Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery The Dolphin At the “Feeding of the Dolphins”, Monkey Mia, Western Australia. ======================================================== / “The Dolphin” is donated to the Wildlife_Appeal_Group for the wildlife victims of the Victorian Bushfires. All of the proceeds will go to WRAP (Wildlife Rescue And Protection Incorporated) ======================================================== Ricoh XRP / 400 ASA Fujifilm
The Giant Panda is an endangered species and highly threatened. According to the latest report (2007), China has 239 giant pandas in captivity (128 of them in Wolong and 67 in Chengdu), and another 27 pandas living outside the country. It also estimated that around 1,590 pandas are currently living in the wild. However, a 2006 study, via DNA analysis, estimated that there might be as many as 2,000 to 3,000 pandas in the wild. Though reports show that the numbers of wild pandas are on the rise, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) believes there is not enough certainty to remove pandas from the endangered animal list. (Wikipedia) / This photo was taken in June 2008 in San Diego Zoo, California, with a Canon PowerShot S5 IS camera. “Big love” was featured in the groups / Endangered Species / All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical / Bears of the world / and Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!)
“Just love carrots!” was featured in the group Prize Challenges!! This photo of a polar bear was taken in San Diego Zoo, California.
Emma looks right deep into your soul. And though these intense looks make people sometimes think she is angry or ready to attack, she is actually a very gentle cat who always welcomes a cuddle… ... and she is sooo prrrrroud and grrrrateful for being featured in these (8!) groups for this selective coloring photo: / For the love of cats / Ebony and ivory / Bits and Pieces / Cats and Dogs (1 per day) / ImageWriting / The Compact Group / Paws n Claws / and Pathway to the Soul as well as being featured for the black & white version in The eyes have it. ... and thankful to all who voted for her in the Cat + Mood = Win CHALLENGE OF Mood & Ambience group – and made her a WINNER!! (21-Mar-09) Emma also won the Too Close for Comfort challenge of the All Pets Great and Small group (15-October-2009) 1470 views, 51 favoritings (24-November-2009). / Camera Canon PowerShot S5 IS / ISO speed ratings ISO 200 / Shutter speed value 1/20 s / Aperture value f/2.7 / Date/time original 14-11-2007 11:37:45 / Software Adobe Photoshop CS3 / / / See also my Animals calendar / and Digital Paintings
A little baby seal off Blakeney near Cromer / Shot with a Canon EOS 400D.
“Sad” was featured in the groups (4): / Live, Love, Dream / Giraffes- the Long and Tall of It! / Canon DSLR / and / THE COMPACT GROUP 1 per day. “Sad” also won the challenge YOUR VERY OWN FAV GIRAFFE IMAGE (7-October-2009) 377 views, 15 favoritings (17 November 2009) Photo taken in LA Zoo, California, with a Canon PowerShot S5 IS camera. / Exposure time 1/125 s / F-number f/3.5 / ISO speed ratings ISO 200 / Date/time original 23-5-2008 11:47:29 / Date/time digitized 23-5-2008 11:47:29 / Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode / Focal length 72 mm / Macro mode Normal / Flash mode Flash not fired / Continuous drive mode Continuous / White balance Cloudy / /
Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery The Koala Stretch Australia Zoo, Queensland. 100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of all my “Photos from Australia Zoo” will be donated to “Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors”. Steve Irwin Day – November 15th, is an international and annual event to celebrate the extraordinary life of the one and only Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. The day will represent the many things Steve was passionate about: FAMILY, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION and FUN. / See Australia_Zoo / Or visit: Steveirwinday Steve Irwin Day is also a day where people around the world join together to raise money for Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors to help continue Steve’s conservation work and the preservation of wildlife and wild places. / You can visit the website: www.wildlifewarriors.org.au / and Steveirwinday_warriors The conservationist and media personality died in a north Queensland Stingray attack, September 2006. Steve’s_Biography The koala is a small bear-like, tree-dwelling, herbivorous marsupial which averages about 9kg (20lb) in weight. Its fur is thick and usually ash grey with a tinge of brown in places. The koala gets its name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning “no drink” because it receives over 90% of its hydration from the Eucalyptus leaves (also known as gum leaves) it eats, and only drinks when ill or times when there is not enough moisture in the leaves, ie during droughts etc. The koala is the only mammal, other than the Greater Glider and Ringtail Possum, which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves.
From Aesop’s Fables: A famished Fox crept into a vineyard where he spied a cluster of ripe, luscious grapes draped high upon the arbor. He took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Again and again he tried to reach the tasty prize, but with no greater success. At last he had to admit defeat and he walked away muttering to himself, “What does it matter, I’m sure those grapes are sour anyway!” Moral: It is easy to despise what you cannot have. Ink drawing with digital color, 2007. See more from this series at my porfolio website www.stephaniesmith.com This image is one of many story images of birds and animals featured in my calendar Legendary Tales: Myths and Legends
This was one of the most beautiful birds at the Carolina Raptor Center / This image is 100% straight from my camera! / Thanks for viewing my work!!! If you like what you see here, have a peek at the rest of my work. Maybe you will find a nice gift here for that special occasion!! / / Copyright 2009 Julie – Julie Alexander. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. My work does NOT belong to the public domain. It may not be used in any way, shape or form without my prior written permission.
