In the Wild

In the Wild Exhibit Dates July 11-August 6th 2010 Reception July 16th 6-8PM
As today’s wildlife faces unprecedented challenges, the wildlife photographer has the opportunity to act as chronicler as well as advocate. With extreme patience and dedication photographers have the ability to present images of such striking natural beauty that they have been able to influence lawmaking and future human behavior. Many have dedicated their lives to this. All in the power of an image… From insects to big game, from songbirds to salamanders, we are looking for your photographs, taken anywhere in the world, of wildlife in their habitat.	In the Wild Slide show for In the Wild Vermont Photo Space Gallery Exhibit 7/11/2010 - 8/9/2010 Elephants Silhouettes At Sundown Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA Juror's Choice After being on the grasslands during most of the day these elephants were seen one evening enjoying the water of a nearby stream in Botswana. Black Swan Lake Bruce Gilbert-Smith Jericho, VT USA Female House Finch Fluffing Feathers Sarah Treanor Dallas, TX USA Buffalo Portrait Sarah Treanor Dallas, TX USA Western Rattlesnake Sheri Larsen Essex Junction, VT USA This rattlesnake was on the edge of a cliff at Observation Point in Zion National Park in Utah. For obvious reasons, I didn't get close! Elephants Walking In The Chobe River Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA These elephants were seen taking a cooling walk in the shallows of a tributary of the great Chobe River in northern Botswana. Elephants Walking Out of The Chobe Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA This group of elephants was seen by boat. They were exiting the Chobe River to feast on the marsh grass of nearby island. Elephant Tails Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA This family of elephants had just finished drinking water that accumulated in the ruts of a jeep trail in a remote area of Tanzania. The Dance Skip Martin Mendon, VT USA Bull Elk, Boxley Valley, Arkansas Spring Ptarmigan Skip Martin Mendon, VT USA Willow Ptarmigan, Near Healy, Alaska Pronghorn - Lamar Valley Stephen Beattie Burlington, VT USA Immature Bald Eagle Sheri Larsen Essex Junction, VT USA While hiking on the Indian River Trail in Sitka, Alaska, we spotted this immature bald eagle in a tree. Ducklings On An Outing Mara Zaslove Santa Monica, CA USA Looking down at this pond, was able to photograph these playful ducklings in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico Keeping Warm Mara Zaslove Santa Monica, CA USA While travelling in the Galapagos, walked by these Marine Iguanas in this friendly pose Common Loon Kyle Myers Johnson, VT USA The common loon breaks the surface on an otherwise calm day. Moose Kyle Myers Johnson, VT USA On a summer afternoon everybody, even the moose, get a little thirsty Double-Take Mara Zaslove Santa Monica, CA USA Captured these two Prairie Dogs in the desert surrounds of Tuscon, Arizona Harold and Maude Matthew Yeoman Indianapolis, Indiana USA Eye of the Gator Matthew Yeoman Indianapolis, Indiana USA A Delicate Balance Ashley Snizek Ft. Myers, Florida USA I have a passion for all animals. Wildlife is a precious and delicate part of our world that often gets over looked and disregarded. Delicious! Stilson Snow Eureka, CA USA This young Roosevelt elk was having lunch with his friends in a meadow near Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. He seemed to enjoy it! Puffin at Sumburgh Head, Shetland KAREN GUTH South Lyon, MI USA Photographed on the extraordinary cliffs at Sumburgh Head in the Shetland Islands – just feet from the camera, with the blue North Sea in the background. Looking for Dinner Chuck Ginsburg South Burlington, VT USA Ibis Paul Haverstick Waterbury Center, Vermont USA Curious Little One Randy Langenberg Alma, Nebraska USA Marsh Song - Yolo Bypass, CA Avery Cook Woodland, CA USA An energetically singing Marsh Wren on cool spring morning. Photographed in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area outside of Davis, CA Lone Elie Kelly O'Neal Burlington, VT USA Lone Elephant along the Chobe River in Botswana Under Moms Wing Richard Seeley Gloucester, MA USA A two week old seagull chick is under the watchful protection of mom's wing. At Home Skip Martin Mendon, VT USA Dall Sheep Ewe, Denali National Park, Alaska The Lion King John S Mead Allen, TX USA A majestic alpha male lion surveys his territory at dawn near the banks of the Chobe River in Botswana. Fussy Falcon John S Mead Allen, TX USA A endangered male Saker falcon proclaims his space as he cools off on a hot day. Eyes of the World John S Mead Allen, TX USA People's Choice An immature screech owl surveys his world from the branch of a magnolia tree in Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina. Free Range Deer Kelsi Doscher Wellington, Wellington New Zealand The silhouette of a noble herd against the backdrop of the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand. Rhino in Kaziranaga Vedwati Padwal Thane (w), Maharashtra India Tigress at Bandhavgarh Vedwati Padwal Thane (w), Maharashtra India Tigress at Tadoba Vedwati Padwal Thane (w), Maharashtra India Lynx Love Richard Seeley Gloucester, MA USA A Canadian Lynx (solitary and secretive) and its cub hide under a tree to escape the heat of the sun in Denali National Park, Alaska. Raffe Carri-Anne Carmichael Pontyclun, RCT UK "On a clear day I can see forever" Image captured at The Lion Park near Johannesburg, South Africa April 2010 Scared Fishless John Monn Woodbridge, Va USA This Eagle made several trips gathering straw for the nest. Photography was taken in Northern Virginia, four miles from Washington D.C. Fall Gathering John Monn Woodbridge, Va USA Being harassed by Seagulls, the Eagle could not hold onto the fish during a hard banking turn. Photograph taken at Pohick Bay in Northern Virginia. Flight Nipun Mathur Albany, CA USA Pelicans flying in formation over Lake Nakuru, Kenya, June 2010 Angel Wings Kathy Cline Pompano Beach, FL USA People's Choice Great white egret. This image was shot early evening at Gator Land rookery in Orlando Florida 6/7/2010. Canon 1D Mark IV 70-200mm 2.8 lens. Baby Spat Kathy Cline Pompano Beach, FL USA Two juvenile great blue herons. This image was shot early evening 4/2/2010 at Wachodahatchee wildlife reserve in Delray Beach Florida. Canon 300mm 2.8 prime lens. Balancing Act Tom Foster FT. Collins, Co USA The Wood Duck is one of the most beautiful ducks. To see a drake in a tree is a once in a life time photograph.
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Juror: Dave Watts

