APOY Photography of year

APOY  Amateur Photography
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Schedule of monthly themes

Theme	Synopsis	Announced	Closes	Results
1. Water in the Landscape	Bodies of water and land	4 Feb	24 Feb closed	31 Mar
2. Natural Light Portraiture	Portraits using natural light	3 Mar	30 Mar	28 Apr
3. The World up Close	Macro, any subject	7 Apr	27 Apr	26 May
4. At Dawn and Dusk	Landscapes at the magic hour	5 May	25 May	30 June
5. The Beauty of Plants	Flower and garden	2 June	29 June	28 July
6. Exploring the city	Architecture, old and new	7 July	27 July	25 Aug
7. On the streets	Street and documentary	4 Aug	24 Aug	29 Sept
8. Wildlife at home or Abroad	Animals and Birds	1 Sept	28 Sept	27 Oct
9. The great outdoors	Forests and woodland	6 Oct	26 Oct	24 Nov
10. Life in monochrome	Black and White, any subject	3 Nov	23 Nov	29 Dec

PDN Faces 23 May 2012 deadine

PDN Faces
http://www.facesphotocontest.com/index.shtml

Butterfly wings save energy

 Butterfly Wings' 'Art of Blackness' Could Boost Production of Green Fuels
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120326160655.htm

"Scientists long have known that butterfly wings contain tiny scales that serve as natural solar collectors to enable butterflies, which cannot generate enough heat from their own metabolism, to remain active in the cold. When butterflies spread their wings and bask in the sun, those solar collectors are soaking up sunlight and warming the butterfly's body."

detail: Peacock Butterfly Aglais io
Milovice, Czech Republic