Backyard safari Challenge #2 in the Simon's Series series. Hosted by Simon Joinson. Challenge has finished Capture a shot of the fauna and/or flora in the immediate vicinity (outside) of your home - be it a garden bird, winter flower or the morning dew on your lawn. Show full rules Announced: Monday, 22nd December, 2008 (GMT) Submissions: Monday, 29th December, 2008 – Sunday, 4th January, 2009 (GMT) Voting: Monday, 5th January, 2009 – Sunday, 11th January, 2009 (GMT) Processing rules: Colour correction/saturation adjustments only No HDR No cropping allowed Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: Any camera Any lens Maximum number of entries per user: 2 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 500

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