Hey there my Hive friends and followers!
Welcome to the 174th 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. If you want to create a separate post as your entry, you can do that but please always remember to submit your entry in the form of a comment here in this post as well. I only check the entries submitted here as comments.
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. I also give some smaller upvotes on the other entries too so that all participants get rewarded for their engagement.
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 are currently amid the first heat wave of the year with the temperatures exceeding 30 C (86 F) lately here in Central Europe so being out there in nature is not really comfortable anymore. I still managed a few little hikes in the past couple of days though. One of them was in the forest surrounding the Motol Cemetery here in Prague, Czech Republic. It was there, on the little forest path, that I spotted this curious fella "hurrying" somewhere with his house on his back :) It´s the Roman Snail, one of the largest and most common snail species in Europe.
In the last round, we had 9 participants. After some thorough consideration, I decided to pick these 3 winners:
@betterthanhome with this entry from Australia:
Yesterday late afternoon we went on a short hike up the Mount Emu here on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. The weather was super nice, almost no wind and the sun already began to go down.
@franzpaulie with this entry from the Philippines:
This weekend we hiked and spotted this butterfly guiding the trail. Sure it loves photoshoots. That´s a rare beauty. This is located in San Jose, Negros Oriental in the Philippines.
@xaviduran with this entry from Spain:
Hi @phortun. The summer days are longer as we approach the equinox, so because it is quite hot during the day, my partner and I decided to take our walk in the late afternoon. The picture was taken last Friday at sunset at 'Cap Roig' (Red Cape) about three kilometres from our home on the island of Ibiza, Spain. Camera: Fujifilm X-T2. Lens: Fujinon 18-55 f:2.8-4. Processed with Capture One.
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.
Last Saturday, Vienna, when I visited a friend who lives close to the Danube. In the past the Danube´s river bed was kind of wild with regular floodings. So app. 100 years ago they "regulated" it, creating a new, more straight river bed. Many small branches from the former river like this exist still today and are integrated in parks, etc.
There we go, another lovely natural greeting from Austria :) Beautiful place, thanks!
yesterday i went to a goat farm of a friend mine, we had a good time with the goats, they are SOO lovely and acts like friendly dogs i petted them all day haha and took some nice photos too! This farm is located in San cristobal, Venezuela.
Hey buddy, good to see you here again! That´s a great entry, thank you :)
In the photo shown you can see a small section of the crescent moon, just at the beginning of its cycle.
In the foreground we can see the reflections of lights of a ship anchored at the bay in Antofagasta (Chile).
This is part of this post:
https://hive.blog/hive-127788/@nenio/at-the-beginning-of-the-moon-cycle-al-inicio-del-ciclo-lunar-en-es
Wow! I love this shot! So unusual and creative :) Thanks for this cool entry my friend!
Hi @phortun mate
I hope I am not late to join the contest this time :) I took the photo at my favourite place on Saturday, nearby a seaside in Istanbul while drinking beer agaist sea 🍺
No worries, you are not late at all :) Nice place, thanks for taking us there with you! What beer did you have? :)
Efes of course
Photo taken by me @pataty69 yesterday walking at Onofre, Beberibe Ceará Brazil
That looks like a nice place for a walk :) Thanks for your entry!
Dactylorhiza, lovely and protected flower from the orchid family Orchidaceae. I admired it last Sunday in Jeseníky mountains, Czechia.
Podívejme, "Daktylohryz" :D Zajímavá rostlinka. Děkujeme za příspěvek do soutěže!
That´s a nice flower shot but to make this entry valid, you should also tell us something about it :) At least where and when you took this photo...
I have clicked the picture from my garden. But due to construction work in my home that started from yesterday, I have given some flowering plants to my neighbours.
Cool, thanks. What country are you based in?
I am from Pakistan.
I took this picture two days ago when I went for a walk inside the park. This park name is Multan Garden.
Interesting flower, thank you! :)
Most welcome.
Join me and my son as we take a walk into the rice fields.
