Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!
Welcome to the 101st round of my special weekly photo challenge known as Appreciate Beauty of Nature with @phortun :)
I know a lot of photo contests with nature as the main theme were/are/will be hosted by various people on the Hive blockchain but I wanted to come up with something more than just another photo contest where participants would submit their best natural photos. Therefore, I decided to go for quite an unusual concept that I am going to introduce in the following lines.
The aim of the Appreciate Beauty of Nature with @phortun photo challenge is not to make you dig up your photo archives and submit the best pictures of nature that you have ever taken. Instead, I want you guys to go out and appreciate the beauty of our nature right now.
The internet (and the Hive blockchain as well) is flooded with picture perfect shots of landscapes, mountains, forests, beaches etc. taken years ago. But this is not what I want to see in this challenge. I want to see shots that may not be necessarily stunning but they must be fresh, proving that you have just physically spent some time outdoors in the fresh air. But remember that nature comes in many forms. It doesn´t have to be a pristine jungle or a deep remote forest. An urban park, a botanical garden, a little grove on the outskirts of your town - pretty much any place with some trees, plants, rocks, bodies of water or any other natural features would be just as fine ;)
Obviously, there is no way for me to verify whether the photo that you submit in the challenge is really fresh or if it was even taken by you so I am relying on your honesty guys. The prizes for the winners (as described below) are more symbolical than overly motivating so I don´t expect too much fraudulent behavior in this challenge anyway.
I want to keep the rules of this challenge as simple and benevolent as possible so let´s agree on just this:
Only one entry (photo) per person per round.
The photo must be yours and not older than one week.
Add a few words about the photo, at least where and when you took it.
You can start submitting your entries to this round in the comment section below from now until the next round.
Prior to publishing the next round post, I will pick 3 winners, give my full upvote on their entries and feature them in the next round of the challenge. As long as the response is not too overwhelming, I will also try to give some smaller upvotes on all of the other entries to reward all participants.
I might change the concept and/or the rules of the photo challenge later on, depending on how things go. I usually host the challenge on Thursday but when needed for some reason, I can host it on some other day so better check my blog regularly not to miss out on it ;)
To keep up with you guys, I submit my own fresh natural photo to every round´s post too :) Here is my contribution to start out this round:
We have our secret spot (a little artificial island) on the Wisla River here in Krakow, Poland where we often go birdwatching as the spot is very popular with many local birds such as ducks, swans, gulls and even cormorants and herons. A few days ago, we visited this place again. We were watching a huge flock of cormorants occupying the island when we realized that this couple of curious ducks actually stop by our bench to watch us :D After a thorough inspection and finding out that we didn´t have any food with us, they jumped back in the water and swam away. What a nice ducky encounter :)
In the last round, we had 11 participants. After some thorough consideration, I decided to pick these 3 winners:
@onlavu with this entry:
Here is my humble entry for this special round of your contest. I took it during my ordinary walk yesterday after I hopped across this brook Studený (translated as Cold) in the Jeseníky Mountains (Czechia).
@livinguktaiwan with this entry:
Hi there! Does it get fresher than this? This was taken yesterday after I finished my COVID isolation. Couldn't wait to go out for a walk immediately at my local seaside town near Bristol in the UK.
@xsasj with this entry:
This one was taken yesterday evening when I went for a walk at the end of the day. Look at the moon! :) Sadly, I did not take my camera so it is just a phone capture. But it still looks nice to me, a moment worth capturing. Photo taken in Zug am Arlberg, Austria.
Congratulations guys! It was my pleasure to give you 100% upvotes on your entries :)
I am looking forward to what you will come up with in this round.
Have fun and appreciate the beauty of nature!
I post this series in the Amazing Nature community, a great community for all nature lovers. Feel free to check it out ;)
This post was created by me for the Hive blockchain exclusively. All rights reserved.
& here I am again. Keep forgetting to post, even if I get to ride around a bit. I noticed a distinct lack of close-ups here, so I got one for you:
The shell of a limpet, found at the coast to the south of Patras, Greece, on Sunday, 16 January. Nice composition, I think, with the sea grass bent around it. Weather on that day was fine with a lot of sun, but the wind at the coast was quite cold.
This week I probably won't participate, because it's definitely too cold for me. When cycling below 20° C my eyes start to water, but when it's below 10° C, like this week, my nose gets runny, too. It's pretty annoying if I have to stop every few hundred meters to clean my nose.
Hey there my friend! Long time no see and I am glad to have you here again! That´s an amazing natural macro, thank you for that. Cycling in below 20 C uncomfortable for you? Oh man, any time! It´s been freezing here in Poland but I still do my walks, jogs and outdoor workout almost every day :D I think Wim Hof would be proud of me :D
Nah, I hate cold. That's why I don't want to go back to Germany. I like South-East Asia & I'm trying to get a job there (or alternatively in Latin America).
Not that I would be less lazy down there, to be honest. I sweat like crazy if I do anything physical in higher temperatures & that would be my excuse there to just stay at home. But still: heat is much preferable to cold (for me).
Latin America, well... I lived in Mexico for 2 years and honestly, the crazy heat (where we stayed, it feels like 40 C pretty much all summer and sometimes even in spring and autumn :D, winters are around 30 C) was one of the reasons why I couldn´t really see myself living there permanently. I remember almost passing out several times when trying to jog and work out in the evening :D
I have no experience with Latin America, but lived in Thailand for a few months. Constantly over 30°C. I liked it. I guess it could get a bit boring having essentially the same temperature all year round.