Two very new Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies – just two days old. The beautiful miricle of birth and new life never fails to awe and inspire me. FEATURED in The Compact Group on 30th January, 2009. FEATURED in the All Things Twin Group on 23rd February, 2009 Placed in the TOP TEN of the Weekly Theme Challenges Group Challenge, They Came In Twos, on 24th February, 2009 Camera: Canon Powershot G7 © Copyright 2008 Jenny Brice – All Rights Reserved / www.jennybrice.com
Features Urban Wildlife – 1/28/09 / #12 Great Features – 1/27/09 / Country Bumpkin – 2/6/09 / American Southwest – 2/3/09 / Squirrels – 1/30/09 I was out and about yesterday, January 29, 2009 and saw this little squirrel scamper up a tree. I pulled off the road into a driveway, rolled down my passenger window as I was on the driver’s side, and just started shooting. I got some great shots of her, isn’t she just precious? She was eating something – she looks a little chubby, maybe some little one’s on the way? I love squirrels. I named this one Frisky because before I was even born, my dad and oldest sisters found a baby squirrel and named it Frisky. My dad has old reel tapes of him and my oldest sister holding Frisky. Photo taken in the city of Oak Leaf, TX in an urban environment! The Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. The Fox Squirrel’s natural range extends throughout the eastern United States, excluding New England, north into the southern prairie provinces of Canada, and west to the Dakotas, Colorado, and Texas. They have been introduced to both Northern and Southern California. While very versatile in their habitat choices, fox squirrels are most often found in forest patches of 400,000 square metres or less with an open understory, or in urban neighborhoods with trees. They thrive best among trees such as oak, hickory, walnut and pine that produce winter-storable foods like nuts. They are gregarious and apparently playful, often chasing each other up and down trees and across yards and clearings. They have a large vocabulary, consisting most notably an assortment of clucking and chucking sounds, not unlike some “game” birds, and they warn the listening world of approaching threats. In the spring and fall, groups of fox squirrels clucking and chucking together can make a small ruckus. They are impressive jumpers, easily spanning fifteen feet in horizontal leaps and free-falling twenty feet or more to a soft landing on a limb or trunk. Best viewed larger
According to the Greek legends, Acteon was a hunter who happened to find the goddess Diana bathing at a pool in the woods. Furious at the intrusion, she cursed the young man, turning him into a deer so that he could not tell anyone else that he had seen her naked. The version of the story that inspired this image came from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which ended quite badly for poor Acteon. Ink drawing with digital color, 2006, part of a series. This image is one of many story images of birds and animals featured in my calendar Legendary Tales: Myths and Legends This piece was featured in the !Inspired Art! group
Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) Taranna Conservation Park, East Coast Tasmania, Australia. AS IS – Straight from the Camera Brown Falcons are small to medium-sized raptors (birds of prey). The female is larger than the male. The Brown Falcon has a range of plumage colours, from very dark brown to light brown above and off-white below. Generally, the upperparts are dark brown and the underparts are pale buff or cream. The sides of the head are brown with a characteristic tear-stripe below the eye. Birds from the tropical north are very dark, with a paler face and undertail, while those from central Australia are paler all over. Younger birds resemble dark adults, but have less obvious barring on the tail, and a buff-yellow colour on the face, throat and nape of the neck. Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/400sec / Aperture: F4.8 / ISO: 80
Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Big Red ============================================== / Featured in the Top 10 of You’re_Accepted Challenge Red_Red_Red ============================================== / Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/200sec / Aperture: F4.0 / ISO: 200
“Rooster” / oil on masonite / animal art Featured in: / First Things / 9/11/09 – Art Up Close The first chicken/rooster that I ever thought to do a portrait. It was one of my friends pet roosters. / I use to have some chickens many years ago and always thought they were very entertaining and funny creatures. Of course I had to name all of mine! If you like the above painting…... It is in one of my books of 50 images titled: Art Journal of Daily Life – volume one available- just click here /
FEATURED IN International Superheroes of Drawing, Illustration and World Domination / old sketch 181 views
This pair come from the classic fable from Aesop: The country mouse had a visit from his cousin from the big city, who was very dismissive of the simple country life. “Come stay with me in the city and see how well you can really live!” the city mouse said. So the country mouse went with him to the fine townhouse where rare delicacies were served on silver platters. Just when the country mouse was thinking that his cousin had the right way of it, the homeowner’s dogs came charging into the room and the mice had to run for their lives. Realizing that the constant terror was the price his cousin paid to live in the lap of luxury, the country mouse ran all the way back to his humble but peaceful country home. This image is one of many story images of birds and animals featured in my calendar Legendary Tales: Myths and Legends Ink drawing with digital color.
