Photo Challenge #14 – Scary Photo of the Day The theme for this week is scary, and like many things, what is scary is very subjective! There are downsides to being tall – perhaps the biggest being that my head often manages to snare spider webs that others pass beneath. On a trail in the Florida Everglades, this very large, fist-sized Golden Orb Spider pictured above nearly found itself on my face, a place I’m sure we both would prefer that it stay away from! To some, this giant arachnid might not be very scary, but I’ve always found myself frightened by these creatures that seem to love spinning their webs at just the right height to keep me ducking constantly along trails. Maybe it’s the big fangs or perhaps those eight unblinking eyes that seem scary to me, but whatever it is…I like to view them from a distance! – Nick, LetsBeWild.com Editor in Chief Maybe you don’t find spiders even a little scary. Maybe it’s thunderstorms that leave you shaking, or perhaps lizards, strangely shaped trees, or towering vertigo-inducing cliffs. Whatever it is in the great outdoors that you find scary, we’re asking you to confront your fears (from a distance) and get a shot of it! On Wednesday, January 16th (at 2pm EST, so be sure to submit your entries before that time!) we’ll choose 1 judge’s choice winner, 5 runner ups, and 1 audience choice winner & share their entries here on LetsBeWild.com! Send your friends to this page to leave a comment-vote for your entry to win the audience choice award! Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter by signing up on the right sidebar, so that you can keep updated about the challenge winners and our upcoming challenges! Here are the quick & easy Challenge rules – please read them carefully so that you can be entered in the running to win! To enter the challenge, create a new blog entry titled “Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Scary” and Copy and Paste the html code in the box below into your blog entry to let your followers know that you’re participating in the Photo Challenge so that they can join in the fun too. Take one or more photos of anything outdoors that you feel represents the Challenge theme best! The photos just have to be taken outside! The Audience Choice Winner will be decided based upon which entry below receives the most comments on this page – tell your friends and family to come and reply with a comment below your entry here on LetsBeWild.com! Everyone can vote for as many entries as they like. Comment on this page with the URL to your blog entry! After 7 days, we will announce the 1st Place Winner, Audience Choice Winner, and 5 Honorable Mention Winners, all of whom will have their winning shots with a link to their blog featured here on LetsBeWild.com Be sure to visit the blogs of other people entering the Weekly Challenge & leave them some comment love too! Both professionals and amateur photographers are welcome to participate, and both stand an equally good chance of winning! I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine <a href="http://www.LetsBeWild.com" target="_blank">LetsBeWild.com’s</a><a href="http://www.letsbewild.com/photo-challenge/" target="_blank"> Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers</a>This week’s Challenge is: <a href="http://www.letsbewild.com/photo-challenge/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-14-scary/" target="_blank">Scary!</a> 39 Responses Tina´s PicStory January 9, 2013 great shot! my entry: http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.de/2013/01/wild-weekly-photo-challange-scary.html Reply Maria | Acceleratedstall January 9, 2013 Good job on hitting the challenge title on the head. Your spider is scary but also pretty cool *shiver* Reply Dries de Wet (dewetswild) January 9, 2013 Scared of heights? http://dewetswild.com/2013/01/10/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply jody January 12, 2013 that bridge is incredible! Reply Cuidado January 13, 2013 I can’t think of anything scarier. Reply Ryan Cooper January 14, 2013 Scary indeed! Reply Dries de Wet (dewetswild) January 15, 2013 Thank you to everyone having a look at our entry! Reply Maboe January 10, 2013 http://maboe.blogspot.no/2013/01/mose.html Reply Barbara W. Beacham January 10, 2013 Scary sights indeed! Check these out! http://salmonfishingqueen.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/scary-a-wild-weekly-photo-challenge/ Thanks for visiting! Reply lisa brunetti January 10, 2013 thanks for showing samples of creatures from your environment that’s a big spider,more like one i’d see in tropical america – do you think it species hijacked a banana boat? i think the wolf is my favorite,though i loved the bear and its curled lips! z Reply PJ January 10, 2013 Good photos of scary things. Wouldn’t want to meet any of the creatures you photographed while enjoying the outdoors. Reply 1tumblingtumbleweedJo January 10, 2013 All of your pics are beautiful and not scary when one is merely looking at a photo. It would be scary to come across any one of them in person!!! Great shots ~ Reply jody January 12, 2013 wonderful images Reply lisa brunetti January 10, 2013 this was an easy one for me! enjoy the creepier creatures that cross my path in latin america! http://playamart.