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Wild Prey: Meat for the Beast

Challenge #15 in the Nature and Us series. Hosted by PentUp.

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This one 'should' be easy. NO Predators/Carnivores. PREY animals (Herbivores/Omnivores) ONLY. Let’s see images of wild PREY animals (Herbivores/Omnivores) in the wild in their natural, native environment. You MUST also 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. Full EXIF data must be present, please include full CAMERA and LENS data.

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Announced:

Saturday, 15th January, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

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

Voting:

Saturday, 29th January, 2022 – Friday, 4th February, 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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by Andy62

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Waterbuck. Kruger National Park

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T2
Lens:	Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
Submitted:	Tuesday, 25th January, 2022 19:14 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 28th August, 2018
Focal length:	200 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F4.8
ISO:	640
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Galleries:	View this photo in Andy62's gallery

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