Digital Speed Challenge #472 - Things That Fly

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Whatever it is, if it can fly, I want to see it (although it does not have to be in flight at the time)

Challenge begins when posted and ends 8:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 20, 2017 The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

CHALLENGE RULES:

1. Camera: Any DIGITAL CAMERA is allowed, (not just DSLR)
2. Time: Any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size: See standard P.O.T.N. Image Posting Rules.
4. Post Processing: Do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting: ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
6. Details: Show camera model & lens used. Post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
7. Commenting: Please, NO COMMENTING DURING CHALLENGE feel free to comment in this thread after a winner is declared.
8. Content: Keep it clean, and both Family and Work safe.
9. Have questions? PM me.
10. Have FUN!

* THE WINNER ALWAYS SETS THE THEME FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE, POSTS IT AND JUDGES IT - BE PREPARED! A new challenge should be posted ASAP after you have been declared the winner.

If you see one run.

Dragonfly

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/KYBo​ac

Owl

...And Swim

Six entries so far. Good start. C'mon people, 5 more days. Let me see more of those things that fly.

Challenge closed. Thank you, everyone for all the great entries. Winner will be announced shortly.

Once again, a good turnout. Thank you all for participating. Great entries from everyone made it difficult to pick a winner.

Paul B - If you see one, run: That's sound advice. But like any good photographer, you stayed long enough to get the shot before you ran.

M_Six - Dragonfly: Nice capture of what I find is a difficult subject. So hard to catch them in flight like this. Well done. (BTW, Paul B could have used the same title )

OldCrow - Owl: Beautifully done. I like the composition, but might have cut just a bit off the left side to make it a square. Either way, it's a wall hanger.

teekay - ...And Swim: Once again, very nice composition. I also love the background effect. Did you use any filter to get that, or was it just the natural reflection?

texkam: Kudos to you. When I chose the topic, I had not thought of this as a possible subject for the theme. Well done thinking outside the box.

bpiper7: Very nice shot. This time of year is great for butterflies and zinnias. Would love to see more from your garden.

darkslinger: Also a very nice shot. Besides the butterflies, the bees and other pollinators are quite busy. I like the DOF on this shot.

So after careful consideration (and consulting with our guest judge - my wife) here are the results:

Honorable mentions to Paul B and texkam for their outside the box approach.

Second place: darkslinger

And the winner is M_Six Dragonfly

Congratulations. Looking forward to your new challenge.

Thank you again everyone!

BTW, my entry would have been this

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/WGET​m2

Wow, I'm surprised considering all the awesome images here. I thought mine was kind of bland. So thanks for the nod.

New contest is up.

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1485300

Good challenge, and congratulations to M_Six on catching that dragonfly just right - not easy, I'm sure.

Phil, The background on my swan shot was "as shot" - no filters, and I think your pig would have been a winner you'd chucked it in the air and captured it mid-flight.

Congratulations to the winners. Great photos everyone.