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/scary-creepy-crawling-critters thanks again for selecting the olive ridley tortugitas as this past week’s winner. i’m greatly honored. lisa/z Reply Madoqua January 11, 2013 I definitely am not fond of snakes, and found some of your snake photos a bit alarming! The close up shots you took of some of the other animals were amazing! Reply jody January 12, 2013 excellent representations – all Reply Roy Ono January 10, 2013 The black beauty “Coming at you!” is beautifully scary. Almost eyeball to eyeball. Dangerously close up. Reply Linda McDonnell January 10, 2013 Here is my entry for the SCARY challenge! http://lyndamichele.wordpress.com/ This shot was taken last summer at a county fair, when a dangerous thunder and lightning storm rolled thru, I got it as we were running for cover! Reply Jenn January 11, 2013 http://the-serenity-space.com/2013/01/11/wild-weekly-challenge-scarey/ The beautiful Golden Orb Weaving spider and her very complex and large web …not something I would like to come across accidentally Reply Lakshmi Pramod January 11, 2013 Back after long..Good going. Here is my entry http://wp.me/s2JSKL-scary Reply Julie Dawn Fox January 11, 2013 I’m back to blogging after the Christmas break so here’s my scary entry: http://juliedawnfoxphotography.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-14-scary/ Reply Peggy January 11, 2013 Spiders aren’t my favourite things in the world, but I’ve learnt to deal with them – after evicting a few 6 inch huntsman spiders from your apartment, you do learn how to manage your fear more effectively! Here’s my contribution to this week’s challenge – a drop off from a great height, into the Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia. http://takingtotheopenroad.com/2013/01/11/wild-weekly-challenge-scary/ Reply Kelly Guymon January 11, 2013 This is my entry into the Scary contest, by the way, I’ve updated my blog to be “The Zion Photographer”. http://kgphotostudios.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/wild-weeklys-photo-contest-scary/ Reply jody January 12, 2013 No, I wouldn’t want to turn around and come to face to face with that 1st guy coming my way! Sound advice you gave. Reply Stefano January 12, 2013 Scary? Naah, it’s harmless: http://wp.me/p16tta-mE Ciao Reply jody January 12, 2013 Thought I’d throw some practical hiking advice on my blog with my photos this week: http://humantriumphant.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/revolting-reptile-or-beastly-biped-which-is-the-scariest/ Reply jody January 12, 2013 wonderful catch of the tongue flicking! Reply lagottocattleya January 12, 2013 http://wp.me/p1hCI2-1RW Spiders were already “taken”… Reply Barry January 12, 2013 I had a hard time coming up with something for this topic. Here is my entry: http://wp.me/p2VJ0h-4n Reply Citra Rahman January 13, 2013 Take a look at my entry: http://hananan.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply Imelda January 13, 2013 Yey! I found photos that speak of my fears – although what may be terrifying for me may be considered great entertainment by some. http://mywordwall.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply Pauline Carroll January 13, 2013 G’day This is my first entry in this interesting challenge. Australia has so many scary things I just had to put in an entry. I hope I have done every thing ok as I did not know where to put the html code this is my entry.. http://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary Reply Pauline Carroll January 13, 2013 OOPS I put my wrong website in the first comment, hope this is getting to you ok. http://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary Reply Lisa Brunetti January 13, 2013 they are all great, but i really love that croc! they’re fast too! Reply Pauline carroll January 13, 2013 They are scarily fast, and you don’t see them coming under the murky water Barbara W. Beacham January 14, 2013 Pretty scary looking croc! Reply Miguel January 14, 2013 Untamed Beauty or Feared Ferocity? http://projectmagellan.net/2013/01/14/beauty-ferocity/ Reply Tina Schell January 14, 2013 Fun challenge! I posted my entry here: http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary-weekly-photo-challenge-illumination/ Reply cobbled toolbox January 15, 2013 My scary bit: http://cobbledtoolbox.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Name* Email* Website Comment Current ye@r * Leave this field empty
Tina´s PicStory January 9, 2013 great shot! my entry: http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.de/2013/01/wild-weekly-photo-challange-scary.html Reply
Maria | Acceleratedstall January 9, 2013 Good job on hitting the challenge title on the head. Your spider is scary but also pretty cool *shiver* Reply
Dries de Wet (dewetswild) January 9, 2013 Scared of heights? http://dewetswild.com/2013/01/10/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply
