WEEK #1: TREES TUESDAY WINNERS!

Many thanks to everyone for your great submissions! The Trees Tuesday contest was judged by @caseygrimely, 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.

This was hard, so many good photos to choose from!
In addition to the obvious criteria of composition, light, color, etc. I looked at each photo and asked, "Would I want to be there? Would I actually want to travel to the place where these trees are? Would I get excited if I was in that scene with my camera?"
Now I have a lot more places that I want to go and see, so thank you everybody! - Casey

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FIRST PLACE: @alevaskye

“ Pretty moss covered trees on the Oregon Coast. They catch the light so beautifully!”

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SECOND PLACE: @dmytrokorol

“Walking in the woods in Saxon Switzerland I was expecting to meet Galadriel and here friends. Maybe the next time.”

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THIRD PLACE: @jumartphoto

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HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no particular order)

@weberh8

“This was taken very far away from everywhere. I still wonder where this road takes you. what do you think?”

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@derekkind

“This was out near Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island...in other words, on the Pacific Ocean. I don't think this was an old tree, but it looks weathered - it's not easy for a tree, living beside the sea.”

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@kieranstone

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@snaptravel

“I took this photo looking up into the canopy of a Sycamore tree in the UK. It was the beginning of spring and the leaves were a fresh pale green. I liked the colours and patterns with the branches looking like veins.
I used an 8mm wide angle lens, pointing straight up, to create a distorted effect. The lens is so wide in fact, that if you look closely at the lefthand side of the photo, you can see the horizon bowing around.”

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@muttonchoppers

“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. :)”

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@jfolkmann

“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.”

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@scottshots

“This is not your typical looking Tahoe tree. I found this one near Secret Cove, on the east shore of Lake Tahoe. A photographer friend helped me light the tree with a handheld flash (with the output power turned way down). I've always loved the "zen" like vibe to this somewhat simple image.”

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

If you enjoyed this gallery, please upvote and share to ensure a better reward for these amazing photographers! Thank you!

*Note: I was tired and still working on many details about this contest yesterday and didn't notice that some of the entries lacked a description. I let it slide this time, but let's make sure all entries have a short description from now on. Thank you! :)

Check out also this week’s previous winning gallery: A stunning collection of mountains photography!

To learn more about the Nature Photo Contest contest, see the Introduction post.

To participate , check out the WaterWednesday and submit a photo while the contest is open!

NATURE PHOTO CONTEST DAILY THEMES:
Mountains Monday
Trees Tuesday
Water Wednesday
Time-lapse Thursday
Flora and Fauna Friday
Simple Sunday

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TREES TUESDAY WEEK #1 MEMO	Account	Prizes & Payments
First Place	@alevaskye	20%
Second Place	@dmytrokorol	12%
Third Place	@jumartphoto	7%
Honorable Mention	@weberh8	3%
Honorable Mention	@derekkind	3%
Honorable Mention	@kieranstone	3%
Honorable Mention	@snaptravel	3%
Honorable Mention	@muttonchoppers	3%
Honorable Mention	@jfolkmann	3%
Honorable Mention	@scottshots	3%
Judge	@caseygrimley	20%