Heya! When you decide to enter future contests, please make sure to read the submissions rules (which are almost always in the first post in the contest thread) They'll tell you what is and is not an acceptable entry for a given contest. As mentioned, this one's over, but in the rules it was...
Obligatory plug for photo critiques! If you'd like to have some constructive feedback and get some tips for improving your shots, pop on by this thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/photo-critique-club.1534260/
There are a bunch of folks hanging out that are happy to share their...
Great job everyone! This was a lot of fun to watch unfold. We've got a lot of talented photographers hanging around and it's great to see such an abundance of work. It takes courage to even enter a judged competition in the first place, and everyone who did should be proud of what they...
What he's not telling you is that the judges have resorted to ritual combat to resolve some ties between shots. Tomorrow at dawn, it's a full gladiatorial style melee for glory and honor!
Oh wait, that may be a TV show I was watching earlier this week... Erm. Carry on!
This guy was up by the house at the in-laws. he was fairly docile, you can see from his eyes he was about to shed and was just looking for a shady space. Scooped him up with a shovel and set him out in the wash and he went on his merry way.
You're braver than I am. I don't have a problem moving bulls, gophers, or shovelnoses, but I will not touch a rattler with a 10 foot pole. My in-laws have a resident kingsnake now, so the rattlers stay away which is nice. I'll see if I can get some pics of the king one of these days.