FlickrDuel Wins

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Light & Shade Photographed on rusty farm equipment displayed as lawn art on Rogue River Drive, Shady Cove, Oregon

One of the beautiful old farm equipment pieces displayed as lawn art on Rogue River Drive, Shady Cove, Oregon Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Cars

This adorable ground squirrel is drinking water out of one of the trays we keep filled for the birds that visit our feeders every day. This cutie pie looked like he wanted to dive in! :D Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Funny This image was taken from my kitchen window in August, 2011.

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Red Photographed on rusty farm equipment displayed as lawn art on Rogue River Drive, Shady Cove, Oregon

Another older picture, I remember everything about this day. Very special trees here, massive, strong energy from all of them! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Nature Photographed on the Rogue Gorge Trail, near Union Creek, Southern Oregon

On the way back from our hike out to the Harriette Lake vista, we stopped here for about 15 minutes. It was an enchanting little lake, and the temperature was perfect for a swim for any who dared (had I brought my swimsuit I'd have definitely jumped in!) As a photographer, I was overwhelmed at this view, and then at the countless dragon- and damselflies soaring around everywhere. For the first time, I got many very nice images of dragonflies and I've posted two of them to my set, "Hike to Mountain Lakes." There you will also see other pictures I took on this pretty hike! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Nature This image was taken during the MeetUp Mountain Lake Hike on August 21, 2011.

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Macro This image was taken during the MeetUp hike we went on to Hobart's Bluff and Soda Mountain in Southern Oregon on July 16.

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Bokeh This image was taken on my property in Southern Oregon in July, 2011.

(for those of you who are interested in seeing my San Francisco trip images, I have uploaded 10 pictures in this batch [148 in the past few weeks]. Thanks everyone for your comments and your visits to my photostream! I hope you enjoy the show!) (Oh, and yes, I know there are really too many pictures to be uploading at one time but I have too many images I want to put into my Flickr stream so it just can't be helped!) One of the places Laura and I walked to was the Arboretum, which is a wonderful, enormous collection of plants from all over the world. This is a close-up image of a huge, unidentified plant with enormous 2-feet wide dark-green leaves. This image shows the strange stalk which is covered with red berries. Wouldn't you agree that this is one of the oddest, most beautiful plants you've ever seen? By the way, for those of you who may not know, there is a very fun, free Flickr competition site which you might like to take part in. It's called FlickrDuel and features dozens of ongoing competitions, or duels every day. You can enter your pictures into many different categories and vote on contests too. It's another way to enjoy your photography! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Flora This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

My husband and I went to the fair specifically to take long-exposure shots of carnival rides for our first time! Lots of fun, we can't wait to go to another one! If you'd like to see more of my carnival ride images, please visit my set, "Carnival Rides"! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Color: Orange This image was taken at the Josephine County Fair on August 20, 2011. Photo AwardsCounter Click here to see the awards count for this photo. (?)

I really liked this artistic touch, found at the end of a side hallway in the inner entrance square of the Legion of Honor. Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Black & White: Any This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This male Black-headed Grosbeak says, "I'm not fat! I'm big boned!" Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Fauna This image was taken by Steve Brien

Which side would you like to see? Both? Ok, here you go! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Color: Brown This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Color: Green Photographed along the trail of the Middle Fork of the Applegate River

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Natural Monochrome

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Texture

As I walked to the South Tower, I got to take one of the pictures I really wanted! Where did the bridge go?! :D As a child, I would stare upwards out of the car window straining to see the tops of the towers through the mist...I rarely could! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Black & White Bridges This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

Old cans found in an abandoned gold-panning encampment at the middle fork of the Applegate river. Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Conceptual