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Landscape Photo with no Human Elements

Challenge #4 in the Landscape Challenge series. Hosted by Bill Thoo.

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Can you create a landscape photo that includes no human elements? Not a shed, a road, a sign, just nature? Please vote on which photo is most technically accomplished, most aesthetically pleasing, and has no human elements visible. If you are a member of Flickr you may also wish to post your photo to the group "Landscape Challenge", newly created for this challenge series: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2918843@N21/

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Announced:

Thursday, 28th January, 2016 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 4th February, 2016 – Wednesday, 10th February, 2016 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 11th February, 2016 – Wednesday, 17th February, 2016 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Nil restrictions.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

This must be a landscape photo.
Photos that do not have a sufficient focus on landscape elements may be disqualified.
There must be no humans or human derived elements in the photo.
If a human or human derived element is visible in the photo then it may be disqualified.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Buachaille Etive Mor with waterfall, Scotland

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Challenge comments

Total comments: 3

Some really great shots but, for my taste, also too many overprocessed, ipersaturated pictures, especially sunsets.
My two cents, of course....

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Several of these photographs are "Gallery Wall" quality, good work!

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I have lots of woods and stuff so this should work out! :)

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Total comments: 3

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