Starts:
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Processing rules:
Minimal processing. Replacement of any original scene element or addition of non-original elements by any method or technique is not permitted. • Full EXIF data must be present • No borders, signatures, or watermarks • No frame stacking or stitching
Capture date rule:
No restrictions
Additional rules:
The shot must be from 2022; please disregard the automatically generated "no restrictions" rule above • The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained. Your entry will be disqualified if it's discovered that you've used unethical practices, including but not limited to luring the birds with bait, photographing nests with a wide angle/macro lens, or flash photography of nocturnal birds • No photograph should be entered into this challenge series more than once. This includes minor image variations, such as photos of the same bird species taken in the same setting. • The photo must be your own work • Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant • If you vote in the challenge you've entered, please vote fairly and don't sandbag other entries • If an unusual voting pattern is discovered, the offending entry will be disqualified