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John Launstein

Active 2011–2016 · Member since April 5, 2011 · Website · Blog · PhotoPortfolio
184
Photos
66
Forum posts
798
Critiques

Through the Years

2011–2016
2011
18 critique photos · 10 portfolio images · 8 forum posts · 124 critiques · 9 images in discussions
+23
2012
19 critique photos · 11 forum posts · 86 critiques · 2 images in discussions
+7
2013
13 critique photos · 2 forum posts · 66 critiques
2014
31 critique photos · 8 forum posts · 167 critiques · 2 images in discussions
+19
2015
54 critique photos · 28 forum posts · 228 critiques · 6 images in discussions
+46
2016
39 critique photos · 9 forum posts · 127 critiques · 5 images in discussions
+30

Critique Gallery Photographs

174 photos
Photo of the Month 1/13
John Launstein34 comments
WC - 2nd HM
John Launstein27 comments
Great Grey Owlet - vert.
John Launstein19 comments
Prince + REPOST
John Launstein16 comments
Catching a Nap
John Launstein16 comments
Movement
John Launstein15 comments
Wide-Eyed
John Launstein15 comments
Vantage Point - SEO
John Launstein14 comments
Locked-On
John Launstein14 comments
Lift-Off
John Launstein14 comments
Red Fox Vixen Portrait 2
John Launstein14 comments
Winter Cheer + REPOST
John Launstein13 comments
Autumn Regrowth
John Launstein13 comments
Grain Elevator at Dusk
John Launstein13 comments
Tricolored Portrait
John Launstein13 comments
Winter Majesty + REPOST
John Launstein12 comments
Natural Wonder
John Launstein12 comments
Dusk Below the Mountains
John Launstein12 comments
Winter Coyote
John Launstein12 comments
Short Eared Owl Portrait
John Launstein12 comments
Easter Bunny - WC 679
John Launstein12 comments
Dusk in the Meadow
John Launstein12 comments
On Golden Water
John Launstein12 comments
Twilight Challenge
John Launstein11 comments
Mountain Muley
John Launstein11 comments
Making His Point
John Launstein11 comments
An Early Snow
John Launstein11 comments
Mallard Portrait + RP
John Launstein11 comments
Daybreak
John Launstein11 comments
Dusk in the Mountains
John Launstein11 comments
On the Edge (Great Grey)
John Launstein11 comments
Fall in the Rockies
John Launstein11 comments
Mountain Goat Nanny
John Launstein10 comments
Young Sentry
John Launstein10 comments
Bighorn Buds II
John Launstein10 comments
Green Heron Stalking
John Launstein10 comments
On the Lookout
John Launstein10 comments
Window to Winter - WC667
John Launstein10 comments
Big, Frozen World
John Launstein10 comments
Prairie Snowy
John Launstein10 comments
Dusk in the Mtns II
John Launstein10 comments
Payton - WC719
John Launstein10 comments
Singin' Lark
John Launstein10 comments
Tricolored Portrait II
John Launstein10 comments
Mallard in Hailstorm
John Launstein10 comments
Wood Duck Couple
John Launstein10 comments
Looking for Mom
John Launstein9 comments
What's Up, Mom + REPOST
John Launstein9 comments
Bridging the Gap :)
John Launstein9 comments
Moose on a Mission + Repost
John Launstein9 comments
Moosescape
John Launstein9 comments
On the Wing
John Launstein9 comments
Birds of a Feather...
John Launstein9 comments
Ruffled Rufous
John Launstein9 comments
So close (Dusky Grouse)
John Launstein9 comments
Shadow - WC #655
John Launstein9 comments
Long Day
John Launstein9 comments
Shadow II - WC #655
John Launstein9 comments
Fox Kit Portrait
John Launstein9 comments
Something in the Air
John Launstein9 comments
A Special Bighorn
John Launstein9 comments
Bear (the Newfoundland)
John Launstein9 comments
Something About a Puppy
John Launstein9 comments
Of Muleys and Porcupines
John Launstein9 comments
Tired Momma Redux (B&W)
John Launstein9 comments
Green-Winged Teal
John Launstein9 comments
Mother's Day Tribute
John Launstein9 comments
Cougar in the Meadow
John Launstein9 comments
Twilight Thunder
John Launstein8 comments
Ferruginous Portrait (c)
John Launstein8 comments
Screamin' Eagle (c)
John Launstein8 comments
Watchful
John Launstein8 comments
Bedded Bull
John Launstein8 comments
Patriarch in the Making
John Launstein8 comments
Enjoying the View
John Launstein8 comments
Calm Before the Storm
John Launstein8 comments
