June 6, 2009

Photo Challenge: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Time for a new Brenda Photo Challenge! The theme is Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder. Our current challenge hostess, Karen of Loved and Engraved, picked the theme. Thank you, Karen! I decided to approach this challenge with some humor and quirkiness. I hope that you enjoy these selections!

bovine mucus is probably an acquired taste
Being inventive is a beautiful thing. Without hands or tissues, a cow has to improvise! The camera settings were f/6.3, and 1/160 second.

do you think this pose makes my butt look fat?
Only another elephant would think this body is attractive. Pass the lotion, please! The photo was taken at f/5.6, and 1/400 second.

this guinea fowl is looking for a snack
Guinea fowl have beautiful plumage. But these birds must have been at the back of the line when they handed out attractive faces! The camera settings were f/5.6 and 1/80 second.

a bug is hiding in the blooms
Remember the picture of the oak leaf hydrangea that I posted on May 31? In the middle of that image is a tiny speck on a bloom. With an extreme magnification of the image, you can see that speck is a flying critter. The photo was taken at f/13 and 1/60 second.

22 comments:

  1. Great job! You made me LOL literally! Those are perfect and beautiful in their own way. Doesn't the song say it best, "Everything is beautiful in its own way"?

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  2. HAhaaa!!! Smart cow! Pass the tissues please...now my nose itches...!!
    Great photos and idea!!hughugs

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  3. Great job! Animals are beautiful creatures, in each their own way.

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  4. Okay, the cow? Yeah, uh huh! LOL!!!
    I always love your pictures my friend even if one is of a cow picking its nose!
    Hugs.
    Kim

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  5. Your photos are all B E A U T I F U L
    and my favorite is the improvising cow!

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  6. HAHAHA You made me laugh this morning, and THAT's a good thing!! :)

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  7. I'm sorry... but there is nothing pretty about an elephant's butt... reminds me of my own wrinkles, but I won't tell you where!!!
    Love your macro. Love finding those hidden treasures in photos!

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  8. great captures! as always i love seeing what you come up with on these challenges! wonderful

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  9. What a great post. thanks for including your camera settings. I'm really and truly just beginning to take photos myself, I've always left that to my husband, and he seems to have lost it. So this is REALLY a challenge for me. Love the critter in the oak leafed hydrangea. Off to the garden center to get one.

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  10. I can't believe you got a picture of a cow sticking his tongue up his nose!! Too funny!! Great pictures too!

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  11. LOL I love that cow shot. Great job as always Donna.

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  12. Now how long did you have to stand and wait for that cow to take a lick? LOL LOL great pictures Donna!

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  13. These are wonderful pictures and you have serendipitous timing my friend to catch everything at just the right moment!

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  14. Very clever cow explanation. lol
    Love each photo; but I have to say, there is something about elephants that inspires awe.

    A camel might have been a little behind the guinea when it came to handing out a face but that is one ugly chicken. lol

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  15. It looks like the cow picture is the overwhelming favorite! Would you believe that it did that nose picking within 2 minutes of me standing there, taking pictures of it? And to top it off, I got a picture of a different cow on the same day, in another pen, who did the same thing! It was too, too funny!

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  16. Loved your photos...very original!

    And the vanilla and the birds below!

    Thanks for visiting! I didn't get my challenge done this weekend, sorry!

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  17. These are lovely photos. I wonder what kind of critter that is in the flower?

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  18. Fantastic pictures. You are indeed a very gifted photographer. Thank you for sharing.
    Hugs.

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  19. How clever~love the photos!

    I just want you to know that I FINALLY posted the book on my blog that I won in your giveaway. I hope to be back to my old visiting schedule soon.

    LOVE your hummingbird photos!Thanks for the link on the bird bottles...I think I'm going to get one!

    Hugs,
    Robin

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  20. Hahahaha...........the cow one did make me laugh Donna. You shots are always great to see!

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