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Images For Conservation Photo Contest   RSS
30 day nature photo contest in the Hill Country of Texas, West of San Antonio, sponsored by Images For Conservation Fund, an organization formed to bring together private landowners and nature photographers ( www.imagesforconservation.org ) Purpose is to show the natural beauty of flora and fauna on the ranches within the Hill Country in Texas. 17 nature photographers were selected and each had their own ranch to photograph nature for all 30 days of April 2006. Awards were announced in June with my submissions placing 4th among the 17 entries in 5 categories: mammals, scenics, insects, reptiles, and birds. No images could be submitted of nonnative species or people or manmade objects. In addition to the 75 images submitted, included here are additional images of ranch owners and ranch.

After the photo contest, I wrote a cover story for Naturescapes.net, an online nature magazine, detailing my experience photographing nature on the ranch during one of the driest Aprils on record. To read the story go to: www.alperry.com/files/Naturescapes.pdf
       
    
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Annandale Ranch Entrance 0028
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Page 1 Introduction
  • 2Page 1 Introduction
Introduction to IFC photos page 2
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Amber Dragonfly 0785
  • 4Amber Dragonfly 0785
butterfly 4917
  • 5butterfly 4917
grasshopper 2974
ants 6918
caterpillar 6989
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assassin beetle 5539
beetle 0829
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beetle on rain lily 3334
paper wasp 0844
Wolf Spider 4490
Tarantula 6661
Jumping Spider 0222
Jumping Spider 4648
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  • 20 MG 1387
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frio river 5533
 MG 1121
  • 25 MG 1121
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oak trees 6592
  • 28oak trees 6592
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bats at sunset 3766
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yucca plant at sunset 4930
  • 35yucca plant at sunset 4930
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Sunset on Frio River 3112
javelinas 3891
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Mesquite at Sunset 5490
  • 41Mesquite at Sunset 5490
 MG 7302
  • 42 MG 7302
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prickly pear cactus 5297
red cactus 5473
tools on shed 0904
  • 46tools on shed 0904
fossils 7025
Rain Lily 8650
  • 48Rain Lily 8650
scissor tailed flycatcher 8658
moon 5075
  • 50moon 5075
toad with reflection 5489
Tortoise 5390
  • 52Tortoise 5390
Garter Snake 1869
  • 53Garter Snake 1869
Rat Snake 2019
  • 54Rat Snake 2019
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Indigo and Coachwhip Snakes 5791
  • 56Indigo and Coachwhip Snakes 5791
indigo snake 6231
  • 57indigo snake 6231
indigo snake 6490
  • 58indigo snake 6490
western diamondback rattlesnake 2624
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake 3099
western diamondback rattlesnake 3284
western diamondback rattlesnake 3394
black pygmy rattlesnake 7741
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake 2986
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Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus Consobrinus) 0131
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gecko 4366
  • 67gecko 4366
skink 3487
  • 68skink 3487
Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus Olivaceus) 5510
  • 69Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus O…
Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus Poinsettii) 6402
  • 70Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus…
al shooting nine banded armadillo 0852
nine-banded armadillo 3385