A round-up of Nature Photo Challenge #6: Sharp!

There are plenty of sharp-eyed photographers in the WordPress community: 18 of you submitted one or more photos:

• Brian got us up and running with a Goanna and its sharp claws, sharp teeth, sharp tongue …
• Geriatri “X” set the bar high with some exceedingly sharp Acacia thorns …
• … although I think Aletta‘s Fever Tree might have even sharper thorns!
• I.J. introduced us to the sharp antlers of the Black Buck in Rajasthan.
• Judy gave us our first cactus, as well as a variety of sharp features from other plants and animals.
• Down Middleton Road we meet a bug smoothly navigating between sharp bramble thorns.
• Dawn introduced us to the sharp teeth of Walter – not the neighbour but a puppy.
• For a whole panoply of pointy stuff, check out Sarah for her images of crocs, cacti, deer, iguanas and plants.
• Cee also focused on plants, to remind us of some of the many plants that use spines as a defensive mechanism.
• A wonderful cactus close-up from Sofia. Aren’t cacti just the most amazing plants with all those spines?
• Do you know the difference between a plant’s thorns, spines and prickles? No? Neither did I, which is why Philo‘s post is so useful.
• Rebecca showed a variety of sharp photos, including a Lobster Claw Flower and a hungry pumpkin with very sharp teeth.
• Archer was happy to play around with a new lens, and it worked well to capture sharp flower buds and contrast them with softer flowers already opened.
• My hedgehog photo was perfectly complemented by an Echidna from Tasmania. Thanks Karen!
• Visiting Spain was perfect timing for Margaret to contribute cacti photos, plus a different kind of Sharp!: a lemon tree!
• Kathleen Jennette showcased some of her pictures using a lens that blurs the edges of photos while keeping the center sharp to end up with very soft and romantic images.
• Have you ever visited Yellowstone? I enjoyed my mini-trip thanks to Donna and seeing probably the biggest, sharpest set of antlers possible.
• Anita has been out and about capturing cacti, Bird of Paradise flowers and a hungry looking saltwater crocodile.

Thanks to everyone who made this challenge so interesting and fun. How are you getting on with Nature Photo Challenge #7: Tulips and Magnolia?