Barbara W. Beacham January 10, 2013 Scary sights indeed! Check these out! http://salmonfishingqueen.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/scary-a-wild-weekly-photo-challenge/ Thanks for visiting! Reply
lisa brunetti January 10, 2013 thanks for showing samples of creatures from your environment that’s a big spider,more like one i’d see in tropical america – do you think it species hijacked a banana boat? i think the wolf is my favorite,though i loved the bear and its curled lips! z Reply
PJ January 10, 2013 Good photos of scary things. Wouldn’t want to meet any of the creatures you photographed while enjoying the outdoors. Reply
1tumblingtumbleweedJo January 10, 2013 All of your pics are beautiful and not scary when one is merely looking at a photo. It would be scary to come across any one of them in person!!! Great shots ~ Reply
lisa brunetti January 10, 2013 this was an easy one for me! enjoy the creepier creatures that cross my path in latin america! http://playamart.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/scary-creepy-crawling-critters thanks again for selecting the olive ridley tortugitas as this past week’s winner. i’m greatly honored. lisa/z Reply
Madoqua January 11, 2013 I definitely am not fond of snakes, and found some of your snake photos a bit alarming! The close up shots you took of some of the other animals were amazing! Reply
Roy Ono January 10, 2013 The black beauty “Coming at you!” is beautifully scary. Almost eyeball to eyeball. Dangerously close up. Reply
Linda McDonnell January 10, 2013 Here is my entry for the SCARY challenge! http://lyndamichele.wordpress.com/ This shot was taken last summer at a county fair, when a dangerous thunder and lightning storm rolled thru, I got it as we were running for cover! Reply
Jenn January 11, 2013 http://the-serenity-space.com/2013/01/11/wild-weekly-challenge-scarey/ The beautiful Golden Orb Weaving spider and her very complex and large web …not something I would like to come across accidentally Reply
Lakshmi Pramod January 11, 2013 Back after long..Good going. Here is my entry http://wp.me/s2JSKL-scary Reply
Julie Dawn Fox January 11, 2013 I’m back to blogging after the Christmas break so here’s my scary entry: http://juliedawnfoxphotography.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-14-scary/ Reply
Peggy January 11, 2013 Spiders aren’t my favourite things in the world, but I’ve learnt to deal with them – after evicting a few 6 inch huntsman spiders from your apartment, you do learn how to manage your fear more effectively! Here’s my contribution to this week’s challenge – a drop off from a great height, into the Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia. http://takingtotheopenroad.com/2013/01/11/wild-weekly-challenge-scary/ Reply
Kelly Guymon January 11, 2013 This is my entry into the Scary contest, by the way, I’ve updated my blog to be “The Zion Photographer”. http://kgphotostudios.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/wild-weeklys-photo-contest-scary/ Reply
jody January 12, 2013 No, I wouldn’t want to turn around and come to face to face with that 1st guy coming my way! Sound advice you gave. Reply
jody January 12, 2013 Thought I’d throw some practical hiking advice on my blog with my photos this week: http://humantriumphant.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/revolting-reptile-or-beastly-biped-which-is-the-scariest/ Reply
Barry January 12, 2013 I had a hard time coming up with something for this topic. Here is my entry: http://wp.me/p2VJ0h-4n Reply
Citra Rahman January 13, 2013 Take a look at my entry: http://hananan.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply
Imelda January 13, 2013 Yey! I found photos that speak of my fears – although what may be terrifying for me may be considered great entertainment by some. http://mywordwall.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply
Pauline Carroll January 13, 2013 G’day This is my first entry in this interesting challenge. Australia has so many scary things I just had to put in an entry. I hope I have done every thing ok as I did not know where to put the html code this is my entry.. http://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary Reply
Pauline Carroll January 13, 2013 OOPS I put my wrong website in the first comment, hope this is getting to you ok. http://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary Reply
Lisa Brunetti January 13, 2013 they are all great, but i really love that croc! they’re fast too! Reply
Pauline carroll January 13, 2013 They are scarily fast, and you don’t see them coming under the murky water
Miguel January 14, 2013 Untamed Beauty or Feared Ferocity? http://projectmagellan.net/2013/01/14/beauty-ferocity/ Reply
Tina Schell January 14, 2013 Fun challenge! I posted my entry here: http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary-weekly-photo-challenge-illumination/ Reply
cobbled toolbox January 15, 2013 My scary bit: http://cobbledtoolbox.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-scary/ Reply
