.

tlbradford · « **Reply #19 on:** February 15, 2010, 11:10:13 AM »

Great photos everyone. I need to get off my butt and call something into the camera.

boneaddict · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:18:42 PM »

Yeah you do. I tried yesterday. Was trying to chose between shooting him or taking his picture. Didn't get either.

Swag · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2010, 08:02:05 PM »

I know your pain, that is often the difference between success & complete failure for me.. The only thing worse is to think you get the pic & not get the dog but when you take a look at the pic you really rushed the pic & it didn't turn out either...

jamesjett · « **Reply #22 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:07:42 AM »

Here is a pic from a predator down under...obviously not in WA. Shot this pic in the Caribe
on New Years day. PM'd Bone about starting an underwater thread last year...maybe I will
finally get around to it....Maybe I should have saved this one for May!

Swag · « **Reply #23 on:** February 16, 2010, 08:21:58 PM »

Well, I know That this is not quite the caliber of picture that would fall into the ranks of the others on here. But I haven't been able to get out & get another just yet. Since this month is Predator Hunting, at least the subject mater is there. It suprises me how many people I show this to that don't know where the Coyote is in the picture. If it is that hard to see let me Know & I will post a revised version to point it out...

Swag · « **Reply #24 on:** February 16, 2010, 08:30:02 PM »

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong with these pictures, that make them come up with the slide bar? Photobucket says it is 640x530...

huntnphool · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2010, 05:44:51 PM »

Peekaboo CLICK ON IMAGE

swanny · « **Reply #26 on:** February 22, 2010, 08:17:09 AM »

Nice pic Swag, I like it!

I thought he was straight back from where he really is, then I looked closer...

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #27 on:** February 22, 2010, 08:41:16 AM »

Well into the second half of the of the month. I like Bone's Kitty, and Sako's 'Got Dinner'. Swag... Photo shop? I'm not accusing.. Just kinda looks a little too clear of a doggie outline compared to the sage and rest of suroundings.

-Steve

Houndhunter · « **Reply #28 on:** February 22, 2010, 08:26:10 PM »

havnt entered in awhile but since ive been catchin some fish

TONTO · « **Reply #29 on:** February 22, 2010, 09:44:46 PM »

Well I guess it is a predator, and it could use some hunting pressure.

shanevg · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:11:59 PM »

elkaholic123 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:30:05 PM »

THIS WORK

Swag · « **Reply #32 on:** February 28, 2010, 07:41:33 PM »

Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on February 22, 2010, 08:41:16 AM

Well into the second half of the of the month. I like Bone's Kitty, and Sako's 'Got Dinner'. Swag... Photo shop? I'm not accusing.. Just kinda looks a little too clear of a doggie outline compared to the sage and rest of suroundings.

-Steve

Wow!!!!!

You are giving me way to much credit....

Here I thought that it was actually a bad picture due to the fact that the bush is actually in focus & the yote kind of blends in the the back ground.. I am barely familiar enough with the new SLR I took the pic with let alone spending time trying to figure out how to use photoshop for anything else other than to crop the pic's in effort to keep my stand locations a secrete.

In answer to your question, no It hasn't been photo shopped I just cant a very good pic.

Gringo31 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 28, 2010, 09:15:26 PM »

I can tell you that I was on that stand and have saw the pics on Swag's camera 5 min after he took them. They are legit. Cool pic. That being said.....there is still no excuse for that dog still being alive today

bullchaser · « **Reply #34 on:** February 28, 2010, 09:49:29 PM »

Here is mine

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #35 on:** February 28, 2010, 10:25:01 PM »

SWAG,

Quote

In answer to your question, no It hasn't been photo shopped

My humble apologies! It's an excellent photo since it has not been modified in any way. The foreground and landscape beyond the subject is blured just enough, and the subject is in focus so good even when viewed through the grass, that there is no mistaking what you were hunting that day. Fact is, at that range, getting a photo of a live doggie coming in would be very tough. I also like the blured rifle and scope. Many people would have tried to crop that out. Good content! So yes, I do give you credit.

I'd give you even more credit if you shot him twice. (once with camera, then with rifle.. Now that'd be tough.)

Bullchaser... How did you get that kitty to pose like that? You cage me up.. I'm gonna look a helluva lot more pissed than that!

-Steve

sako223 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 28, 2010, 11:21:33 PM »

Whipper Snapper

Swag · « **Reply #37 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:17:50 PM »

Quote from: Gringo31 on February 28, 2010, 09:15:26 PM

I can tell you that I was on that stand and have saw the pics on Swag's camera 5 min after he took them. They are legit. Cool pic. That being said.....there is still no excuse for that dog still being alive today

Easy for you say.... How many pics due you have that you took or tried to take before you shot at them???

Thats what I THOUGHT!!!

Swag · « **Reply #38 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:24:02 PM »

Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on February 28, 2010, 10:25:01 PM

SWAG,
Quote
In answer to your question, no It hasn't been photo shopped

I'd give you even more credit if you shot him twice. (once with camera, then with rifle.. Now that'd be tough.)

-Steve

Boy let me tell you you arent kidding about it being tough.. I have hundreds of pics from the last couple of month of yotes but no pic's before the kill... Or a least no pic's of dogs that I shot...

boneaddict · « **Reply #39 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:44:32 AM »

Sorry guys for the delay in the contest. I'm working a ton of doubles. I'll try to get it going, probably tomorrow when I have access to pictures

bearpaw · « **Reply #40 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:26:14 AM »

Lots of nice photos, no clear winner....

boneaddict · « **Reply #41 on:** March 03, 2010, 03:19:27 PM »

Poll is up....PLEASE VOTE. Its only going to run a day because I am so far behind. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

Decker · « **Reply #42 on:** March 04, 2010, 03:58:05 PM »

I don't know if you are still taking entries for this or not but here is my bid.

Decker · « **Reply #43 on:** March 04, 2010, 04:03:41 PM »

Here is my second entry. Nice female take while running away at 500 yards. Notice entrance wound on rear leg and complete pass through from rear to front with exit wound just under eye. Who says a 40gr. V-Max can't get it done at long distance?

boneaddict · « **Reply #44 on:** March 04, 2010, 06:51:10 PM »

Dang Decker those are great pics. Pics usually can be submitted up until about the 26th of the month. I ran a little late this month and the poll went up yesterday.

THANKS GUYS! It looks like my bobcat picture took it this month. THANKS for the votes guys. I appreciate it!

Decker · « **Reply #45 on:** March 04, 2010, 09:22:10 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on March 04, 2010, 06:51:10 PM

Dang Decker those are great pics. Pics usually can be submitted up until about the 26th of the month. I ran a little late this month and the poll went up yesterday.

THANKS GUYS! It looks like my bobcat picture took it this month. THANKS for the votes guys. I appreciate it!

Thanks boneaddict. I will make sure to get any entries in before the end of the month next time. Nice capture and contest win with your bobcat pic. I didn't know how you were taking votes yet, but that would have been my choice. Congrats!

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 05, 2010, 11:46:32 AM »

Congrats Bone!!

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