Natural art

Challenge #20 in the Nature and Culture series. Hosted by AndrePooh.

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Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect. (Wikipedia) - In that sense Nature cannot create art, since it is not deliberate, but when we make a picture of it, it is deliberate. Show us a photo of something natural that resembles art, maybe an unusual rock or tree or a natural ice sculpture. Please comment on what we see.

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Announced:

Saturday, 11th February, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 18th February, 2012 – Friday, 24th February, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 25th February, 2012 – Friday, 2nd March, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

•No special effects; Create the art with your camera not with extensive 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
•Don't forget the caption;
•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.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Ice Sphinx

by bhollis

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Small ice berg frozen in lake at the foot of the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Submitted:	Saturday, 18th February, 2012 02:01 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 17th January, 2012
Focal length:	15 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	400
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Views:	55
Galleries:	View this photo in bhollis's gallery

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