On Full Alert
by Janet Marie
Title
On Full Alert
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
There is always animal and bird action going on in my desert garden of joy. Here you see a desert-dwelling mammal, the Desert Cottontail, seen most frequently.
Since "Spring has sprung" this fine April day in my very own Arizona Sonoran Desert yard, I was scoping the lay of land for what was blooming in my front yard. This desert cottontail was doing some investigating of his own. Generally they flee quite quickly away. This little guy said, no I like it here, I will put myself in caution mode. Cottontails are preyed upon by everything. Hence, with ears straight up in the air, it was "On Full Alert!"
Standing at a distance, I zoomed in with my 300MM lens, I wanted to capture the look in his eyes, and was fascinated at its detailed beauty.
💜HeARTfelt Gratitude to FAA Group ADMINISTRATORS for the HOMEPAGE FEATURES in these Art Groups:
*Art For Close-Ups And Macro~Thanks Bruce 04/30/18
*American Desert Southwest~Thanks Jane 04/30/18
*Macro Marvels~Thanks Doug 04/30/18
*Nikon Full Frame Cameras 04/30/18
*Beauty Of Arizona~Thanks Lucinda 04/30/18
*The Earth Is Art~Thanks Kelley 05/02/18
*World Landscape Lovers Of Art~Thanks Carole 05/02/18
*Our 4-Legged Friends~Thanks Mariola 05/11/18
*New Faa Uploads Limit One Per Day~Thanks Bob 5/26/18
*Your Very Best Photography~Thanks Bob 06/18/18
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April 30th, 2018
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Janet Marie
Thank you Bob for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your Art Group, "YOUR VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPHY!" It's an honor, and I am grateful and appreciative for you doing so. 💕Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you Bob for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your Art Group, "New Faa Uploads Limit One Per Day!" It's an honor, and I am grateful and appreciative for you doing so. 💕Janet
Heather King
Awe ♥ what a BEAUTIFUL & precious darling dear Janet ♥ L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Aww! Heather! How sweet of you to visit my gallery and leave such a lovely comment about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am delighted that you feel it’s beautiful and precious. I hope you are feeling better. You are in my thoughts often. Jerry and I will be leaving for Arizona on Sunday from Macedonia. So appreciative for you choosing this as one of your favorites too. 💕Janet
VIVA Anderson
I love the story, Janet.....you did so well to capture this skittish creature....Beautiful result, celebrating desert life....fv.VIVA
Janet Marie replied:
Viva dear!! I am so delighted that you stopped by my gallery to share your lovely and sweet thoughts about my artwork. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you. I apologize for not seeing this sooner as I have been traveling in Europe and the Wi-Fi capabilities have been limited. I am so glad that you love my story here with this sweet desert cottontail. I am quite happy with the results myself. Experimenting with shallow depth of field. Having everything around the main subject out of focus, honing in on him. I used my zoom lens to get close up to its expressive eyes. I was able to capture some precious close up moments I intend to share, before it had enough of me, and took off. I really appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too. 💕Janet
Reynold Jay
I love your tale and interaction with this little fella... Adorable! FAVORITE! Beautiful as one could ever hope!
Janet Marie replied:
Reynold! Always a pleasure for you to visit my gallery and share your lovely thoughts about my artwork. I am glad you like it and feel it’s beautiful. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. 💕Janet
Madina Kanunova
What a sweet creature, Janet! Great capture! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Madina! Aren’t you sweet to visit my gallery and leave your lovely thoughts about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am delighted you feel as you do about it. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. 💕Janet
Mitch Shindelbower
Beautiful catch ! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Mitch! What a wonderful surprise to have you visit my gallery and share your impressions about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am glad you like it and feel it’s a beautiful catch. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. 💕Janet
Jerry Bokowski
Awww, very nice close up of our desert critters, Janet. Clever title too!....Fav / Like
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you for your always inspiring and encouraging comments about my artwork. I really appreciate it, and also that you chose it as one of your favorites. 💕💕💕💕
Janet Marie
Thank you Mariola Bitner, for FEATURING this image on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group "OUR 4-LEGGED FRIENDS!" I really appreciate it very much, and I am humbled and honored at your doing so!!! 💕Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you Carole for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE, in your Art Group, “WORLD LANDSCAPE LOVERS OF ART!” I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to be recognized in this special way. 💕Janet
Debby Pueschel
It's the Easter Bunny! Love this one! FL
Janet Marie replied:
Debby! How lovely of you to visit my gallery and share your impressions about my artwork. Thank you for that. It’s just a little ‘ole desert cottontail, and I am delighted that you love it, and have chosen it as one of your favorites. 💕Janet
Kelley Freel-Ebner
Congratulations! Your extraordinary work has been Featured in the Fine Art America group “The Earth Is Art”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page in: “2018 Member's Extraordinary Features Images Archive 2.0!” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL on your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Topic site: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/the-earth-is-art-.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4095414
Janet Marie replied:
Kelley! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to CONGRATULATE me for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your Art Group, "THE EARTH IS ART!" I am delighted to know that you feel it's extraordinary, and for the invitation to archive this for viewing on the Discussion Page, "2018 MEMBERS' EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES IMAGES ARCHIVE!" I am grateful and honored for the opportunity to showcase my artwork! 💕Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so very much Doug, for HOMEPAGE FEATURE of this image in your Art Group “NIKON FULL FRAME CAMERAS!” I am honored, grateful, and appreciative!!! I am so glad you like it and I appreciate the opportunity to showcase my fine art photography.
Janet Marie
Thank you so very much Doug, for HOMEPAGE FEATURE of this image in your Art Group “MACRO MARVELS!” I am honored, grateful, and appreciative!!! I am so glad you like it and I appreciate the opportunity to showcase my fine art photography.
Janet Marie
Thank you so much Bruce for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE, in your Art Group, "ART FOR CLOSE UPS AND MACRO Happy And Friendly!" I am very honored and grateful, for this feature. I really appreciate the opportunity to showcase my photography in your wonderful Art Group! 💕Janet
Johanna Hurmerinta
So beautiful, this closeup capture of the wonderful Desert Cottontail! LF
Janet Marie replied:
Johanna! Thank you so very much for visiting my gallery and sharing your lovely thoughts about my artwork. I am glad you like it, and feel it's beautiful. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites! 💕Janet
Lucinda Walter
Congratulations! Your beautiful work is featured in the Beauty of Arizona group l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you so much Lucinda, for FEATURING this image on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group “BEAUTY OF ARIZONA,” and for the CONGRATULATIONS!! I am so honored, grateful, and appreciative for this feature. I am glad you like it and feel it is beautiful. I also appreciate your support by choosing this as one of your favorites too! 💕Janet
Jane M Dahl
Great close up! Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Jane for your lovely thoughts about my artwork, choosing to FEATURE this on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group, “AMERICAN DESERT SOUTHWEST!” I am honored and grateful. Also, I am glad to know that you feel it's a great close-up! 💕Janet