Can't see myself working out in such temperatures, though. But cycling is OK.
Yeah, when biking fast enough, there is this AC effect going on :)
Hi @phortun,
as it seems my favourite season has just started, I am going to annoy you with all the cold, freezing and snowy photos :)
I am adding one taken on Saturday during our skitouring trip to Červená hora in Jeseníky. The weather was awfully cold, windy and cloudy but for about half an hour, the sun was nicely shining. So again, one of my blue and white photos :)
A tak jo, tímto mě "otravovat" můžeš :D Na takových místech a za takového počasí bych nějakou tu kratší zimní kochačku zvládl i já :D Skvělá fotka, díky ;)
Hello, here is my photo this time. It was taken when I was hiking looking for a high place to camp on the top of Hai Van mountain - Da Nang (Vietnam). Probably around 5 p.m. Tuesday. The clouds are swallowing the Sun for their dinner. The far side is a 550 KV North-South high-voltage power line. It was a bit chilly with the temperature on the top of the mountain, the last rays of warm sunlight were about to disappear from me and darkness took over as we still couldn't find a place to lower the tent. But it's worth stopping for a little while, isn't it?
Thanks for another stunning entry! Very impressive scenery :)
Oii nhìn như nơi thần tiên luôn :)
Nice looking Ducks @phortun. This is a photo of the country side near Ballina NSW Australia we were on a Sunday drive heading towards Ballina Seafood restaurant for lunch it's one of our favorite seafood restaurant in Ballina, it's always a beautiful country drive along the coastline to Ballina town.
Wow, what a scenic drive :) Awesome. Thanks!
Thanks buddy 👍
Congratulations to all winners those are amazing collections.
And below is my entry, which was snapped at the University of Ilorin teaching hospital, I was standing outside the male surgical ward building when I took this particular picture (you might be wondering what I was doing there) well my brother @marsdave was on admission there due to some health issues, and while sitting outside the ward to clear my thought was when I snap it.
Interesting capture, thank you very much :)
Great pick and congrats everyone.
What a lovely snap. Those ducks are so adorable :)
It's a beautiful day today. I took advantage of the opportunity and went biking in the morning and trekking to Lang Van beach in the afternoon. I find it hard to stay indoors when the sun shines here, haha. The summer is coming and I know where I'll be in these delightful days to come. The picture was taken today while we trek down to the Lang Van beach in Da Nang
Have a wonderful weekend @phortun
Hey there Trang, always a pleasure to see your entry here, thank you :) This one is really amazing. Cannot wait for the teleport to be invented haha :D
Congrats to winners. Very good photos!
Yeah, very prolific round, so many amazing entries :) Thanks for checking them out!
Lovely ducks :)
😲Happy to be amongst the winners, very appreciate that. Congratulation to the other winners as well. See you in another round😉
Well deserved win! Loved your fascinating frosty still life :) See you in the new round!
Thanks a lot for the upvote and appreciation! 😊
My pleasure! I hope to you see in this challenge more often :) Have a nice day!
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Thanks so much for selecting my entry out nof so many great ones!!
It was a pleasure! :) I really liked your minimalist seaside shot. I will be looking forward to seeing you here in this challenge more often :) Have a nice weekend.
Gratuluji vítězům :-). Je to velmi těžká konkurence :-)
Souhlasím, velmi našlapané kolo :) Díky za účast!
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Wow! Dneska dost dobrý výběr. Snad se mi taky podaří někdy vyfotit něco takového jako @onlavu. Gratulace!
Jo no, tohle kolo bylo velmi silné :) Myslím, že na takový parádní long exposure efekt už musí mít člověk opravdu solidní mobil, že @onlavu? Můj dosluhující Šaomák tuhle funkci prostě nemá, takže já bych nic takového nevyfotil, ani kdybych se u toho potůčku rozkrájel :D :/ Ale brzy plánuju pořídit nový aparát, tak se těším na nové možnosti a příležitosti :)
no hlavně to chce pár vteřin (až 10) prostě zmrznout jak ten rampouch (s tím sebelepší dělo nepomůže, hádám)😀
Už se těším na tvé dechberoucí snímky z nové foto-mašiny!
Ano ano, bez pevné ruky (nebo stativu :D) toho fotograf moc nezmůže :) Tu koupi s tebou asi ještě proberu soukromě, nejsem teď vůbec v obraze...
jj, pevná ruka musí být (a nejen tady!), stativ s sebou zatím na hory ze zištných důvodů netahám😆
Jinak dobrý začátek je: https://www.dxomark.com/category/smartphone-reviews/
Testují celkem obšírně, byť tam mají méně kousků. No a pak recenze na netu no, je to celkem fuška si to projít a protřídit (pokud jde o Android). Pokud sáhneš po jabku, tak máš job done, jelikož ty poslední kousky fotí velmi dobře. Základem výběru je samo cenovka, ale to by u krypto-barona neměl být trabl, odsaješ trošku hivu a hurá na nákup😊
Ano, bude to samozřejmě opět Android (ovocnáře ve světě technologií zásadně nepodporuju), ideálně bych rád zůstal věren značce Xiaomi, se kterou jsem byl velmi spokojen... Až to bude aktuální, tak se ozvu ;)
X-i má už celkem nadupané stroje, takže 💪📷
😲 Určitě! Chce to jen letat nejen po horách s mobilem furt vytaženým a hledat poklady tam, kde to jiní nečekají😁
A díky😉
Mr. Hidden Gem Discoverer :D
😂👍