Great Blue with Snake, Green Cay, Palm Beach County, FL © Michael Cohen
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NANPA Weekly Wow: July 18-25
Tag: bird photography
NANPA Weekly Wow
Giant Clam Detail, Banda Sea, Indonesia © Peter Hartlove
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THIS BIRDING LIFE: A Winslow Homer Painting Comes Alive
Story and photos by Budd Titlow
Monhegan Island is the real thing – an active lobstering village! © Budd Titlow
When spring/summer rolls around, I always start to think about the songbird migration – especially my experiences with warblers on Monhegan Island, Maine. The first time I set foot on Monhegan Island, I needed a pinch to make sure I hadn’t died and gone to heaven. Walking up the hill from the ferry into the village was like going back fifty years in time: dirt roads, handmade signs, and wooden buildings. It was like a Winslow Homer painting had suddenly sprung to life before my eyes. If this wasn’t enough—flocks of colorful songbirds flitted about all over the place, perching on trees, rooftops, fences, anything that was standing upright. The only things for visitors to do on the island are paint (Monhegan supports a summer art colony, including many famous artists like Jamie Wyeth), photograph (every well-known bird photographer visits Monhegan from time to time), and watch birds—lots and lots of birds! Continue reading
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A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) stops for a portrait in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming © Dawn Wilson
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Pink Poppies, Weatherford, TX © Denise Remfert
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Unleashing Juxtaposition in Nature Photography
Story and photos by Michael Rossacci
© Michael Rossacci
Experience has taught me to exploit compositional techniques that help my nature images take on a more compelling story-telling quality. One such technique that I employ frequently is juxtaposition. This fancy word is formed by joining the Latin root “juxta”, which translates to “next to”, to the word “position”. Compositionally speaking, this means placing the subject next to some object in order to set the stage for a compare-and-contrast scenario. In some cases it is the similarity of the subject to the secondary object, whereas in other cases it may be the difference between the two that is stressed. More often than not, what results is a more inviting look and feel to the final image. In this article, I will delve into more detail about juxtaposition and highlight some examples from my own images. Continue reading
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Each week www.nanpa.org highlights 7 images from the top 100 submissions of the NANPA Showcase competition. This week’s images are by:
James Heupel – “3 Humminbirds trying to feed on flower, Pichincha Province, Ecuador”
Christopher Gray – “Milky Way at Dead Vlie, Namibia, Africa”
Diane McAllister – “Kodiak bears, Uganik River Kodiak AK”
Mark Hayward – “Arctic Fox, Nanuvat Territory, Canada”
William Tyler – “Pholcid spider holding eggs in her jaws., La Selva Beach, California”
Bill Klipp – “Brown Pelican Diving, Varadero Cuba”
Cindy Goeddel – “Fox Mousing Jump:Peter Pan and His Shadow, Yellowstone National Park”
This Week’s NANPA Showcase Images
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David Francis – “Intergalactic lens zoom of the Milky Way, Acadia State Park, Maine”
John Norvell – “Waterfall in heavy rain, Davis, WV”
Marie Read – “Cedar Waxwing eating crabapple, Ithaca, New York”
Stephen Weaver – “Mammatus clouds over the prairie, El Paso County, Colorado”
Jerry Bauer – “Olive ridley sea turtle, Playa La Flor National Wildlife Refuge”
Mary Louise Ravese – “Himalayan Blue Poppy flower close-up, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA”
John Trone – “Polar bear rim light portrait, Svalbard” Continue reading
Showcase Images
Each week www.nanpa.org highlights 7 images from the top 100 submissions of the NANPA Showcase competition. This week’s images are by:
Martin Pomphrey – “Dall Porpoise, Off the coast of Southeastern Alaska”
Mike Walker – “Morning at Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, WA”
Geoffrey Schmid – “From Eternal Seas, Olympic National Park Washington State”
Michael Stern – “Porpoise feeding on mullet, Flamingo South Florida”
Paul Marcellini – “Pine Rocklands at sunset, Everglades National Park, Florida”
Peter Hartlove – “Columbine Grandeur, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado”
Ernesto Sanchez-Proal – “Thousands of bats gather inside cave in Mexico, Topolobampo, Mexico”