The National Wildlife Federation recently released the winners of their photo contest and they are a joy to look at. I’ve always been a fan of wildlife photography because animals have so much character, and their eyes are usually deep which is a big part of photography.

One of the winning photos is pictured above and you can see the rest here.

One of my favorite wildlife photos I ever took is below. It was taken on the pier in Oceanside, CA where my family has a condo. I’d love to see any wildlife photos that you have. You can leave a link in the comments or just add the photos to the FreeMacPhoto Flickr Pool.

Flickr has posted a page titled “Camera Finder” that shows themost popular cameras used on Flickr. I was happy to see the Canon Digital Rebel XT with a large margin of victory. (That is the camera I use andrecommend.)

They offer additional graphs showing the most popular “Point and Shoot” cameras and the most popular cameraphones. As you click thru on the different brands and models, it will show you the images that were taken with that camera and also give you pricing on the camera. If you’re looking to get a camera for Christmas, this is a great site to do some research.

Link: Flickr’s Camera Finder

A FMP reader sent in a link to a great set on Flickr. Flickr user michael_hughes’ has travelled to different tourist locations around the world. But, rather than posting direct shots of the attractions, he purchases souveniers and places them directly in the place of the real attraction. For instance, above you see a toy Eiffel Tower exactly displacing the real one.

What a great idea! Now it has me thinking of what type of photo I should take on my trips to I have a consistent collection like this one.

The whole set is wonderful, you can see it here.

If you’ve ever wanted to try out Aperture, now is your chance. Apple is now offering a free 30 day trial of the application. This should help you make up your mind on whether the application works for your style.

Link: Free Trial Of Aperture