The debut day of the Nature Photo Contest came with a great selection of mountains photos, which made my choice very difficult. All the photos were beautiful and appreciated! However, I needed to choose ten winners, and it is my great pleasure to announce them in this post!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has encouraged this initiative, whether through upvotes, comments, submissions, resteems, or mentions of this contest! You are AWESOME!!
WEEK 1: MOUNTAINS MONDAY WINNERS
FIRST PLACE: @derekkind
“This is a startrail photograph I took out at Trillium Lake in Oregon. The distinct mountain will be instantly recognizable to Oregonians and many visitors - Mt. Hood is an iconic feature of the northern part of the state, and there are many places to get a good view of it, but Trillium Lake is one of the best for reflections like this... I don't remember how long I had the camera running, taking continuous 30-second exposures, but it must have been a couple of hours. The lights on the slopes are from machines working on the ski hill. A peaceful and memorable night. :)”
SECOND PLACE: @intrepidphotos
“If you get to spend a bit of time in the high altitude Himalayas you soon start to appreciate the old Nepalese pilots adage that “we don't fly when there are clouds, because the clouds have rocks in them”. Peeking though the clouds here is the incredible spire of Ama Dablam at 6,812 metres (22,349 ft). Ama Dablam translates to "Mother's necklace" as the long ridges on each side are said to resemble the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women. Shot on Fuji Velvia slide film. Nepalese Himalaya, Nepal”
THIRD PLACE: @airjam
“I took this picture going up at the Barre des Ecrins by a cold but beautiful day in summer. We went by the Col des Ecrins and slept under the tent at the Glacier Blanc, (3000 meters) and after an early start and hours of walking, we arrived at the Dome de neige. (4015 meters). We then followed the ridge until the top of the Barre des Ecrins (4102m). The Ecrin mountains are a beautiful place in the French Alps, one of my favorite. You feel far from civilization. You can feel the serenity, peace and both the threat of tons of ice waiting to melt on a warm summer day.”
HONORABLE MENTION #1: @chaseburnett
“Here is a picture from a day I'll never forget. My friends and I won a pass to drive the park road in Denali National Park, Alaska. For four days pass holders can drive a personal vehicle the entire length of the road, a right reserved for buses only during the rest of the year. We were about half way into the park when we came over a large hill. Sitting in the distance was the very reason this park was named. The tallest peak in North America, Denali, sat waiting for us to arrive. There are only a few days when you can actually see the mountain. It's so big it creates it's own weather system and is often covered in clouds. One of my favorite moments I've ever experienced.”
HONORABLE MENTION #2: @ashwinrajt
“Here is a my entry. This photograph was taken from my 16 days motorcycle road trip to Himalayas in India along with 2 of my biker buddies. The location is near Rohtang Pass which is almost 13000+ feet above sea level. This is considered one of the toughest trip for any biker where you have to cross many high altitude mountain passes with varying terrain and rough weather. Not to mention the low oxygen and high altitude. Nevertheless this got to the best travel experience I ever had , even though I had a incident on day 3. If you interested to read more I have a ongoing blog here.”
HONORABLE MENTION #3: @sjarvie5
“The Grand Teton mountain range in Northwest Wyoming is one of my favorite places! I feel alive and inspired when I am there. I love to see and photograph its jagged peaks, gorgeous lakes, waterfalls and the famous and scenic Snake River. This photograph was taken on my most recent trip in October 2017 with my brother @jarvie when the seasons were crossing each other. This is a small section of the 40 mile long mountain range that dominates the Grand Teton National Park.”
HONORABLE MENTION #4: @snaptravel
“I took this photo of Lake Churup, with Mount Churup in the background in the Peruvian Andes near Huaraz. The mountain peak in the distance is 5495 metres (18,028 ft), and the lake where I'm taking the photo from is just over a 1000 metres below the summit. This was as far as I got though, I didn't have the equipment or the knowhow to safely climb any higher. And to be honest, I was already starting to feel the effects of altitude sickness. I was happy enough to get this photo, and lucky with the weather as it completely clouded over about fifteen minutes later.”
HONORABLE MENTION #5: @hedac
“It was a perfect day for hiking. We (@yidneth and I) went to the Pyrenees. I was expecting a lot of people there but maybe because it was already late, the place was empty. All for us! :P. But I wanted to capture the latest rays of light in this famous peak and the reflection. That was the only cloud I remember to see in the entire day and it came in time for the photo :) It is not the highest mountain in the Pyrenees, but it is certainly a very loved one. It has a grand unmistakable shape and it is surrounded by tarns like this one. After the sun went out, we started to go down in a new Moon cloudless night full of millions of stars. One of my best days in 2017. (2017-10-14)”
HONORABLE MENTION #6: @weberh8
“This is my favourite place on Earth ! It's really far from everywhere and outside the world. It's really peacful here and it feels like another planet. When i went up here for the first time it was extremly cold and windy and i just didn't notice it. i was so excited to see this beautiful place and all this mountains. It feels like you are on top of the world. What i liked the most is drive to this place. the road is really beautiful and fun. It reminded me to do a video about this road!”
