Appreciate Beauty of Nature with @phortun: round 186
Hey there my Hive friends and followers!
Welcome to the 186th 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:
September is the month where fruits like some species of apples, pears or plums get ripe and harvested here in Central Europe. A few days ago, I visited a little fruit orchard here in the Prague neighborhood of Stodulky where some interesting trees can be found. There are quinces, walnuts and also these peculiar trees that I didn´t know before. To my surprise though, Google says it´s the sweet chestnut so I suppose these little bushy balls contain the edible seeds that can be then used in cooking. Next time, I will try to break one open to see what it looks like inside :)
In the last round, we had 7 participants. After some thorough consideration, I decided to pick these 3 winners:
@onlavu with this entry from Austria:
Caught this one on the top of the mountain Dobratsch (2166m), Austria, last week. An amazing piece of mountain - wonderful views, splendid hiking - we took such harsh paths that we met ZERO hikers :D On the left, there is a chapel, in the background you could admire the Slovenian Triglav National park. See you on the trail.
@pardinus with this entry from Spain:
Here you go! Straight from Picos de Europa, a national park in northern Spain. The lakes of Covadonga are one of the park's crown jewels, and it's easy to see why: glacier lakes, surrounded by nature. Too many people nowadays for my liking, but I guess it's inevitable in this time of the year.
@vikbuddy with this entry from India:
From my visit to the Octopus ViewPoint, Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangna State, India. A beautiful combination of nature and landscape amidst one of the biggest tiger reserves of India. This Picture was taken on 8th September.
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 ;)
Congratulations to all of you who were selected. You all deserve it because the places you visit are very beautiful and exotic. Very cool views of Austria, Spain, and India
The photos selected this time are very cool.
Glad to know that you approve the winning collection from the last round :) Thanks for your feedback.
Beautiful places and congrats to you guys
Thanks for checking out the winning entries :)
What beautiful pictures. I love nature and these photos have captured and conveyed all its essence.
We certainly have a lot of talent in our beloved hive. Each photo is stunning and incredible.
A pleasure to appreciate them. Best regards.
Thank you very much for your kind feedback and feel free to join us with your own entry! :)
Congratulations to the selected without a doubt are places that show the beautiful of nature.
On that occasion I share with you, a photograph that I had the opportunity to take yesterday in an agricultural production unit located in my Geographical Area South of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela, when I made the visit it was impossible not to take a photo of this beautiful natural landscape where many components of nature are combined, with plant species that are fundamental for animals in the prairies.
Interesting picture, thanks for your entry :) Saludos!
Well those first two are indeed breathtaking...
The first one really tickles my fancy, how can people just pick a object an get a awesome photo of that? When I try it, it ends up a total failure 😂
You mean the sweet chestnut close up? That´s actually my picture :) When taking close ups, it´s really important to focus on the object you picked. Blurred background is fine, it actually makes the object stand out even more, which looks cool :)
Beautiful scenes :)
Thanks for checking them out :)
The pictures are interesting ones. I think I would prefer @onlavu picture
It looks very good
Agree, @onlavu´s shot was just phenomenal...
Appreciate all the gratitude. At least those hours to climb it up were worth it😉
...a to teprv co ti pak hodí ty články, to bude vývar! :D
Njn, ale kolik času zabere spíchnout slušnější postík... Tož, děláme to pro lidi a ne pro vývar, ne? A vlastně, ne všeci to tak mají, já zapomněl 😁 já z toho za tu mou dobu tady viděl realizovanou pěknou nulu.
Ty nic realizovat nemusíš, tak si nestěžuj :) Ty můžeš v klidu čekat na tu dobu, kdy z tebe i těch pár tisíc Hive, co sis tu nastřádal, udělá rentiéra :D
abychom se toho okamžiku dočkali 🤣
Jednou to přijde! :D A pak každý sklidí to, co tady za ty roky zasel :)
I'm glad to be able to participate this time in round 186 with a photo I really like.
The picture was taken on 10.09.2023 when we were on a boat ride on the river Mures in Hunedoara county.
Right now I'm trying to finish posting about my experience here and share it with you tomorrow.
Good to see you here again mate! Nice entry, thank you :)
Always with great pleasure😉
Amazing view of the sky reflecting in the Czarny Staw lake in Polish part of Tatra mountains. Taken yesterday during my descend from Rysy. I like the play of lights here.
