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Good job everyone! There were some great photos this month. Was very difficult to decide who to vote for, as usual.
 
Did I enter???? Crikey... I don't remember!!! What on earth has happened to the first 3 weeks of August!
 
No I didn't enter... and it's a good job really, there's no way I would've won! This must be just about he best comp yet, which means VERY difficult to vote, but a pleasure to view - especially seeing all the unfamiliar species!!!

BIG CONGRATS to everyone... brilliant!
 
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What has happened to the "have you voted" bit at the top of the home page !!

Surely this month it should be on as it is a Prize Competition.
 
Hello everyone, what fantastic photos. I love taking piccies of insects especially bees in my garden but i only use my little camera. Your pictures are absolutely fantastic. it was really hard to decide. So thanks for your great work. Can i just ask what camera i should be using to take close shots like that? I spend a lot of time just sitting in my flower garden watching all the to's and fro's from our little friends and if i can get it close enough i take piccies but nothing quite compared to all your beauty.
bubobubo
 
Hi Bubobubo,

We certainly have some very nice shots in this months competition taken with a range of cameras. Whilst DSLRs are popular some great shots have been taken with the likes of the Nikon CP9** and CP4500.

It would be unfair though to start naming shots until the voting is over. Best bet at present is to view the Competition Gallery Forum where on each photo equipment used is listed.
 
Hi Henry,

It took me a few mintues to realise the bit you meant.

That text refers to the Top Bird 100 logo - their site has been experiencing technical difficulties for a few days now and the position figures are inaccurate. Several members have reported the fault. Hopefully they will have it sorted out soon. If not then I dare say we will be removing the link.
 
An excellent collection of photos.. Its very difficult which one to choose from... and on what basis.. on natural history basis.. some photgraphs are difficult to get and acheiving a photo of such events is itself a feat.. On the other hand they may not be art wise a good job..Some are very common subject.. but from a different angle and viewpoint.. showing us a extremly different world than what we normally see.. Others are very common subject.. captured in photgraphically ideal situation by the rulebook. ...
Its not just not fare all three type competing together :)).. anyway I have casted my vote ..but I am feeling sorry for all the others which were in my shortlist. A very good job guys out there.
 
Great pictures as usual with some great macro shots of bugs' faces and copulating butterflies. It was hard deciding who should win but when I came to seeing the one I opted for it was too good for me to ignore.
 
Some general comments because I'm interested, not because anything needs fixing: There were 652 Members at the site in the past 24 hrs. according to my Greeting Screen, yet we have only 155 votes after about a week, well short of double the 92 entries.

While it is disappointing that more of us don't love insect subjects, I suppose vastly more members are interested in birds but NOT insects. In that case I appreciate that BF.net and the prize sponsor are encouraging a very good minority-interest subject area, and increased general appreciation for this beautiful and diverse side of nature. By the time I had to post an entry or miss out, there were several wonderful contenders and I didn't feel I had a competitive shot, yet made the decision to try to add to the quality and vitality of this Month's competition and show my love and support for this subject matter, and to include some brief educational text with the photo as part of the "mission for insects." I believe that others did the same, and together we've made it an enjoyable photographic insect forum.

The above Member comments show how dear the world of insects is to our segment of the Membership, and so, thank you BF.net. Whether or not you thought of it this way, you are helping expose the world to the value in "The little things that run the world," according to Dr. E.O. Wilson.
 
I am in awe at the photos here. I wish we could have more than one winner, though, because there are some truly outstanding photographs. Many thanks to all the photographers for not only having the patience and talent to capture some of these incredibly difficult subjects, but for sharing them with us. Good luck to all! :t:
 
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