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WILD ANIMALS/BIRDS & THEIR REFLECTIONS

Challenge #2 in the Untitled series. Hosted by Stevie Boy Blue.

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All makes and models/type of camera welcome. Any ‘WILD’ Animal or Bird as seen in daylight, at the side of, or over water. Entries must contain both the subject and its whole reflection, not just the reflection itself. See example shots and note that more than one subject in the same image is fine. Please read ALL the rules before entering. When judging images in the voting stages, please pay particular attention to the level of detail of fur/feather/skin, etc., of the subject – especially the overall clarity of its reflection and smoothness of the water. The more mirror-like and detailed the overall picture, the higher the score should be given. Please post images no more than 1600 pixels on the longest side. Anything larger WILL BE deleted!

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Announced:

Sunday, 1st December, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 8th December, 2013 – Saturday, 14th December, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 15th December, 2013 – Saturday, 21st December, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Please post images no more than 1600 pixels on the longest side. Anything larger WILL BE deleted!
NO part reflections or part subjects, images must contain the subject and its whole reflection as per examples shown below.
Minimal PP such as contrast, saturation, sharpening, etc., will be fine. No other manipulation will be allowed.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

STRICTLY WILD ANIMALS OR BIRDS ONLY. NO images of captive/Zoo creatures or domestic pets please!
Name the species in the image.
This challenge is open to any camera make or model
Please DO NOT attempt to garner votes on your own entries from friends or elsewhere, or break any of the above rules if you wish to avoid disqualification from the challenge.
Although not a strict rule, ALL entrants are respectfully requested to vote on other entries made by other participants in this challenge.
Thank You for playing fairly. I look forward to seeing all entries. :-)

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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93 entries

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2951 votes

Voting results: 93 entries Slideshow of 7 1 Page: 4 Rows:

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Zebras at the waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia

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Sample entries

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