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Thank you. Good thing is I only got splattered with blood once out of 12 fights....

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MMA=Mixed Martial Arts

Placed 1^st in the challenge. The eyes tell all.....

Placed 2^nd in the challenge. 255 lb class. This was the knockout punch....

If it was my image I'd work a bit on the bloody nose....IMHO

Placed 6^th in the challenge. Velodrome Pursuit Race at Sunset

Thanks Ruth! I appreciate the kind words.

Placed 1^st in the challenge.

Yep. They were close but we were in a Range Rover Defender and our guide told us that they see them so often that they just don't pay much attention. I'm still here so I guess the guide was right....

Yes. Really close. She had two cubs in the tree so we knew she wouldn't leave.
We were in the Sabi Sands in South Africa.

Placed 1^st in the challenge. Racing the sun....

Let me know what you think. I also use it with my 200-400 and it works great with that too.... I even have room to put the 70-200 in there too! Cheers

I'm using the new Lowepro 600 AW III (backpack) and it holds the 600mm with a body attached with a lot of protection. It's very comfortable and has room for a couple other little items plus a ...

Placed 9^th in the challenge. Continuous preening and cleaning.

You might try posting this in the "Portraits and People Photography" forum as this forum is to discuss the Challenges(contests). You should get a lot of responses there. Good luck. Cheers

Placed 1^st in the challenge. Female leopard took down the impala, hauled it up the tree by the back of its neck and hung it over the limb by its back legs. For two hours she proceeded to eat everything she could while the scraps fell onto the ground to a pack of hungry hyenas waiting below.

I hope my wife doesn't read this....:)

Thank you all very much. I shot this on the hill at the 2015 FIS World Alpine Ski Championships.

Placed 23^rd in the challenge. Sandhill Crane migration. Two out of approximately 500,000 stopping in Nebraska to refuel before heading to Canada.