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adam
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04/09/2009 04:55PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
It is time to start the April 2009 Photo Contest.

The theme for this month's contest is "All the Small Things".

Monthly Category: All the Small Things

This is a contest to see your macro-photography of small things you see you in canoe country.

There is again a special reward for this months contests. Along with winning a hat, Wilderness Passages Magazine, created by long time member QPassage, is giving a free copy of their great magazine and a 2 1/2 hour DVD of Quetico footage to the winner of the photo contest and trip report contest. For more information about Wilderness Passages, you can visit their website at WildernessPassages.com

Remember 1 entry per person please. This helps us vote accurately.

Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).

- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win in a previous month.

- You must be the photographer of the photo.

- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo which you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.

- Please describe in the message where the picture is from.

- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.

- A member may win once per year.

- Photos must be posted to this message by 11:59pm on April 30th.

- Photos must be in jpg or gif format to be uploaded to the site.

Contact me if you have something in a different format or are having problems uploading to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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04/09/2009 05:00PM  
october, 2008
 
04/09/2009 05:33PM  
Butterfly on Suzanette campsite, 2008
 
04/09/2009 07:40PM  
Unwelcome guest ~ Jordan Lake

 
04/09/2009 08:00PM  

Snake Skin lake insula 2006.
 
04/09/2009 08:53PM  
Blueberries on Lake Three
 
Journeyman
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04/09/2009 09:34PM  
Pintsize Pinecone Thief

 
04/09/2009 10:03PM  
 
thecanoeman
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04/10/2009 06:21AM  
This is a Coral fungus, this photo was taken on the curtain falls portage.

 
04/10/2009 10:11AM  

Moose Nuggets for Dinner! Dent Lake, June 2008.
 
04/10/2009 11:42AM  
Bullhead Lilly, Pine Creek, 2008
 
04/10/2009 12:00PM  
On Jordan Lake, Bwca
 
DeterminedOrange
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04/10/2009 12:21PM  
Heritage Lake.... Northern Green Frog sitting on a log in camp.


 
Arkansas Man
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04/10/2009 03:11PM  


Wild rose at Eugene lake

Bruce
 
QPassage
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04/10/2009 05:06PM  

Back side of a campsite on Brent Lake "Quetico"

qp
 
JolietJake
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04/10/2009 06:14PM  

Strange end to a great trip in May of 2005
 
peeruwp
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04/10/2009 06:54PM  
 
SIRT
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04/10/2009 08:29PM  
A mushroom patch on a portage in Quetico.
 
starwatcher
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04/10/2009 08:37PM  

Orange Lichen Minn Lake to Maligne River Portage.


starwatcher
 
Toopoopedtopaddle
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04/10/2009 09:33PM  
Early morning paddle on the Oyster River, June 2008.
 
woodpecker
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04/11/2009 07:45AM  
Chow time for this little guy.... Disappointment 2007

Woodpecker
 
muskrat
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04/11/2009 11:08AM  
Dragonfly on Kevlar
 
mr.barley
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04/11/2009 11:33AM  
linnaea borealis....with a very small insect on it.
 
silentbeard
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04/11/2009 12:21PM  


Iced Sugar Maple leaf on Brule.
 
04/11/2009 02:21PM  
Granite Butterfly

Crooked July 4,08
 
Toopoopedtopaddle
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04/11/2009 04:35PM  
Very nice, Silentbeard. Y'got my vote (fwiw).
 
04/11/2009 05:21PM  
Ranger Bay Sept 08

 
04/11/2009 08:53PM  
The Winter Bug near Ramshead Lake Feb 2009

 
04/12/2009 07:43AM  


A Korb River beauty, late August 2007
 
04/12/2009 11:32AM  


I'm sure this will upset the purists but I found this in the shallow narrows at the back of "the Rock" on Insula Lake in 2006. The water levels were 2-3 feet low during a drought and I happened to see it laying mong other rocks where it normally would have been underwater.

