Hello Nature Lovers !
I would like to cordially invite you to another great week of the Amazing Nature Contest. There were already so many excellent entries regarding how amazing nature is in the past episodes, thanks to all of you, but there is still so much more to see! ^^ To participate in the #amazingnature contest just write up a post and explain how amazing nature is for you personally ^^
What is the Purpose of the Contest ?
I am a huge nature-lover and really enjoy taking pictures of all the lovely things that surround me every day, no matter if plants, animals or landscapes. Hive is a brilliant place to watch these while simultaneously reading and learning about nature from all over the world. There is such a diversity of great content, thanks to all of you, from different perspectives and out of various motivations. This contest attempts to collect all those beautiful snapshots and their amazing stories in a weekly compilation so that you all can benefit from the beauty that we are facing all the time, but so often are not able to appreciate in the modern and fast paced times we are living in.
#amazingnature is at home in the DNA-Discord, a organization run by people for the people, with the aim to foster and densify nature-appreciation in the blockchain. DNA is also the home of the #fascinatinginsects, the #featheredfriends and the @fungilovers communities.
Contest Rules :
- POST your entry INTO the AMAZING NATURE COMMUNITY. You can also use the #amazingnature TAG if you like to ^^
- CLEARLY MENTION that your post is an ENTRY for this contest.
- All pictures have to be your own. You can use the amazing nature banner if you like or create your own.
- STATE IN THE TEXT why those pictures are representing YOUR AMAZING NATURE. This is an ESSENTIAL part of this contest.
- Drop the LINK to your post IN THE COMMENTS. You can add a picture if you like. It is NECESSARY as I have to post a link in Discord on Friday, 5 days later for voting and also for my own compiling purposes.
- The entry window is open for ~ 5 DAYS. Watch out for the -CLOSED in the title.
If you miss the entry, please wait for the next round. As I have to work and also to manage a family there are no fixed UTC times.The window can open in a wide range between 10 am - 10 pm and also close accordingly ^^
- The AMAZING NATURE COMMUNITY is there FOR ALL POSTS ABOUT THE AMAZING NATURE AROUND YOU. We would highly appreciate it if you share your great nature content there with us! .. The contest is located there as an integrated part and special community feature ^^ It also features the Amazing Nature Challenge (@bucipuci), the Nature News (@juangb) and various Curation Reports (@nelinoeva, @redheadpei, @tinta-tertuang) !
Possible Topics :
As nature covers an incredible wide range there is really anything possible. Amazing Natures categories could be anything from the following topics:
- Botany
- Zoology
- Geology
- Landscapes
- Philosophy
- ... Surprise us ^^
Prizes to Win :
- 1st : 3 HIVE
- 2st : 2 HIVE
- 3st : 1 HIVE
I will present all participants in the entries section of the announcement posts that will be published roughly one week later on Sunday (depending on my time schedule this may shift ^^). This way you will have a nice compilation of them all. As an special feature, the new title picture will be created from the entry of the contest winner. This time it is from @zo3d.
How are the Winners chosen ?
The voting on the winners will be done by the whole DNA community. Therefore we created a special contest channel in the DNA Discord (Amazing Nature Contest). Here I will post the announcement post including the winners (Announcements) EACH SUNDAY together with all your entries (Entries) EACH FRIDAY. Every member of DNA will be able to assign "voting emojis" under the entries for 24 HOURS. In the end those three with the most are the lucky winners. I will engage as a judge in case of a draw ^^
THIS WEEKS WINNERS
The winner of this weeks contest round is @zo3d with a post about a walk around Kommetjie on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. We get to know about the close by beach, the birds nest covered reeds in late winter and early spring: The area offers many things and is surrounded by beautiful nature with many mountains, rivers, beaches and a lot of ocean. Thank you for this ;)
@zo3d
The entry from @qwerrie gives us an in-depth look into the Coprinus comatus, a fungi that can be found across all Europe and Northern hemisphere. It is known as the "ink cap" as due to aging and accompanied dehydration, this mushroom transforms into a sticky dense black dirt. This liquid dirt obtained from overmatured dehydrated fungi can be subsequently filtered and mixed with glue to produce a special ink, which was used in past days for the protect of especially important documents such as government papers, important bills of exchange, etc. The protection is based on the fact that after the ink dries, the spores of the fungus (!) form a unique pattern, which then is examined under a microscope and copied/remembered; it is impossible to forge the inscription formed by the spores of the fungus .. Thank you very much for featuring and explaining this outstanding example of natures amazing creativity and how this was implementation by humans! This is a really beautiful and well done entry to the contest ^^
@qwerrie
The entry from @kohsamui99 shows us a selection of beauties of nature in black and white. This way he wants to focus us more on the distinctive features they present. Thank you for showing us this great collection of shells, Autumn maple leaves, oyster shaped fungi, succulent plants and other flowers and their stand out characteristics in black and white ^^
@kohsamui99
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@keuudeip
@esthersanchez
@cranium
@antikus369
@carolinacardoza
@sreypov
DNA - Densifying Nature-Appreciation :
DNA is an organization to foster and DENSIFY NATURE-APPRECIATION which aims to establish REPORTS OF BIODIVERSITY DATA that is contributed by all of us Hiveans and subsequently cataloged.