During this time of the year, where the rain is abundant, farmers start to plant rice.
This lush green fields is a true beauty and very relaxing place to visit. Also the air here is very fresh . This photo was taken at La Union, Philippines.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful picture with us and also for this little insight into the farming traditions in your country! :)
All things bright and beautiful, nobody pays attention to them, no watering or wedding yet they appear amazing and fresh. This was taken yesterday on my way to church in Edo State Nigeria🥰
Good for you that you can pay attention to details that others usually ignore :) There is a lot of hidden beauty in nature that many people don´t see... Thanks for this nice entry!
I tell you, I am glad that I could participate
Captured 1 week ago, in my city Multan, Pakistan, I was on my to the hospital.
That´s a cool shot but where is the nature? :D
Clouds, Sun, Sky. ARen't they include in nature?
Ok :)
I was asking myselve the same :)
Sadly, I already had even less natural photos here. Just random shots of houses etc. Seems like some people don´t even bother to read the title of this contest, let alone the text or the rules :) How about you, will you join us in this round? :)
I went to watch one of my friend play football in the western part of nigeria and then i noticed this beautiful view that got my attention to take capture of.
Interesting entry, thanks for joining this photography challenge :)
Thank you so much for the mention. :)
My pleasure man! We hope to see more amazing Australian places from you :) Cheers!
Congratulations to @betterthanhome @franzpaulie and @xaviduran
I really enjoy your photos.
Thank you @dodovietnam . Really appreciate it
Thanks for checking them out :)
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Thanks a lot!
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STOP320,000 upvotes? Wow! That´s a lot. I hope I gave at least a half of it back :) Thanks for the info guys!
You're welcome, @phortun! Keep up the excellent work, and I'm sure you'll be able to get soon the next badge, if not more. Good luck on reaching your next milestone! 😄
Nice entires
I will try when I capture to join in this amazing prompt
Awesome, we will be looking forward to checking out your entry!
Very Nice 👍👍
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All beautiful photos and I so love them all. Congratulations to all participants for the great entries. More beautiful pics to capture and good luck!
Thanks for checking out the winning shots from the last round and leaving this nice feedback for their authors here :)
Oh God! I keep forgetting to participate, one minute I remember, the next minute I forget
Take it easy and join us whenever you want :)
#hive #posh
Thanks for the retweet!
That butterfly is pretty awesome. It kind of has some camouflage going on too. Nice stuff!
Yeah, I liked that one too. For some reasons, insect close ups are very common in this challenge :)
Nice entries !
Glad to know that you like them :)
That very first picture of the contestants. The one on the mountain of @betterthanhome. Now that looks frukkin surreal and out of this world, literally.
It almost looks like an asteroid.
Simply amazing won't you say?
Yeah, that´s a stunning shot indeed. But no surprise as it comes from @betterthanhome, he usually posts amazing stuff like that :)
Excellent tickets! 💯📸, Congratulations to the winners!!!.
Tickets? Ok :) Thanks for checking out their entries!
Every week I see different great photos in this contest man. When I saw @xaviduran's photo I thought it was a camel at first. It sure looked like one.
Haha you are right, it does look like a camel :) Always a pleasure to show you guys around different parts of the world through our contestants´ entries :) Have a nice weekend my friend!
Jestli mě něco místní fotografové naučili, tak to, že šnek je neuvěřitelně fotogenický zvíře :D
Jo, šneci, želvy a další podobní "rychlíci" se fotí fakt dobře :D Ne jako tohle byla ode mě trošku z nouze ctnost, mám daleko lepší fotky šneků, ale podvádět ve své vlastní soutěži by bylo fakt trapné, tak opravdu používám jen čerstvé fotky a žádná lepší zrovna za ten uplynulý týden nebyla no :D :/
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Some great shots but those first two are amazing altogether 👏👏👏
They are! Thanks for checking out the winning collection :)
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Díky :)
Thanks for the retweet!
Congrats to the winners!