I think it was used as a knife but a spear point is not out of the question. This is the other side.
 
04/12/2009 11:37AM  
Pine sap macro taken on Shell Lake.
 
04/12/2009 06:11PM  
Lake 3, 2008. I am ashamed to admit I do not know what kind of tree this is. Fir? Spruce?
 
04/12/2009 08:51PM  
Baby toad smaller than my 9 year olds pinky finger nail. Slim Lake
 
silentbeard
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04/12/2009 10:22PM  
that looks like a white spruce traveler
 
04/13/2009 09:44AM  
Thanks, silentbeard. I really need to invest in a good field guide and learn these things.
 
eglath
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04/13/2009 09:57AM  
Traveler -- two guides I find very useful:
Canoe Country Flora: Plants and Trees of the North Woods and Boundary Waters by Mark Stensaas
Trees of Minnesota Field Guide (Field Guides) by Stan Tekiela (excellent guide -- and small enough to take on trips)
04/13/2009 07:03PM  
Thanks for the tips. I will proceed to get educated!
 
lmislinski
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04/14/2009 04:51PM  
Taken on the 420r portage from Missing Link to Tuscarora in July '08.
 
04/14/2009 04:54PM  

Knife Lake Could have been composed better, but I thought it was pretty.
 
knothead180
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04/14/2009 09:10PM  

Some of my favorite small things.
 
dnmk15
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04/15/2009 03:50PM  
 
04/15/2009 04:01PM  
Small flies on the lilly
 
wolfmancometh
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04/15/2009 05:58PM  
Mama moose taking care of all the "small things" - she really guided that little guy from the west bank of Polly to the east bank - with extreme efficiency. She made sure he got on the shore safely and off they went. Beautiful day - great experience. July of 2008.
 
Georgiaboy
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04/16/2009 08:19AM  
I hate to burst you bubble Tom T but you picked up a nice rock. It doesn't mean that someone might not have used it as a tool at one time or another it simply does not show any evidence from your pictures that it was "worked" into that shape. In fact you should count your blessing that is only a rock and not a Native American artifact. Federal law prohibits the removal of such artifacts and it is a big time offense. The last folks prosecuted in the Chattahochee National forest for a "few arrowheads" spent 18 months in Federal Prison. Just keep in mind that the BWCA is in the Superior National Forest and the Feds don't take kindly to this kind of stuff, they prosecute.
I know it is tempting to take things home but for me it is not worth the risk or the fact that someone else may not get to see what I saw.
BTW all cave formations as well are protected by State and Federal law.
 
04/16/2009 04:36PM  
I agree Tom T, I have several spear points and arrow heads and they don't look anything like that. typically that stuff was made of flint. I think the shape of your rock is coincidental.
 
04/17/2009 08:53AM  
These aren't probably eligible. Neither are inside the BW but I like the "Tortise and the Hare" theme of it. :) The first pic was taken at the Kawishiwi Lake Camp Ground and pic#2 was at the Fenske Lake Camp Ground. Both taken on the day prior to a BWCA trip.


 
04/17/2009 05:48PM  
Well, I have to disagree with you guys. It's pretty obvious that it was shaped. But I'll tell anyone who asks that it's just a cool rock I found.
 
schweady
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04/17/2009 08:08PM  
Yep, they're small... but mmm, so tasty...
Pancakes, anyone?

Lake Agnes Blueberries


 
04/18/2009 11:28AM  
An alien along the Bayley Bay - Burke Lake portage:

 
luv2pack
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04/19/2009 12:02PM  
Taken on Mudro trip a couple years ago. I think this was taken on Gun.
 
cericdahl
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04/19/2009 04:51PM  
July 2008, Pine Lake
I think this alien may be related to Ho Ho's...
 
tomg
  
04/19/2009 07:24PM  
Please add photo to April contest... Thanks!
 
