November Challenge-Patterns in Nature

[yakfisher]

Nice shot griggs, was this at the MN Zoo, Como, or your backyard?

[Griggs]

backyard, jk. MN Zoo

[Birdsong]

I have been grabbing patterns everywhere--crisscrossing branches, ripples and the sand formations below them, rocks--you name it. In my head is the running dialogue of what constitutes a pattern vs. a shape or texture. And also what constitutes an interesting picture. But when I saw this gorgeous tiger, I realized my pattern photo was an unintentional one. A pine siskin's pattern of stripes may be much smaller and less impressive but it is a pattern all the same. And there's that other thing going on here--a pattern creating a pattern, I guess. Crop suggestions would really be welcome.

[finnbay]

Very interesting photo!

[Royce Aardahl]

Yepper, that's a cool shot!

[finnbay]

Took a little Photoshop license with a common pattern. If you can't figure out what it is, scroll down for the original.

[mmeyer]

That is very cool Birdsong!

Very interesting Photoshop. Cool Pattern Ken!

Great Tiger shot. Super detail!

[Shawnny B]

Whoohooo i got it. these are some great photo's Ill have to go back and read the rules, dont want to be breaking them (even though thats what they are for right?) I dont have any fancy camera but i think i will have to play along.

ShawnnyB

[Dbl]

Cool shots everyone! Great interpetations of patterns in nature I think!

[DeeDee]

I think all these are great but fisherchicks, I dont know what it is, but his eyes make me kinda sad.

[Cicada]

Held out hope that I may get the boat out again this year, so I drove around Tamarak Refuge looking for something to post. It may be weak, but it did work.

[LeeKen]

It is November

Locked up until spring, the sand gets a rest.

[The_Duckslayer]

Fisherchick... Awesome picture. I can't say exactly what it is but you captured it! Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[fisherchick]

Thanks, Duckslayer! (P.S. I love the name!)

Fisherchick

[pikedreams]

Sorry everyone! Just read the guidlines, suppose to be one pic only! Won't happen again. Enjoy the pics anyway.

[Dbl]

OK folks, I didn't really want to do this but because we are really trying to keep this open to those who meet the guidelines of the month's challenge, I've deleted all the photos that don't follow them.

Please we love seeing everyone's photos, this is a photo sharing board by all means share all the wonderful photos that have been posted here. But start a new post to do that. This ONE THREAD is for people that want to follow along with the guidelines of the monthly challenge.

Here again are the guidelines for the monthly challenge, MONTHLY CHALLENGE GUIDELINES I don't know how else we can make this more clear to everyone. We do post it at the start of the thread, its own sticky and monthly. In fairness to those participating and because members here requested that we have this monthly challenge, we will be following its guidelines more closely.

Thanks for understanding and please keep posting your photos!

[fisherchick]

Sorry, Dan!! I guess I let my excitement of posting get in my way of reading the guidelines! I apologize and appreciate your committment to the folks that are involved!

Sincerely,

Fisherchick

[Dbl]

Its no problem at all Fisherchick! Please that really was a very nice photo, could you start a new post with that shot?

[yakfisher]

Is it too early to start thinking about next month's challenge? We are less than a week out.

[Dbl]

Take a look Yak at the top of the forum!

[yakfisher]

Looks great. Just thought if we were gonna have another poll we might get a few more votes if it started a week out. Thanks for the super quick response.

[hendenhook]

The colors and the patterns on these birds have always intrigued me, thought I would throw this one on the Challenge for this month.

[Dbl]

Cool! Nicely done hendenhook!

[yakfisher]

Nice work, they sure are a gorgeous bird and tasty to boot!

[Hwood]

birdsong, just awsome. that photo depicts the tiny as powerful as the tiger.