The Juror for this exhibit is Australian based conservationist and photographer Dave Watts, who has been published by National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Geo (Germany), Geo (Australia), Australian Geographic, Airone, Nature Australia, and many other publications. By going beyond the ordinary to get his shots he has created beyond ordinary images that capture the entire feeling of atmosphere (and I mean sounds and air temperature!) surrounding his subject!

"When evaluating a series of photographic images I am looking for a sense of a shared experience through the beauty and composition of the subject. Lighting is extremely important and can make or break an image. To hold the attention of the viewer the image needs to be technically correct, that is correctly exposed with the important details such as eyes being sharp. All these various criteria can come together to create an image with the quality of a masterpiece in oil."
Dave Watts

Iphone scan of the exhibit and a short interview from the reception.


Elephants Silhouettes At Sundown Juror's Choice Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA	Eyes of the World People's Choice John S Mead Allen, TX USA	Angel Wings People's Choice SOLD Kathy Cline Pompano Beach, FL USA

Black Swan Lake Bruce Gilbert-Smith Jericho, VT USA	Fussy Falcon SOLD John S Mead Allen, TX USA	A Delicate Balance Ashley Snizek Ft. Myers, Florida USA

Marsh Song - Yolo Bypass, CA Avery Cook Woodland, CA USA	Raffe Carri-Anne Carmichael Pontyclun, RCT UK	Looking for Dinner Chuck Ginsburg South Burlington, VT USA

Elephants Walking In The Chobe River Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA	Elephants Walking Out of The Chobe Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA	Elephant Tails Jim Irwin Kirkwood, MO USA

Scared Fishless John Monn Woodbridge, Va USA	Fall Gathering John Monn Woodbridge, Va USA	The Lion King John S Mead Allen, TX USA

Puffin at Sumburgh Head, Shetland Karen Guth Burlington, VT USA	Baby Spat Kathy Cline Pompano Beach, FL USA	Lone Elie Kelly O'Neal Burlington, VT USA

Free Range Deer Kelsi Doscher Wellington, Wellington New Zealand	Common Loon Kyle Myers Johnson, VT USA	Moose Kyle Myers Johnson, VT USA

Double-Take Mara Zaslove Santa Monica, Ca USA	Ducklings On An Outing Mara Zaslove Santa Monica, Ca USA	Keeping Warm Mara Zaslove Santa Monica, Ca USA

Harold and Maude Matthew Yeoman Indianapolis, Indiana USA	Eye of the Gator Matthew Yeoman Indianapolis, Indiana USA	Flight Nipun Mathur Albany, CA USA

Ibis Paul Haverstick Waterbury Center, VT USA	Curious Little One Randy Langenberg Alma, Nebraska USA	Lynx Love Richard Seeley Gloucester, MA USA

Under Moms Wing Richard Seeley Gloucester, MA USA	Buffalo Portrait Sarah Treanor Dallas, TX USA	Female House Finch Fluffing Feathers Sarah Treanor Dallas, TX USA

Immature Bald Eagle Sheri Larsen Essex Jct., VT USA	Western Rattlesnake Sheri Larsen Essex Jct., VT USA	The Dance Skip Martin Mendon, VT USA

Spring Ptarmigan Skip Martin Mendon, VT USA	At Home Skip Martin Mendon, VT USA	Pronghorn - Lamar Valley Stephen Beattie Burlington, VT USA

Delicious! Stilson Snow Eureka, CA USA	Balancing Act Tom Foster FT. Collins, Co USA	Rhino in Kaziranaga Vedwati Padwal Thane (w), Maharashtra India

Tigress at Bandhavgarh Vedwati Padwal Thane (w), Maharashtra India	Tigress at Tadoba Vedwati Padwal Thane (w), Maharashtra India