TwoByGreenCanoe
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04/20/2009 12:18AM  

Moth, Knife Lake 2008
 
johanismyvzual57
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04/21/2009 11:18AM  


Woodpecker on Seagull Lake
 
cowboymac12
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04/21/2009 01:12PM  
Pine Marten, Marabeouf Lake
 
wetcanoedog
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04/21/2009 07:53PM  

my East Coast Buddy has a thing about bugs.i avoid them but he is always getting up close and personal. Agnes Lake in the Q,Spring 2006
 
woodpecker
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04/21/2009 08:21PM  
johanismyvzual57
Might that be a Piliated Woodpecker?

also my logo for my hobby/business.....


COOL!!!

Woodpecker
 
cowboymac12
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04/22/2009 08:45AM  
That is indeed the Pileated Woodpecker, unless you believe there are Ivory Bills roaming the BWCA. Not likely.

Seen a lot of Pileated birds around the cities over the last few years. Fantastic birds.
 
pictureguy
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04/23/2009 01:18PM  
 
justgre
  
04/23/2009 05:39PM  
Still wet, fresh dragonfly at the campsite between Gabbro and Bald Eagle. June '07.
 
mntentman
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04/24/2009 11:24AM  
June 2007, north end of Sawbill. My daughter named it "Mr. Flutters." (Cuteness counts, right?)

 
04/24/2009 09:34PM  
My little camp buddy. He stayed next to my tent for two days while his wings dried out.



La Croix 2007
 
04/25/2009 06:59AM  
I love moths and butterflys. They are works of beautiful art.

I've found that in the BW they are quite unafraid of people. Last year I had an orange one sunning himself on a pack next to me and after awhile I got him to climb on my hand.
 
pmagoo7777
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04/27/2009 01:21AM  
Dragon Fly at Shell Lake campsite. Biggest I have ever seen. Photo does not do it's size justice.
 
mwd1976
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04/27/2009 09:05PM  


Sept '07 near Rifle lake
 
dotkom
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04/28/2009 02:47PM  
June 08 on Gun Lake. Have some better shots but it looks small without the finger for scale. Hung out all week in the same spot on my pack, dry and out of the rain :)
 
04/28/2009 05:03PM  


A pine cone resting in the spruce branches, South Cone Lake August 2008
 
04/29/2009 11:01AM  
Sundew Pond Pitcher Plant
 
04/29/2009 11:46AM  
Stow-A-Way on Knife Lake

 
04/29/2009 04:23PM  
Nice Shot DuluthPak!!
 
Portage Monkey
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04/29/2009 05:04PM  
My daughters making new friends somewhere around Fourtown Lake.
 
h20man
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04/30/2009 05:31PM  
Garter snake between Boulder and Adams Lake July 07.

 
mjmkjun
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05/01/2009 05:02AM  
Such outstanding photos. How in the world does one decide on which is best one is beyond me. It is beyond my abilities.

"Great shots!" to all.
 
eglath
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05/01/2009 01:08PM  
Not a part of the contest, but in case anyone is interested by the process of a dragonfly going from nymph to final version: Dragonfly Metamorphosis

I was lucky enough to be sitting right there when the nymph crawled out of the water (on the southern island of Thursday Bay on Crooked Lake, July 2008) -- the whole process took about three hours (and I took over 200 photos)...these are the 33 shots I liked the best...
05/01/2009 03:25PM  
Dogwoodgirl....I really like your picture....well done.
 
05/01/2009 05:40PM  
Thanks!
 
adam
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05/13/2009 08:47PM  

The winner of the April photo contest goes to thecanoeman. The winner of the April trip report contest goes to UncleMoose. Congratulations to the winners and thank you everyone for entering such great photos!

The extra hat goes to JolietJake.
 
05/14/2009 10:08AM  
Congrats to you, thecanoeman, a great picture among many fine entries.
Boppa
 
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