Seaside Harrier
John Launstein8 comments
On the Wing + Colour RP
John Launstein8 comments
Evening in the Forest
John Launstein8 comments
Cooperative Bull Elk
John Launstein8 comments
A Beautiful Rest
John Launstein8 comments
The Girls
John Launstein8 comments
The Elegant Q - WC719
John Launstein8 comments
Rocky Mtn Elkscape + RP
John Launstein8 comments
Enchanted Forest
John Launstein8 comments
Ever-Watchful
John Launstein7 comments
WC#517 - Winter Buck
John Launstein7 comments
Winter Nuthatch
John Launstein7 comments
Watching
John Launstein7 comments
Balancing Act
John Launstein7 comments
GHO Siblings
John Launstein7 comments
EPJ - 2nd HM
John Launstein7 comments
Harvest Buck
John Launstein7 comments
Female Blackbird
John Launstein7 comments
EPJ - 2nd HM
John Launstein7 comments
On the Edge (Vertical)
John Launstein7 comments
Eye of the Bighorn
John Launstein7 comments
Portrait of a Lady WC719
John Launstein7 comments
The Fishermen
John Launstein7 comments
Autumn Prince
John Launstein6 comments
Barn Owl Portrait (c)
John Launstein6 comments
Bighorn Ram at Rest
John Launstein6 comments
Fuzzy Wuzzy
John Launstein6 comments
Searching for Dinner
John Launstein6 comments
Day's End
John Launstein6 comments
Checkin' me Out
John Launstein6 comments
Silent Practice
John Launstein6 comments
Shadow
John Launstein6 comments
Winter Grosbeak
John Launstein6 comments
Surveying His Domain
John Launstein6 comments
Making His Point - WC676
John Launstein6 comments
Hidden (Long-Eared Owl)
John Launstein6 comments
Memphis - WC 679
John Launstein6 comments
Vantage
John Launstein6 comments
Juvi Spruce Grouse
John Launstein6 comments
Silent Hunter - WC #718
John Launstein6 comments
Proficient Predator
John Launstein6 comments
Feelin' it
John Launstein6 comments
Tricolored Portrait (RP)
John Launstein6 comments
Greeting the Dawn
John Launstein6 comments
Signs of the Times
John Launstein6 comments
Little Hunter
John Launstein6 comments
On the Hunt
John Launstein5 comments
Hunting Mice
John Launstein5 comments
Marmot on Alert
John Launstein5 comments
Aerial Stalk
John Launstein5 comments
Birds on a Wire
John Launstein5 comments
Wetland Sentries
John Launstein5 comments
The Poser - Bighorn Ram
John Launstein5 comments
Juvi GHO Pano - WC644
John Launstein5 comments
The Poser II
John Launstein5 comments
Best Buds - WC #655
John Launstein5 comments
Snowy Slumber
John Launstein5 comments
Home on the Range
John Launstein5 comments
B&W Wood Stork
John Launstein5 comments
Harrier in Grey
John Launstein5 comments
The Big Lebowski - WC679
John Launstein5 comments
Building a Home
John Launstein5 comments
Locked On
John Launstein5 comments
Waiting - WC719
John Launstein5 comments
High Key Ram Portrait
John Launstein5 comments
White Morph GHO w Prey
John Launstein5 comments
A Pair of Kings
John Launstein4 comments
Bighorn Ram at Alert
John Launstein4 comments
End of the Day
John Launstein4 comments
Bad News Bears :)
John Launstein4 comments
Spruce Grouse Hen
John Launstein4 comments
Sniffin' the Snow
John Launstein4 comments
Muley Buck In Canola
John Launstein4 comments
The Look
John Launstein4 comments
Aspen Bull
John Launstein4 comments
Momma on the Lookout
John Launstein4 comments
Portrait of a Young Ram
John Launstein4 comments
Foreshadowing
John Launstein4 comments
Sneak Attack
John Launstein4 comments
Sadness
John Launstein4 comments
Canadian, Eh?
John Launstein4 comments
Spruce Grouse in Meadow
John Launstein4 comments
A Long Winter's Nap
John Launstein3 comments
The Girls
John Launstein3 comments
Catching Flies
John Launstein3 comments
Drummer - WC719
John Launstein3 comments
Young Elk
John Launstein3 comments
Bighorn Valentines
John Launstein3 comments
Dwarfed
John Launstein2 comments
A Long Winter's Nap
John Launstein2 comments
Making His Point (B&W)
John Launstein2 comments
Conservation at Work
John Launstein2 comments
Fires of Mordor
John Launstein2 comments
Country Sparrow
John Launstein2 comments
Rut Realities
John Launstein2 comments
Low Key Ram
John Launstein2 comments
Florida Biodiversity
John Launstein2 comments
Grazing Bull Elk
John Launstein2 comments

