The Backdoor Hippie's Ranchopalooza of Inconsistently Posted Images - 2013 Version
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RockyNH_RIP
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Morning Jake,
First, let me say I do like them both... and agree with your assessment. The color version really "Pops" more, especially if you look at them together.. On the other hand, look at the B&W alone, pretty darn impressive!
Pat in NH
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I will go half way. Selective color with the Green REMOVED The richness of the wood is to good to be lost.A pair of edits of the same shot from yesterday morning for the current monthly contest. I like them both but went with the color because I think the contrast in colors gives it just a little more pop. What do you think? Faced with these decisions my choice always seems to run counter to popular choice. LOL
BackdoorArts
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I thought of that, just for kicks, because I hate selective color stuff. The problem was that the grass isn't pure green and the yellows are throughout the decking and masking it would have been a PITA. So, instead, I decided to stand on the fact that I'm really not a fan of selective color. Thing is, I was going the other way, leaving the green in the B&W. LOL
BackdoorArts
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Lots of backyard activity last evening. To start, we have 5 young Bluebirds in our box, so Mama & Papa have been busy feeding them.
Next, we've had a family of Groundhogs living just behind our property for as long as we've been here. They've built a system of tunnels that runs a good 30 feet back through the brush. We've taken to feeding them the leftover vegetable scraps and old greens, and while most would say that we're crazy, they seem satisfied with what we give them and with the bird seed that's across the back - the rest of their food is in the field behind our house. Occasionally we get a rebel that wants to move under our deck, in which case we have a "relocation program". Here are the 3 young 'ins from this years (first?) crop.
Finally, every year we await particular birds as they return to summer in our yard. Every year around Mother's Day we get an Indigo Bunting. We know we must also be getting a female, but we've yet to spot her, or at least identify her, since she looks so much like the sparrows and finches we have. Here's the male sharing a feeder with a Chipping Sparrow.
Next, we've had a family of Groundhogs living just behind our property for as long as we've been here. They've built a system of tunnels that runs a good 30 feet back through the brush. We've taken to feeding them the leftover vegetable scraps and old greens, and while most would say that we're crazy, they seem satisfied with what we give them and with the bird seed that's across the back - the rest of their food is in the field behind our house. Occasionally we get a rebel that wants to move under our deck, in which case we have a "relocation program". Here are the 3 young 'ins from this years (first?) crop.
Finally, every year we await particular birds as they return to summer in our yard. Every year around Mother's Day we get an Indigo Bunting. We know we must also be getting a female, but we've yet to spot her, or at least identify her, since she looks so much like the sparrows and finches we have. Here's the male sharing a feeder with a Chipping Sparrow.
BackdoorArts
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Met a friend for breakfast this morning. Brought my camera.
Washington Diner Reflections
Side Exit
Washington Diner Reflections
Side Exit
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
BackdoorArts
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Rhodie After The Rain
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
Met a friend for breakfast this morning. Brought my camera.
Washington Diner Reflections
Side Exit
Great shots. I always like the doors to nowhere.
BackdoorArts
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As life continues to thwart every opportunity I think I have to get out and shoot (or play golf, or...), I'm thankful that I still have yard critters.
Two (of Four) Baby Red Squirrels Have Their Coming Out Party
Female Rose-Breasted Grossbeak (the male remains uncooperative)
Indigo Bunting at Twilight
Two (of Four) Baby Red Squirrels Have Their Coming Out Party
Female Rose-Breasted Grossbeak (the male remains uncooperative)
Indigo Bunting at Twilight
BackdoorArts
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Nice to see that duct tape can not thwart the mighty indigo's quest for bird seed.
No, but it did close the hole a critter made when they pried a perch off and the seed fell. We're fairly certain it wasn't a squirrel - we think a deer antler got caught in it last rut. We found the piece this spring, about 5 months later.
BackdoorArts
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A bee on a rhododendron - doing what bees do best.