Wire Haired Pointing Griffon / This fellow belongs to a friend. He is in his own front yard, but when I got there he told me with those lovely eyes that he really wanted to come and play! Canon Rebel XTi – Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 is usm lens Featured:Paws and Claws 10-13-09 / Featured:Cats and Dogs 10-14-09 / Featured:Amateur Photographers 10-15-09 / TOP TEN CHALLENGE WINNER:PLAYFUL PHOTOGENIC ANIMALS NOVEMBER 2009 / / TOP TEN CHALLENGE WINNER:PAWS AND CLAWS NOVEMBER 2009 / / / Canon Rebel XTi
And I haven’t lost a single pound! Nina is one of only two remaining wild born Western Lowland gorillas at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. She is a grand old lady somewhere between 40 and 50 years old and she is wonderful! She has a fantastic sense of humor. She will sit looking so stoic for a while, then all of a sudden she will stick her tongue out and make faces! I just adore her! / Here she is basking in the glow of her heat lamps and enjoying a snack. She uses the stick you see in her hand as a cane at times when she is walking around. I suspect at her age, she has uncomfortable days just like the rest of us! The Western Lowland Gorilla is a subspecies of the Western Gorilla that lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Adult male Gorillas are prone to cardiomyopathy, a degenerative heart disease. Babec, a Western Lowland Gorilla on exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama (USA) was the first gorilla to receive an artificial pacemaker. Binti Jua, who resides at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois, saved a three year old boy who fell into her enclosure in 2003. / The Western Lowland Gorilla is critically endangered. The gorilla is vulnerable to Ebola, deforestation, and poaching. 234 views / Canon Rebel XTi Featured: Animal Photography 10-15-09 / / Awarded: Animal Photography 10-16-09 / / Featured:Zoophoria 10-26-09 / FEATURED:PLAYFUL PHOTOGENIC ANIMALS 11-7-09 / / /
(please listen to the music as it enhances the viewing experience :o) The Princesss Revealed: / Even though her mother was only a Baronistava, Maggie May is a true princess by bloodline. Ruling over her many domains in the galaxies can be a daunting task requiring much from her on a daily basis. Here she is contemplating the work that must be accomplished today. She also misses her dear Penascus J. Salondomeer as he is elsewhere on business. / I believe this commissioned portrait truly conveys this pain and anguish she sometimes tends to experience in her rulership because of the many demands placed upon her. It is hopeful that it will be displayed in such a way as to compell the subjects of her monarchy to continue to love her unconditionally. a rhonda original09© #8a in the princess series Captured using exisiting light from the large sliding door on the beach side. This little girl is a Chihuahuanese (part Chihuahua X part Chinese Crested). / I hope the story brought a little chuckle & a smile to your day : o ) / The Red Flower Of Tachai Blooms Everywhere – Steve Hackett Happily Featured: / Dec 15 TOP TEN / & / Featured: Nuts about Mutts / Dec. 7 Show Us Your Digital Work / / Paws n Claws / / Ranks of the Nobility / All Sable noblemen or women, and knights or dames, are invested personally by the Princess. For confirmation of a hereditary title of any degree, the ceremonies are held in the Great Hall of the Royal Palace on the Isle, after undertaking a night of fasting, prayer and vigil in the vestibule. During the investiture ceremony, the new peer’s Letters Patent are read to the Court, and then Her Highness presents the postulant with the trappings of his or her position (robes, spurs, sword and sword belt, etc), plus a coronet for hereditary nobles. Hence all Sable nobles are technically ‘belted’, as per ancient tradition. In return, the new peer will swear an Oath of Allegiance to the Princess, with the Princess in turn acknowledging its responsibilities to its subjects. Reception into one of the Undorian orders takes place at the secret location of the order to which the postulant is being admitted. Some, but not all, include a time of contemplation beforehand, with investiture into the two senior domestic orders (The Order of the Planetary Officiant, The Order of Meristonious Admonisitons) involving the same complex historical traditions of fast, prayer and vigil as investiture into the hereditary fortuitinous, although specific arrangements are made should. During the investiture ceremonies themselves, those who are being admitted into the errant fortitudes in any Order will kneel before the Princess and be dubbed on the shoulders with the Sword of Exemplary Fondness. / _Thank You Wikipedia – for the inspiration in the writing. #14 – I Will Always Love you / / #13 – Is Your Love Strong Enough / / #12 – Vanilla Queen / / Galactic Boutonniere / / Paradigm Shift / / Star of Piloqutinnguaq / / #7 – Peregrins Nest / / Memory Chamber / / #6 – Northern Home of the Princess / / #5 – Boudoir Ala Princessa / / #1 – Royal Helioport Main Landing Pad / / #2 – Royal Amulet for the Princess / / #3 – The Sceptre of the Princess / / #4 Mechanisms of Wonder / / #16 The Battle of the 31 Ages / I like the contrast of the dark and the light. . .
everything is drawn in photoshop cs2… / check here for details
featured in Live love and dream everything is drawn in photoshop cs2…. Its the first time i have made a digital drawing : )
drawn entirely in photoshop cs2…my 2nd digital painting…completed just now 24th november 2009 featured inAll soft and cuddlies /
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