Nature in Square Format - Photography Only

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**This contest is sponsored by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group; any images submitted should represent things that one may find out on the trail, in a natural setting – unless contest rules specifically allow exceptions.**



Contest Logo: Beauty and the Bokeh – A Prairie Sunflower presented in square format, Colorado USA.



Show us a scene where the subject is framed in a square-format photo, following these rules:


1. Photography Only. No post-processing digital alterations other than basic edits and black and white conversions, and no digital painting, mixed media, selective color, false backgrounds, added graphics or text allowed. No drone photography, aerial photography or trail camera shots allowed.


2. Your subjects must be some type of natural landscape, wild plant or wildlife, in an image which is cropped and presented in the shape of a square. I will not be measuring sides, but if the image is not very close to square, it will not be allowed. See contest logo for an example.


3. Your images must be of natural objects captured in natural environment. People and pets/domestic/captive/rescue/rehab/zoo animals are NOT allowed. Man-made objects are NOT allowed. Any images taken in any kind of museum, garden, yard, farm, zoo, aquarium, wildlife rehab center, marina, or built-up area are NOT allowed.


4. As always, there is ABSOLUTELY NO VOTER SOLICITATION ALLOWED in any Go Take a Hike Photo Group contest. Please allow your images to speak for themselves! Also, no position-bumping. If you submit images, then leave them where they are. Pulling and resubmitting to get your images to the front will result in your images being removed.




I reserve the right to remove any photos which do not meet the contest parameters. I look forward to seeing everybody’s work!

Each participant may submit 2 images.

1)   You must be a member of PixelsMerch.com in order to cast votes in this contest.   Your account must have been active at least 30 days prior to the start of the contest in order to vote.

2)   You may only vote once per image.

3)   You may vote for as many images as you like... but only once for any given image.

Status: This contest is over.

Submissions Begin

Sunday, November 27th, 2022 - 9:47 AM

Submissions End / Voting Begins

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 - 9:47 AM

Voting Ends / Prizes Awarded

Friday, December 2nd, 2022 - 9:47 AM

Current Time (Eastern United States)

Thursday, April 18th, 2024 - 10:06 PM

This contest will be awarding the following prizes:

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