1. No limit on number of submissions.
Technical quality is a prime reason for rejection. All images submitted for acceptance, will be carefully inspected for technical quality, that means lighting, sharpness, exposure (over/under), contrast, sensor dirt and scratches, loss of details in shadows/highlights, very high or low contrast, composition, etc. Submissions must comply also with the group’s vision and rules.
*2. All acceptance decisions will be solely up to the Group Hosts, and no explanation will be offered for works rejected beyond the initial rejection notice.
3. There will be ABSOLUTELY NO acceptance of imagery submitted that directly or indirectly suggests the wildlife or environment depicted was from a zoo, game farm, canned animal shoot, farm, domestic pet, aquarium, or anything of similar non-wild nature including sanctuaries and the like. For example Yellowstone National Park bears are acceptable, but bears from say a wildlife rescue are not!. it is suggested that you will include in the description where was the photo taken.
However, do not think that animals or nature in your local city park are off-limits, it is just harder to keep out the buildings, etc. So you do not have to travel far and wide to shoot imagery of wild things. If you have questions always feel free to ask.
4. NO 3D, digitally created (i.e. in computer only), or non-photographic artwork of any kind. Images will NOT be accepted that show any ‘Hand of Man’. No frames, borders, signatures, unnatural adjustments (inc. over-sharpening, blurring, cloning, saturation, levels, dodge/burn, etc) or the like are acceptable.
5. This group will 99.9% of the time not accept an image that does not contain an animal of some form (i.e. no landscapes, waterscapes, etc. unless they are part of a broader environmental image depicting an animal in its native habitat). There are other excellent groups for these types of images. But remember, insects, snakes, etc. are critters too! If a floral image is accepted it is rare, but possible.
6. NO t-shirts, greeting cards, writing of any kind.
7. This group will accept macro work, but again the selection of these types of images is even more critical.
8. At the end of the year the group will vote for a photograph of the year.
Our hope is to make this a group that not only shows the best nature photography available on RedBubble but throughout the globe, while providing a showcase that may potentially evolve into other possible venues of exposure and recognition.
Cheers!
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