macro: ice or snow Challenge #23 in the Nature and Culture series. Hosted by AndrePooh. Challenge has finished Post your best macro picture of natural ice or snow. Show full rules Announced: Saturday, 3rd March, 2012 (GMT) Submissions: Saturday, 10th March, 2012 – Friday, 16th March, 2012 (GMT) Voting: Saturday, 17th March, 2012 – Friday, 23rd March, 2012 (GMT) Processing rules: No special effects; Create the art with your camera not with pp Colors and contrast should appear natural and realistic.•Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed. Subtle HDR is okay as long as it isn't blatantly visible. Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: Comply with the standard DPR decency rules. No recycling; photos must not have been entered in previous challenges Expect entries, which do not adhere to the rules, to be disqualified. VOTERS : 0.5s should only be given on images of being outside the rules and reasons should be given in the comments. Please view the photo before voting; don't vote on thumbnails. Please leave a comment whenever you particularly like or dislike a photo Sandbagging, vote manipulation, spite voting - is strongly discouraged and may lead to DQ. Maximum number of entries per user: 1 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 60

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