Therefore DNA searches for HIGH-QUALITY posts that aim to DESCRIBE and determine the BIODIVERSITY AROUND YOU with added EXPLANATIONS and INFORMATION. For these informative posts they offer a CURATION SERVICE using the @dna.org account. It is also a CURATION TRAIL. Just add the #dna TAG if you think that any of your posts is what they are looking for.
At the moment DNA is also the home of the #amazingnature for all your post about the amazing nature all around us and also the home of the #featheredfriends hosted by the lovely @melinda010100 🦢 for all you great posts about our feathered friends and the #fungifriday hosted by the amazing @qwerrie 🍄 for all your posts about fungi and mushrooms ^^ But we hope that more nature related communities will join, or maybe some Hiveans start their own little project there ;) .. Maybe even you?
FASCINATING INSECTS
FEATHERED FRIENDS COMMUNITY
FUNGI LOVERS COMMUNITY
If you are INTERESTED in DNA, please do not hesitate to ask about it, or directly JOIN US in the DNA DISCORD ;)
"By The People, For The People"
The Terminal & Discord :
There is another initiative here on Hive that I would like to bring close to you as I absolutely love them, The Terminal:
It is a great location for LEARNING ABOUT HIVE, Discord, and Hive-related communities, full of nice people that you may ask if you need ASSISTANCE, with nearly everything ^^ You will find documents to assist you, a place to learn and practice, and find out about the many opportunities to form CONNECTIONS with other Hiveans.
It host the REDFISH RALLY, a funny challenge for all those that are new here to the world of Hive. The Terminal also hosts the HEYHAVEYAMET project by @heyhaveyamet, which introduces all new Hiveans on a daily basis, so that you don't have to search for them ^^
THE TERMINAL COMMUNITY
So why not joining us in the THE TERMINAL DISCORD? You will not regret it ^^
"Your one-stop location for learning about destinations in the Hive blockchain and Discord"
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Hey there nature-lovers ^^
Congratulation to the winners of this weeks contest round ^^ The entries were really beautiful this week and I learned a really cool thing about fungi ink ;) .. There are now big news this week and this said I wish you all a great week ahead! Stay safe out there and enjoy the time with your beloved ones 👋
Best wishes,
Adalger
thanks!! appreciated :-)
Thank you so much! I feel so honoured! And well done to my fellow winners too. What a great community to be a part of. I can’t wait to see what everyone posts each week.
...and I really look forward to your long walks across the seaside... and sea leftover finds :)
I’ll post some more real soon!
Thank you for appreciating my work and choosing a photo.
Reblog and upvote...))
Another difficult week in selecting from amazing nature, visiting variety of places and different things to explore.
Hello dear friends @amazingnature good day
Congratulations to everyone who participated, especially the winners @ zo3d @qwerrie @ kohsamui99
I take this opportunity to wish you all a splendid week. enjoy them a lot
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I am very grateful to be among the honorable mentions.
Thank you for the opportunity!
Congratulations to the winners and thanks for the wonderful topics from nature!
This is my story:
https://peakd.com/publish?edit=ladysnowhite%2Fgorgeous-river-mlava-and-one-fantastic-day
Regards to all!
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Saludos lamentable la semana pasada tuve que atender mis clases escolares, pero está semana les dejo mi participación:
https://hive.blog/hive-127788/@naty16/amazing-nature-contest-february-2021-02
Congrats to the winners and all the participants. Thanks @adalger for a great contest.
My entry
https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@redheadpei/amazing-nature-contest-cat-igloo
Thank you 😊
Hi!
My entry:
https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@rosangelaperez/amazing-nature-contest-february-2021-02
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My entry
hello dear friend @adalger good morning
this is my link to accompany your gentle invitation
I take this opportunity to wish you a splendid day
https://hive.blog/hive-127788/@jlufer/amazingnaturecontest-february-2021-02-soul-hospital
Congratulations to the winners! Those were some beautiful photos from @zo3d and cool what @querrie shared about the inkcap mushrooms, ! It's nice to look at things in a different perspective - so thanks to @kohsami99 for his composition of B & W!
Congratulations to the honorable mentions too!
I have an entry for this week with more bird friends and winter wonderland at: https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@porters/wednesday-walk-still-just-around-the-yard-but-lot-s-of-bird-friends
Thank you so much @adalger and @hive-127788 community it is a pleasure to be listed in amongst the winner and congratulations to you all 😉