Ended BYC’s Wildlife Photography Photo Contest

[All4Eggz]

Winners announced here!​

This contest is brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
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BYC’s Wildlife Photography Photo Contest

• Similar thread by @mdees88: Wildlife Photography
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Natural beauty can be brought to life with photography by highlighting its splendor and wonder. By entering this contest, you will be challenged to practice your wildlife photography skills and capture the beautiful scenes of nature around you. Take part in the fun by submitting your most amazing natural wildlife pictures and stand a chance to win an awesome prize.

If you'd like some tips on how to take better photos, take a look at these awesome threads:

• Photography Tips from BYC's jolenesdad
• Photography Tips from BYC's mdees88

It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with pictures of insects, reptiles, mammals, & amphibians!

(Please post one photo per post.)

Photos if plants and domestic poultry or livestock will not count in this contest.

To increase your chances of winning, please read the rules before entering.

Rules:

1. Four entries per member. An entry is one photo of a wild animal (wild birds, insects, reptiles, mammals, & amphibians). Photos of plants and domestic poultry or livestock will not be accepted in this contest.
2. The photo needs to have been taken by you.
3. You cannot use a photo that was entered in a previous contest on BYC.
4. Basic editing such as cropping and other subtle changes are allowed. We want to see the world through your eyes, not through the excessive use of editing tools.
5. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
6. No screenshots, and no watermarks, date stamps, text, etc. on the picture.
7. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
8. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
9. Open to all BYC members.
10. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
11. Photos of plants and domestic poultry/livestock will not be accepted.
12. Entries will be accepted until Sunday, July 24th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Will take at least 2 weeks after the contest to post results.

EXAMPLES:

There will be at least 5 winners and each will receive a 3-month PFM!​

 

[Bakbuk]

Entry #2: Eastern Collared Lizard

 

[Bakbuk]

Entry #1: LeConte's Sparrow

 

[casportpony]

Cooper's Hawk

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

 

[Bakbuk]

Entry #4: Gophersnake

 

[Bakbuk]

Entry #3: Wilson's Snipe

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Entry #1 a little chipping sparrow that just left his nest

 

[All4Eggz]

Hey gang!

The time has come! The votes are in, the scores are tabulated, and the ritual combat among the judges has ended. The competition was fierce, and we had so many great entries that we broke them down into 4 groups. Mammals, Birds, Bugs, and Everything Else. Here are your top 5 in each category, and each winner will receive a 3 Month PFM for themselves or a friend:

Mammal Winners!​

@StinkyAcres

Entry #3: Chilly chipmunk

@Chookchicken

1#

@Wicked Storm

And this cutie for number 4

@Hola_Zaha

Entry no.1 Leopards

@Willowhisp

Entry #4

Bird Winners!​

@TheCackleberryInn

Great Horned owlet

@Chapmangc1

Entry 3:
A Common Raven at Bryce Canyon NP.

@matheusbf2014

Entry #1:

@CaliforniaMountainChicks

@Longtailduck

Entry 1:

Bug Winners!​

@MandaRae

Entry #2
We had a Hawkmoth overwinter with us and emerged in April. Absolutely beautiful.

@Quatie

@GravityWaves

Great Spangled Fritillary

@Graphichick

Entry 2
I have a green table on my porch...
made a perfect background setting for this praying mantis.

@Rhodebar Lover

Entry one!

Everything Else Winners!​

@Bakbuk

Entry #4: Gophersnake

@HopKat

Mr Toad has his eye on YOU

@BesideStillWaters

Entry #3:

@HappyClucker7

Entry #2

@Rebecca of Sunybrook Farm

Entry 2: Horned Lizard, West Desert, Utah

@StinkyAcres, @Chookchicken, @Wicked Storm, @Hola_Zaha, @Willowhisp, @TheCackleberryInn, @Chapmangc1, @matheusbf2014, @CaliforniaMountainChicks, @Longtailduck, @MandaRae, @Quatie, @GravityWaves, @Graphichick, @Rhodebar Lover, @Bakbuk, @HopKat, @BesideStillWaters, @HappyClucker7, @Rebecca of Sunybrook Farm, I will be sending you instructions on how to claim your prizes momentarily!

Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks to all the participants who made this difficult for our judges, and thanks to the judges for helping out!

And THANK YOU to our BYC Sponsors (click to view & support them)​

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Entry one!