Flower Power

Last week was bugs, this week is all about flowers. Flowers can seem like an easy thing to take pictures of, but to make your photos stand out, you really need to take your time to get some good shots. We see pictures of flowers on the chain all the time, so it is important to do what you can to make your shots stand out above everyone else's. You can achieve this by changing the angle you are taking your photos at, getting closer, playing around with composition, or even editing the image in a way to makes a simple flower look so much more interesting. Remember, photography should be interesting to look at, so don't rush through this theme.

How is the Deranged Photography Contest set up?

Every Sunday, I will announce a new theme for the week and you will have until Friday to get your submission in. There will be two tiers for the contest. A professional tier and an amateur tier. When making your submission, you must state which tier you will be competing in. I usually get a lot of entries, so make sure to follow all the rules or else your submission won't count and will likely be ignored.

I will not allow any entry that is not your own original photography. If you are caught plagiarizing someone else's work, you will be flagged and banned from participating in any future contest. So make sure that the photos you are submitting are ones that you personally take.

All entries must be done through the Liketu front end. One of the goals of the contest is to create more awareness of Liketu, so make sure that you create your post from https://liketu.com/.

You only get one entry per week, so make sure to spend some time on getting a good photo and creating a fun post about your entry. You will need to submit a link to your post in the comment section of the contest announcement post and you will need to include at least one image from your post in the comment you make. You are encouraged to share more than one image in your post. The more effort you put into your post, the more chance you have for curation and possibly winning your tier.

On top of a chance for curation from Liketu, the top three entries in each tier will be awarded as follows:

Rules overview

• Your entry must be made on Liketu.
• No plagiarism. If you are caught plagiarizing, you will be flagged and banned from future contest.
• You must state the tier you are competing in, Professional or Amateur.
• You must comment on the weekly contest announcement post with a link to your entry and at least one photo from your post.

The rules are pretty easy, so make sure to follow them or your entry will be ignored. Now onto the first theme for the contest!

Winners of the Insects Theme

Pro tier

1st Place @fotostef

2nd Place @marc-allaria

3rd Place @akukamaruzzaman

Amateur Tier

1st Place @idayrus

2nd Place @putroe-hive

3rd Place @elemarg25