PhotoPortfolio

View portfolio · 10 photos

Images in Discussions & Critiques

24 images

Images attached to forum posts and critiques. Usually the member’s own work, though a critique sometimes reworks someone else’s photo.

Critique of Prince + REPOSTApril 13, 2011Critique of Winter Majesty + REPOSTApril 15, 2011Critique of Winter Cheer + REPOSTApril 16, 2011Critique of Mountain MuleyApril 20, 2011Critique of What's Up, Mom + REPOSTJune 19, 2011Re: Bragging on my kids a bit...OK, a lot! :)June 26, 2011Re: Bragging on my kids a bit...OK, a lot! :)June 26, 2011Re: Bragging on my kids a bit...OK, a lot! :)June 26, 2011Re: Bragging on my kids a bit...OK, a lot! :)June 26, 2011Critique of WC#517 - Winter BuckJanuary 19, 2012Critique of Moose on a Mission + RepostOctober 18, 2012Critique of Winter CoyoteAugust 4, 2014Merry ChristmasDecember 24, 2014Critique of Mallard Portrait + RPMarch 30, 2015Critique of Hidden (Long-Eared Owl)March 30, 2015Critique of Dusk in the MeadowApril 10, 2015Critique of The Big Lebowski - WC679April 12, 2015Critique of On the Wing + Colour RPNovember 2, 2015Critique of Conservation at WorkNovember 23, 2015Critique of SadnessJanuary 13, 2016Critique of Tricolored Portrait IIJanuary 25, 2016Critique of Rocky Mtn Elkscape + RPJanuary 27, 2016Critique of The FishermenFebruary 10, 2016Critique of Cougar in the MeadowMarch 30, 2016

Discussions Started

18 topics
Big news for my son Josiah! :)January 14, 2015 · 19 repliesLost a friend to a grizzly attack this weekendSeptember 9, 2014 · 17 repliesBragging on my kids a bit...OK, a lot! :)June 26, 2011 · 13 repliesMerry ChristmasDecember 24, 2014 · 9 repliesI've taken the plunge (not the polar-bear variety) :)January 4, 2015 · 9 repliesHuge congratulations to NPN Nature's Best Winners!!!January 1, 2015 · 8 repliesMore international recognition for young NPN photographers!November 12, 2015 · 8 repliesBig news for my daughter Jenaya :)March 16, 2012 · 7 repliesTribute to a MotherMay 10, 2015 · 7 repliesOUCH! Crazy accident and lesson re InsuranceOctober 22, 2012 · 5 repliesNPN member Ashleigh Scully featured on Mother Nature NetworkJuly 12, 2015 · 5 repliesBragging on my kids a bit...OK, a lot! :)June 26, 2011 · 4 repliesCongrats to NPN-ers who made the Audubon Top-100!April 22, 2016 · 4 repliesNikkor 70-300mm VR or Sigma 100-300mm f/4???July 10, 2012 · 3 repliesSuggestions for destination for fall tripAugust 13, 2012 · 3 repliesThe Hunt - new nature doc from BBCOctober 17, 2015 · 3 repliesVery cool article featuring NPN member Morkel ErasmusMarch 12, 2014 · 2 repliesHere at last! New flagship APS-C body from Nikon: the D500January 6, 2016 · 2 replies