National Park, After Dark*

Challenge #4 in the After Dark series. Hosted by EvokeEmotion.

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Do you head towards the park entrance/exit after the obligatory sunset shots? Or do you stick around? Show us your best picture taken within a national park boundary after dark. *NO STAR TRAILS, please. I would like to have a separate challenge just for star trails.

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Announced:

Saturday, 31st March, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 7th April, 2012 – Friday, 13th April, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 14th April, 2012 – Friday, 20th April, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No restrictions.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No border or title on image.
In the title, state the name of the national park, and which state/province, country it's in.
Again, no star trail images, please. Reason is, I don't want to have star trail images dominating and crowding out other types of photography. I will definitely run a star trail challenge in the future.

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Rainbows at Night - Yosemite National Park, California, USA

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Thunderstorm over Menindee Lake, Kinchega NP, NSW, Australia

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Joshua Tree National Park, California, US

Challenge comments

Total comments: 3

It seems to me like a lot of the entrants don't understand the phrase "AFTER dark". If you can see the sun or sun light, it's not 'after' dark.

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FROM YOUR HOST: Interesting. I have asked Park Rangers at more than one park, how late I can stay and in all cases, I was told, with a smile, that the parks were open 24 hours. I was certainly able to drive into Yosemite and Canyonlands in the wee hours to capture sunrise images.

In any case, folks, follow all park rules :)

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You do realize that in many National Parks it is illegal to be there after dusk without special permission? Many people may not so you might want to add that disclaimer to your challenge rule

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