February 2025 Competition - Natural World and Wildlife

[Tim Mayo]

Our February monthly competition is now open for entries.

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This Month's Theme
For this month our theme will be Natural World and Wildlife. If you need some inspiration then these winners from Sony's World Photography Awards might help.

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: February 21st at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting starts: February 21st at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting ends: February 28th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)

What Do I Get if I Win?
I'm afraid it's just the joy of taking part but I will be adding badges to winners profiles.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Post your entries in this thread by scrolling down to the reply box then hitting the 'upload images' button. Insert image as full image not thumbnail.
2. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
3. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
4. Only one photo entry per member.
5. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
6. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
7. You are free to change your image during the entry period.

How to Vote (when voting opens)

1. Use the vote button (up arrow) to the right of the post (below post on mobile) to vote up images that you like
2. You can vote on as many images as you like apart from your own

Upcoming Themes for 2025
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.

• Jan: Black & White
• Feb: Natural World and Wildlife
• Mar: Creative
• Apr: Action
• May: Mechanized Machines
• Jun: Land and City Scapes
• Jul: At Home
• August: Close Up / Macro
• Sep: Long Exposure
• Oct: Street
• Nov: After Dark
• Dec: Your Favorite Shot of 2025

Feedback
I'd really appreciate feedback about how the competition is running but please don't post it in this thread. Instead please post any feedback in our Feedback Forum.

Thank you for taking part and good luck!

 

[Tim Mayo]

Please note the rules folks:

1. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
2. Camera metadata must be embedded with images to verify.
3. Only one photo entry per member.
4. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
5. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
6. You are free to change your image during the entry period.
7. Not essential but it would be nice if you added a little background information on your entry.

Thank you!

 

[ctitanic]

Jean-Claude Van Damme:

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[eosdawg]

A silent farewell

 

[PKM-UK]

European Robin, Hartshill Country Park, Warwickshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed with: Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels, DxO PL Elite/ Nik Collection and Topaz Labs Photo AI. My processing workflow is detailed in another post, which can be viewed by clicking Here).

You can find out a little more about 'the Robin' by clicking Here.

Phil


What a little cutie...

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[AOC]

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[NGauger101010]

Supper time at the lake

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