Sprocket Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) As spring has finally arrived (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere) it seems appropriate that the subject for May's challenge should be New Life. This might be seasonal wildlife such as blossom, tadpoles or ducklings in a local park, or you could interpret it to include people embarking on a new stage in life, such as starting school, getting married or emigrating. As usual, three entries per person, the photos must be from your Alamy portfolio and the closing date is midnight BST on 31 May. Here are a few examples to get the ball rolling... Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) emerging from pupa, Malcolm Schuyl Bramley apple blossom Common Frog among frog spawn, david tipling Students arriving at university, Wadham College, Oxford. Dick Makin Bride and groom on a tandem bicycle. David Page Edited May 8 by Sprocket 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Interesting subject. Will look at my port a bit later. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Congrats Sprocket. Nice challenge subject. High school graduation party, a teen girls pins a corsage on her date A cicada emerges from it's old exoskeleton A happy father and his baby son 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) Congratulations, Sprocket. Here are my three new life images... New life in the city 2FMBEN0 New life for an old toilet MPJKY0 Grandmother starting a new life PRX8N6 Edited May 8 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Congratulations, Sproket! My three: Newly hatched Florida alligator Learning to love the water Springtime, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwakeling Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) Male Saddleback anemonefish, Amphiprion polymnus, aerating its eggs, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia Clark's anemonefish eggs, Amphiprion clarkii, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines Flamboyant cuttlefish egg, Ascarosepion pfefferi, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines Edited May 9 by mwakeling over photo limit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Hi, Sprocket. I think you need to mention the three images max rule and closing date/time for the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Christoph Columbus, who found the New World offering Europeans a New Life. A Hmong woman running a flower stall in Seattle starting a New Life after the Vietnam War. Liverpool, where a senior nomad is trying to find a New Life -- me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 2 hours ago, John Mitchell said: Hi, Sprocket. I think you need to mention the three images max rule and closing date/time for the challenge. Thanks John, it was mentioned in a line below the sample images. I've just moved it to a more noticeable position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) Dark-eyed Junco with budding crabapple tree new life sprouts in the Spring. Baby American Robin, just fledged Baby girl, hours old. Edited May 9 by Betty LaRue 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I have baby robins but I don't think I want to compete with yours, Betty. I love the attitude. Fortunately, I have lots of other baby animals. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 hour ago, NYCat said: I have baby robins but I don't think I want to compete with yours, Betty. I love the attitude. Fortunately, I have lots of other baby animals. Paulette Yes you have some outstanding ones! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwakeling Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 5 hours ago, John Mitchell said: Hi, Sprocket. I think you need to mention the three images max rule and closing date/time for the challenge. Oops. Sorry. First time entering. I have removed the extras. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Managed to find a few in line with the subject. Mother swan with cygnets "Keep up number Six" Daffodil Actaea Narcissus Mallard chicks resting in sun Allan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKuzmin Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) /dev/null Edited May 11 by IKuzmin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ALS Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 My three. 1. Picea abies Norway spruce tree close up of new baby cones in Las Llamas Atlantic Park Sardinero Santander Cantabria Spain 2. Photo of a British postage stamp with a painting of The Sleep of the Infant Jesus 2017 3. Naked large caucasian pregnant woman standing in a flower at the Exhibition of las Fallas or Torches exhibited in a hall in Valencia Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 My three ones Sibling Chicks common blackbird Wet chick common starling Gray Langur monkeys family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Baby Shield Bugs Cicada emerging from its exoskeleton Male Yellow-bellied Sunbird feeding a chick 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Who would have thought some bugs on wire would be so aesthetcally pleasing? Not me. It's a lovely image. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, NYCat said: Who would have thought some bugs on wire would be so aesthetcally pleasing? Not me. It's a lovely image. Paulette This was taken a while ago but if I remember correctly, I think they were on my mosquito net. It was interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) Small Grizzly Bear Spring Cub in Alaska Baby Gray Langur in India Fledgling Northern Cardinal in a Greenwich Village garden, New York A couple of these babies look a lot prettier when they grow up. Paulette Edited May 11 by NYCat 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Robertson Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Congratulations Sprocket! My three... A playful English Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy. A young male Southern Elephant Seal. Elephant Seals not only shed their coat but the outer layer of their skin. This Elephant Seal had done just that having just molted with all the old bits of brown fur gone and the fresh, new, bluish skin showing. So I felt this one represented new life in terms of the new fur and skin that show how creatures are always renewing themselves, even at a cellular level. A sculpture by Russell Sheridan named Layla, a mother figure breastfeeding a baby whale, at the mouth of the Margaret River at Prevelly Beach in Western Australia with big surf crashing in the background. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted Friday at 08:16 Share Posted Friday at 08:16 A nest of field voles Newly emerged ladybird before its spots develop Emerging toadstool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted Friday at 18:15 Share Posted Friday at 18:15 Congrats on your win! A great spring topic! Tomato seedlings taken outdoors to harden off in May (S3865N): New baby just a few weeks old. (He started a new life for hubby and me as grandparents for the first time too and of course for my daughter and her husband). (RT6NY3) : New spring leaves as maple and oak trees are reborn in May (2PM72EY): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fowler Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago European Herring Gull chicks in their nest at Hastings, East Sussex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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