HONORABLE MENTION #7: @piyushpathak
“So this is the photograph of place called Shia Goru in Himachal pradesh India, this divides two great valleys (Kullu and Spiti). The name Shia Goru means a cold place and indeed this place is freezing as there are glaciers in both the gates of valley these humongous mountains are taller than 15000 ft . This photograph is clicked by me from the Hamta pass which is on altitude of 14000 ft , this photograph is a remembrance of that beautiful and exhausting trek. Hope you love this photograph.”
Congratulations to all the winners! If you enjoyed this gallery, please upvote and share in order to reward these great photographers! Thank you!!
TREES TUESDAY Nature Photo Contest is Open!
To participate, submit an original photo and a short description in the comments section of this post. The contest is open until 9:00 am EST, February 28. (The timeframe has been updated from 9:00 pm Feb. 27 to 9:00 am Feb. 28 to give more time for submissions.). *Note that participation no longer requires a word count. :) You are welcome to make a new post on your page, but please post the photo as a comment here. We look forward to seeing your entries!!
The judge for today’s contest is @caseygrimley, a photographer based out of Ogden, Utah, known for his nightscape, landscape, and his “Dancing with the Stars” series of dancers under the night sky.
By entering this contest, you agree to have your photo featured in a post the following day, and entered in the weekly and monthly contests, should it be a winner. For a detailed description of the contest's rationale and rules, please check the Introduction Post.
There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. ~ Calvin Coolidge
NATURE PHOTO CONTEST DAILY THEMES:
Mountains Monday
Trees Tuesday
Water Wednesday
Time-lapse Thursday
Flora and Fauna Friday
Simple Sunday
Congrats all winners... Here is my photo for treestuesday nature photo contest
Thank you for your submission!
Many tks, ad! :D
CONGRATULATIONS on being a WINNER in the Trees Tuesday Contest! See the WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT POST. :)
Lucky me! Many thanks @shadalene :D
You're welcome! Casey judged this round, so it was his pick, and I totally approve too, that is a great shot!
So this tree is just opposite to my house, there is a particular season when sun start setting just behind it, I love that season and love watching sunset behind this tree from my terrace . Sharing with you guys one picture of this season.
That's amazing how each and every tree looks so beautiful. Wherever they are they just adds up to the beauty. We should remember we are living because trees are living, they are our life source. Save trees !!
Thanks for the honourable mention in last contest .
Congratulations, and thank you for your submission today! :)
Congratulations everyone! There's definitely some great photographers among us. Here's my submission for today's contest:
This is a picture of a dead tree atop Upper Table Rock in Jackson County, Oregon. I thought it looked pretty interesting and made for a neat black and white subject. :)
Thank you for your submission! :)
CONGRATULATIONS on being a WINNER in the Trees Tuesday Contest! See the WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT POST. :)
Congratulations everyone! Excited to enter this time around!
Here is my tree entry! These trees were in the Lake District and against the blue sky they looked so amazing, the one on the left reaching into the sky!
Thank you for your submission, @vtravels! :)
Congratulations for the winners. Beautiful photos.
My entry for trees:
Lonely Joshua trees on the road to Death Valley.
I'm always impressed on how trees can survive in even the harshest circumstances.
The Joshua trees are such trees. Also known as yucca palm or tree yucca. They live over 500 years. The oldest was over 1000 years old.
Thank you for your submission, @fonteynb!
Great choices on the last ones!
Emerald lake in British Columbia isn't looking too Emerald at the moment. Winter has fully set in. On the other hand it gives us an opportunity to shoot fun monochromatic photos. (it looks black and white, but it really isn't) Getting up to to the lake is really easy normally - but the roads are pretty terrible right now - so make sure you have good snow tires.
Thank you for your submission, @jfolkmann! :)
CONGRATULATIONS on being a WINNER in the Trees Tuesday Contest! See the WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT POST. :)
Walking in the woods in Saxon Switzerland I was expecting to meet Galadriel and here friends. Maybe the next time.
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Thank you for your submission, @dmytrokorol! :)
CONGRATULATIONS on being a WINNER in the Trees Tuesday Contest! See the WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT POST. :)
Sitting under a tree and looking up at the leaves. I especially love it when wind is blowing and the leaves are dancing around. It is like looking up at the stars or into a fire. I am captivated!
Thank you for your submission! :)
thank you for honorable mention !! Appreciate it. don't know if this picture applies for contest but here are some trees :) This was taken very far away from everywhere. i still wonder where this road takes you. what do you think? :D
Congratulations! It definitely fits the theme, thank you for your submission! :)
CONGRATULATIONS on being a WINNER in the Trees Tuesday Contest! See the WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT POST. :)
This photo is from Estonian coast line. This tree(roots) is one of my favorite subjects there to picture. It is captured in 2017 summer. It is also the best spot just sit down, watch the sunset and relax :)
Thank you for your submission!