Appreciate Beauty of Nature with @phortun: round 99

Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!

Welcome to the 99th round of my special weekly photo challenge known as Appreciate Beauty of Nature with @phortun :)

I know a lot of photo contests with nature as the main theme were/are/will be hosted by various people on the Hive blockchain but I wanted to come up with something more than just another photo contest where participants would submit their best natural photos. Therefore, I decided to go for quite an unusual concept that I am going to introduce in the following lines.

The aim of the Appreciate Beauty of Nature with @phortun photo challenge is not to make you dig up your photo archives and submit the best pictures of nature that you have ever taken. Instead, I want you guys to go out and appreciate the beauty of our nature right now.

The internet (and the Hive blockchain as well) is flooded with picture perfect shots of landscapes, mountains, forests, beaches etc. taken years ago. But this is not what I want to see in this challenge. I want to see shots that may not be necessarily stunning but they must be fresh, proving that you have just physically spent some time outdoors in the fresh air. But remember that nature comes in many forms. It doesn´t have to be a pristine jungle or a deep remote forest. An urban park, a botanical garden, a little grove on the outskirts of your town - pretty much any place with some trees, plants, rocks, bodies of water or any other natural features would be just as fine ;)

Obviously, there is no way for me to verify whether the photo that you submit in the challenge is really fresh or if it was even taken by you so I am relying on your honesty guys. The prizes for the winners (as described below) are more symbolical than overly motivating so I don´t expect too much fraudulent behavior in this challenge anyway.

I want to keep the rules of this challenge as simple and benevolent as possible so let´s agree on just this:

Only one entry (photo) per person per round.

The photo must be yours and not older than one week.

Add a few words about the photo, at least where and when you took it.

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You can start submitting your entries to this round in the comment section below from now until the next round.

Prior to publishing the next round post, I will pick 3 winners, give my full upvote on their entries and feature them in the next round of the challenge. As long as the response is not too overwhelming, I will also try to give some smaller upvotes on all of the other entries to reward all participants.

I might change the concept and/or the rules of the photo challenge later on, depending on how things go. I usually host the challenge on Thursday but when needed for some reason, I can host it on some other day so better check my blog regularly not to miss out on it ;)

To keep up with you guys, I submit my own fresh natural photo to every round´s post too :) Here is my contribution to start out this round:

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After a frosty macro shared with you in the last round, I am coming with another natural close up shot to start out the new round. This time, however, it´s a mossy macro with some interesting details of the moss texture and the tiny droplets of water on it. The moss is actually one of the very few plants that are still green even in the cold winter here in Central Europe. I took the picture a couple of days ago when I was hiking around the famous Kosciuszko Hill here in Krakow, Poland.

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In the last round, we had 8 participants. After some thorough consideration, I decided to pick these 3 winners:

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@crazy-bee with this entry:

Long time no see the man @phortun, I'm on my long trip. This is quite a beautiful hill that me and two friends wandered to find a way to climb to the top of the mountain. It is not named on the map but is located next to Da Phu hill, Da Lat city, Vietnam. It is quite spacious here with a beautiful view, mainly coniferous pine and low grass accidentally creating a corner to sit back and enjoy. Photo taken around 12 noon on December 31st. The last day of the year and our friends in our Dalat trip. Happy New Year.

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@seaspect with this entry:

Another day, another doing nothing day but exploring our nature. We got a good ride along the beach of Cam Ranh, Vietnam. The weather is perfect recently, it feels like autumn here. The photo was taken today. By the way, thank you so much for hosting this challenge.

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@trangbaby with this entry:

Thank you for the selection @phortun, and I really like your shot. Here is my entry this round. I'm currently in Da Lat which is known as the flower city in Viet Nam. We stopped by the flower farm today to take some fresh air, see the flowers, and take pictures. It's still winter here, so not all the flowers are blooming, but they're still beautiful.

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Congratulations guys! It was my pleasure to give you 100% upvotes on your entries :)

I am looking forward to what you will come up with in this round.

Have fun and appreciate the beauty of nature!

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I post this series in the Amazing Nature community, a great community for all nature lovers. Feel free to check it out ;)

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