Hunter's Canvas

Pic of the Day May 14

Tory Smith and Bantry Bay V, originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses.

 

Pic of the day / Nov 8

This is My Lunch, originally uploaded by cowgirlrightup.

 

Pic of the day / Oct 24

I cannot believe how widespread the fires are this year.  We got a message at work saying there are no packages being delivered to all of Southern California.  That's a big deal.  When I was in LA in May, I saw the Griffith Park fires which was scary enough; I can't imagine what it's like for everyone fleeing their homes. 

Pic Credit: lateott_156 on Flickr.

UPDATE: The NYT is tracking the fires here.  They seem to have the most recent information collected from a number of sources. 

Some shocking stats from California's emergency management office:

Burned: 666 square miles; 1,436 homes

Threatened: 25,925 homes, 2,055 commercial structures.

Emergency personnel: 8,884

 

Monkeys amok!

Monkeys seem to have the run of many cities in India these days, especially New Delhi.  This weekend, Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa died after being attacked by a gang of Rhesus Macaques causing him to fall off his balcony.  A number of methods have been devised to reduce the number of monkeys roaming the city including relocation of the troops (into another city, sometimes without the destination city officials' knowledge), sterilizing the male monkeys, or even employing Langurs (larger monkeys) to scare away the smaller Macaques.

While the problem of the monkey terrorists at first seems to be an isolated issue for India alone, in light of lethal viruses like Ebola we should all be concerned.  Zoonotic diseases (diseases passed from animals to humans like SARS and Bird Flu) are fast becoming a potential global crisis that could affect us all.  This month's National Geographic had a scary interesting article detailing the challenges we face with zoonoses.

Don't touch monkeys!

Pic of the day / Oct 20

originally uploaded by Eli Valley.

Eli Valley on Flickr has fantastic shots of life in good ol' NYC.  I especially love his Dogs of New York set.

Pic of the day / Oct 18

Taken at the this year's Mermaid Parade over the summer by Flickr photographer Daniel Arnold, aka Sandwich!  Check out the rest of his Mermaid Parade pics here.

Pic of the day / Oct 17

Dinner, originally uploaded by ShhPeKo.

I always appreciate a photographer who can shoot pictures of strangers; you must be fearless to be a great photographer. 

I love how intense his stare is, though there's a kindness there.  And I think it's great that his kitten is making the same face.  A great shot.

 

Pic of the day / Oct 16

Post Parade, originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses.

There are a number of great horse photographers on Flickr, and Sarah K. Andrew, AKA RockandRacehorses, is my favorite.  She shoots thoroughbreds on the track which, growing up on a diet of PETA, I've never been a big supporter of, but she has a unique ability to capture what is so incredible about horses - their strength, determination, and physical beauty - that keeps me coming back for more.

She shoots other disciplines as well: polo, dressage, eventing.  I'm grateful that Flickr has made it a little easier for good photographers like her to rise to the surface.

 

Pic of the day / Oct 15

How 'bout them Cowgirls, originally uploaded by cowgirlrightup.

I love the determination in her face and the ease of her body language.  No matter where I may find myself in this weird world, if I'm on a horse, I'm happiest. 

Pic of the day / Oct 13

Another Flickr picture, this time from Jan2eke, a photographer in Holland who has these two ridiculous bearded collies.  They are the most entertaining dogs, named Moos and Shanny, and it's worth looking through her photoblog here.

She also has two bunnies!

JORIS JUMP, originally uploaded by jan2eke.