Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!
Welcome to the 88th 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 had an unusually warm day here in Krakow, Poland yesterday. It was sunny with temperatures hovering above 20 C (68 F) so the city parks were packed with people trying to absorb some of the last powerful sun rays of this year. We went for a little walk around the Jordan Park and as you can see in the picture, the central meadow was full of people having picnics there, working out, sunbathing, reading books, playing games etc. Not as many colors up in the canopy here yet as at the Radun Wetlands back in my Czech homeland that I posted about two days ago but I am sure the autumn colors will arrive here soon too ;)
In the last round, we had 7 participants. After some thorough consideration, I decided to pick these 3 winners:
@trangbaby with this entry:
Hope I'm not late for the party :) The picture was taken at Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach - Da Nang, Vietnam on Sunday. It was a bit cloudy but not too bad to hang out 🙂
@dswigle with this entry:
Hi, @phortun! Happy Monday! This is a Japanese Maple Tree that I pass as I am walking out my front door in the Washington, DC Metro area. It was taken over the weekend, but, must have been Saturday as it rained on Sunday. I love these trees as the leaves hang on all winter long usually, even though they go to sleep...sleep...sleep. In the spring, the new leaves push off the old and come to life again! Have an amazing evening!
@whynotcamp with this entry:
Thanks so much @phortun. My another entry is the photograph I took during my trip to Que Son villages in Quang Nam, Vietnam last week. This place is my girlfriend's hometown and is about 70km from my city. The countryside is very beautiful and peaceful :)
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.
As another beautiful dawn breaks in Byron Bay, I am out here doing my morning jog and feeling awesome to be alive and enjoying another day of this beautiful nature around us 🌞
Beautiful scenery, thanks for your contribution man :)
Thanks @phortun my pleasure 👍
Thanks, @trangbaby for introducing me to the challenge. I really love this one. I often go on a solo trip and explore some the destinations that people don't dare to go alone. Last Sunday, I thought that I was lost but in the end, I found a great spot to camp in Hai Van Pass, Da Nang. Here is one of my picture taken at the place and I hope you will like it.
Hey there, welcome to challenge :) You took it by storm with this stunning entry, thank you very much :)
Superb snap 💝
Thanks
Last saturday on our hiking tour at the Rhine river. Beautiful nature and view.
Awesome shot, thank you. Was that in Germany?
Yes its near Wiesbaden at the River Rhine
Is it the fall season there? Love the view 😍
Yeah its fall
Thanks so much my friend. Congrats @trangbaby and @dswigle beautiful photos
I just came back from camping. I had a camping trip with my friend yesterday and we had a good weekend. And here is my entry and the photo was taken at Hai Van Pass- Da Nang yesterday. (by flycam)
Thank you and congratulations to you!!! Awesome camping shots! Awesome anytime shots!
Oh my gosh boy !!!! Another superb shot 😍
Oh wow, what a place for camping! Any interesting and close wildlife encounters? :D
Thanks for this stunning entry.
Hi, @phortun! I think I made it on time! In keeping with the autumnal spirit and Halloween, I send you pumpkins that I found on Thursday in Falls Church, Virginia at a pumpkin patch. It is right out of Washington, DC, by a couple of miles. I bought a couple and I will be carving one and making a jack-o-lantern out of it!
Good luck to everyone~!!
Perfectly on time, no worries :) And thank you! That´s another awesome close up from you :) Very nice and topical.
Next one, I will step back a few. :) I will show you that I can do it. :)
Konecne zase pridavam neco nad cim me srdce plesa 😄 zase kousek zimy na podzim. Foceno dnes pod Wildspitze pri aklimatizacnim blbnuti na ledovci.
A jéje, už to zas začíná :D Další díly nekonečné série "Lucie a sníh" :D
Parádní fotka, dík ;)
Love the snow. Hope you have fun skiing :)
It was actually hiking and a bit of ice climbing but still amazing. Thank you :)
Zase ti přidám trochu práce :-)
This morning (October 22, 2021) I was in Český Krumlov. I had time for a while, so I went down to the Vltava river and took this picture there. I hope you'll like it :-)
Your photo requires me to turn my head 360 degrees in order to enjoy it 😂, and I must say that the view is spectacular 😍
180 degrees would be enough :-). I only photographed the reflection on the river surface. A terrible car stood on the shore and threw me a complete composition :-)
Přidal práce a zamotal hlavu (doslova :D)
Zajímavá momentka, díky za ni ;)
Na odraz na hladině se většinou dívá tak, jak to je :-)
;)
Hello @phortun !! Thank you so much! I had no idea that I won, the notifications were a problem in the last four or five days! Thanks to @whynotcamp for the congratulations, which I picked up on the notifications!
Congratulations to @trangbaby too!!! Always a winner!
Thank you again @phortun!! I hope to see more entries! Have a wonderful Sunday!
Glad you found out eventually :) I really loved your close up photo of the red leaves. Have a great start to the new week and hopefully see you here later!
Thank you! I am slow! ;)
Thank you Sweetie :) Your capture is stunning :)
Those are wonderful scenery. Japanese maple tree looking so amazing.
Thanks for checking out the winning selection. Feel free to come up with your own entry in the new round :)
Pěkný park. Škoda, že se mi včera nepodařilo udělat nějakou fotku podzimní Šumavy.
!LUV
za použití #aroundtheworld
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@phortun, you've been given LUV from @bucipuci.
Check the LUV in your H-E wallet. (2/5)
Díky, ale pokud si mohu vybrat, poprosil bych do soutěže raději něco z úterního postu z Raduně, ten se k tobě asi zatím nějak nedostal :)
Určitě ho "objevím" zítra při hloubkové kontrole značky #aroundtheworld :-)
Congrats to three the winners. @trangbaby your pic is so cute ☺️
Thanks for checking out the photos ;) See you in the new round!
thank you. I will take part in. Your challenges are a exciting part of Hive community which I enjoy a lot. And I can't ignore them.
Thank you Loan nhes, co hinh join cho vui nha 😍