Wow! That´s some impressive reflection right there! Great entry from an amazing place, thanks and enjoy the Tatras! Hope you brought some liquid Tatras with you too :D
I'm already back home. One day trip was grrat though! Only liquid I took back with myself is melted glacier water :)
Yeah, just reading your post about the adventure :)
https://twitter.com/jalp21/status/1702421057024770121
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Koncem září se tam běž podívat znovu. Jsou to jedlé kaštany. Když to "vyloupeš", můžete si kaštany třeba upražit v troubě :-)
Pečené kaštany jsme kdysi jedli na Kanárech. Díky za tip, vyzkoušíme.
Až budou ty "ježky" mít slámovou barvu, tak je to zralé a můžou se loupat :-)
O tom musíš jako ježek něco vědět ;)
:-)
Hlavně mám jeden strom kousek od domu a loni jsem si je zkusil upéct. Byly hodně dobré :-)
Mám nějakou povědomost, že samičí kaštany ano, samčí neee. Jenomže to na první pohled nerozeznám.
Seeing such beautiful natural scenery gives a lot of peace to one's mind and heart. People who shared these pictures are a wonderful place.
Happy to hear that our participants gave your heart a lot of peace :) Cheers!
Keep on the good work my friend ;)
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Thanks for your support mate!
Whenever I look at nature, a moon, beautiful stars, or such a pretty places, I always admired and appreciate the beauty of nature.
Cool. So why don´t you join us in this challenge sometimes? :)
https://twitter.com/LovingGirlHive/status/1702596232080949655
https://twitter.com/jewellery_all/status/1702694093204406475
Congratulations to all the winners. 👏👏
Thanks for checking out their winning entries :)
Your welcome @phortun, keep it up.
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View of the lake Garda (Italy) from the "Monte Baldo" mountain ridge. Altitude around 2.1km. Just splendid area for hiking. The photo was taken three days ago.
PS: Thanks for picking my shot from the last round 😉
See you on the trail 👀
There we go! Another spectacular scenery. Thanks mate!
There is a distinct lack of animals recently, it seems. So, here we go:
A common myna hunting a grasshopper (got it a bit later). Shot near the Kerala Legislative Assembly in Trivandrum, last Sunday.
One of my few outings here. Either I'm too tired or it's too hot (or recently: raining) during daytime. Will try to get out (& active here) more often, because - like in this case - the birds here are not very afraid of humans. Had quite a number of photos to choose from for this post. I chose action.
Hey there mate, good to see you here again! You are right, not many animal entries in the last rounds so I´m happy to see this one from you! Really cool shot, I´m just sorry to see all the litter on the ground but we know that India is not exactly the cleanest country in the world :/ Anyway, enjoy your stay over there!
Thanks!
Actually, I was a bit surprised that littering is almost as bad here as in China. What's worse here, at least in Trivandrum, is waste management. It is pretty common to just throw your garbage onto the next empty lot, where it accumulates. Despite that, there is a lot more nature inside the city than I have seen in any Chinese city.
Oh man, that´s just heartbreaking to hear... With almost 1.5 billion people living there, we can only imagine how much waste go into nature in that country :(
This is my first post here, so hello! The photo was taken in Poland about two hours ago, it turned out that my computer case was messy... I adjusted the light and took a lot of photos - a post will appear from it someday. But this is the first time I'm presenting a spider to you. This is Tegenaria domestica - one of the largest domestic spiders living freely in the house. This is probably his breakfast :D
Hey there, welcome! :) Wow what an entry! Was this happening in your computer? :D
Yes, it was eating a bug next to my computer, I admit, I haven't cleaned it there for a long time and it has settled in :D When I add an article about this spider, I will send you the link 😉
Haha, that´s cool :) A bit of National Geographic taking place right in front of you :D
The last minutes of light of the day, are generally a magic moment due to the quality of light, and the photographers profit from this situation. After the sunset the light in the sky suffers a lot of transformations. There is a moment in the twilight that the sky can be covered of colors or to be a gradient of yellow. This situation is more pronounced in the foot regions and on the sea, where the horizon helps to see this phenomenon.
The photo that I share here shows this situation. It was taken in Antofagasta Chile, last Sunday, with my new lens a Sony F1.8 11mm.
This is part of this post:
https://hive.blog/hive-127788/@nenio/after-sunset-luego-del-atardecer-en-es-3-3-images
Amazing scenery, thanks for sharing it with us! :)
Good day everyone.. This will be my entry for this round.
Upon going to an event, this view was captured last September 17, 2023 at Medellin, Cebu, Philippines.
Hey there, welcome to the challenge! That´s a beautiful landscape shot, thanks! :)
Thank you I wanted to share our beautiful place.