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Wild Aqua: Water Mammals

Challenge #14 in the Nature and Us series. Hosted by PentUp.

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Mammals (not reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish or insects) that naturally spend much of their life in water (be it freshwater or the sea). Let’s see images of aquatic mammals (in the wild in their natural, native environment). Plus INCLUDE in the subject or notes section; the species of wildlife AND the general location in which the photograph was taken. NO CAPTIVE animals such as in zoos or artificial enclosures.

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Announced:

Saturday, 8th January, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 15th January, 2022 – Friday, 21st January, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 22nd January, 2022 – Friday, 28th January, 2022 (GMT)

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, please include full CAMERA and LENS data.
No borders, signatures, or watermarks or text of any sort.
No frame stacking or stitching.
No composite images.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The photo must:
- show the animals alive, wild, and unrestrained (this does NOT include domestic or farm animals or captive animals such as in zoos or artificial enclosures);
- show the animals in the animals' natural/native environment;
- not show any humans, or man made objects/structures (but roads may be accepted as long as they are an unavoidable minor background feature of the image and do not dominate it).
Your entry will be disqualified if it's apparent that unethical practices were used such as; to lure the animals, or for the use of flash photography on nocturnal animals, or to expose animals who would normally be protected in a nest or den.
The photo must be your own original work.
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant.
I request that you do not vote in the challenge if you have entered a submission.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Frolicking Humpback Whale

by REHS

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As seen in the Kenai Fjords, Alaska

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6E ED VR
Submitted:	Monday, 17th January, 2022 04:12 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 5th June, 2017
Focal length:	240 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2500 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	1000
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Galleries:	View this photo in REHS's gallery

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