Lourens (1223) [2019-10-11 2:33]
Super macro image. Sharp, well exposed and i like the composition.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-11 2:31]
Very interesting image of this rare fungi. Nice detail.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-11 2:28]
Great capture with nice detail and color.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-11 2:26]
Interesting image. Well exposed, sharp and shows nice detail of the underside of the mushroom.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-11 2:23]
Beautiful macro! Sharp, well exposed with great detail. WD.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-06 1:01]
Great capture. Well exposed, sharp and nice composition.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-06 0:58]
Very nice captureof the bird in its natural surroundings. Nice color and composition.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-06 0:55]
Beautiful image . Well composed and exposed. Very appropriate caption!

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-03 1:28]
Super close-up image of a beautiful butterfly.
Great composition, sharpness and color.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-03 1:25]
Very nice capture of the zebra group in natural surroundings.

Lourens (1223) [2019-10-03 1:23]
Beautiful capture of a beautiful bird.
Perfect pose, color and sharpness.

Lourens (1223) [2018-05-31 4:54]
Wow! What interesting colors of this spider. Nice color, nice composition and sharp.
WD.
Ben.

Lourens (1223) [2018-05-31 4:50]
Fabulous image. Sharp, great colors and very nice composition.
Well done!

Lourens (1223) [2018-05-31 4:47]
Hi Luciano

Great colors and I like the composition.
Note also very informative.
Regards.
Ben.

Lourens (1223) [2018-05-31 4:43]
Hi Roland.
Beautiful capture of this little ladybug. I like the bright colors.
Nice!
Regards
Ben

Robbrown (6106) [2016-05-06 14:59]
as a moderator for TN I am sorry but your horse classes as domesticated as I think you will see from this excerpt for the book of Wiki.
The Konik is a Polish horse breed descending from very hardy horses from the Biłgoraj region. These horses had a predominantly dun colour, but also black and chestnut horses were present in the population.[4] Some researchers claim these foundation animals were hybrids with wild horse breeding that had been sold to farmers by the zoo in Zamość in 1806, which were bred to local domesticated draft horses.[4] However, genetic studies now contradict the view that the Konik is a surviving form of Eastern European wild horse, commonly called the tarpan, nor is it closely related to them. The Konik shares mitochondrial DNA with many other domesticated horse breeds and their Y-DNA is nearly identical.[5][6]

During World War I, these horses were important transport animals for Russian and German troops and were called Panje horses.[4] In 1923, Tadeusz Vetulani, an agriculturalist from Kraków, started to get interested in the Panje horses, a landrace of Biłgoraj and coined the name “Konik” (Polish for “small horse”), which is now established as the common name for the breed. During the 1920s, several public and private studs were created to conserve this animal.[4] In 1936, Vetulani opened a Konik reserve in the Białowieża Forest. He was convinced that if horses were exposed to natural conditions, they would redevelop their original phenotype.[4] While Vetulani's experiments are well-known and widely publicized,[7][8] his stock actually had only a minor influence on the modern Konik population.[4] However, World War II marked the end of Vetulani’s "breeding back" project. His stock was moved to Popielno, where they continued to live in semiferal conditions. Popielno became the breed’s main stud during the 1950s, but the herd was also preserved by buying animals from Germany.[4]

Between the two world wars, the German brothers Heinz and Lutz Heck crossed stallions of Przewalski's horse with mares of the Konik horse, as well as mares of other breeds such as the Dülmen pony, Gotland pony, and the Icelandic horse, to create a breed resembling their understanding of the tarpan phenotype. The result is called the Heck Horse.[9] Other breeders crossed Koniks with Anglo Arabians or the Thoroughbred to increase their quality as a riding horse.[4]

Lourens (1223) [2016-01-23 5:47]
Hi Paulo
Beautiful macro shot of this butterfly.
Sharp, great color and nice composition.
TFS.

Lourens (1223) [2016-01-17 0:19]
Beautiful image of this endangered ground hornbill. Sharp, great feather detail and nice composition.

Lourens (1223) [2016-01-17 0:16]
Beautiful shot of this not so well liked animal in great light.

Lourens (1223) [2016-01-17 0:14]
Hi Srikumar. What a beautiful shot of one of South Africa's most beautiful antelope.
Image is sharp, well exposed great color and I like the composition. Nice!!