Top Shelf Wildlife - 1 IMAGE PER 24HRS! CAPTURED LOCATION REQUIRED IN DESCRIPTION!

The Challenge

We would like to let our featured artists know that their work has been selected with a big, colourful banner featuring a wonderful photograph chosen by our group members. The winning photograph will also be our new avatar. The photograph must have the animal featured prominently. No landscapes without animals this time around please. National Parks are OK as they are often the home of endangered species.
This is for photographs only. Digital compilations or excessive post-processing will not be acceptable. The photograph MUST have the name of the location in the image description because, if we are in doubt as to where it was taken, it will be removed.

Judging / Voting Criteria

Photographs must be of a wild animal in its natural environment.
No zoos, backyards or any visible indication of human presence.
Must be a photograph – no paintings, digital art or T-shirts will be accepted.

The photograph must have the animal featured prominently. Insects are not suitable for this challenge but birds and water animals are OK so long as they feature prominently and their environment is obvious.

This is for photographs only. Digital compilations or excessive post-processing will not be acceptable. The photograph MUST have the name of the location in the image description because, if we are in doubt as to where it was taken, it will be removed.
The moderators reserve the right to remove photographs that do not meet the criteria and no correspondence will be entered into.

Rewards & Prizes

The winning photograph will be used as our banner to announce featured work and will also be our new avatar. The avatar will be changed about once a month with a new challenge for this purpose. The banner will remain the same for longer so please submit your best photographs for this challenge.
Challenge page image used with the kind permission of Maggie.

Additional Information

The winning photograph will have text added to it for the banner. The photograph will not be changed in any way. Entering this challenge assumes that you give your approval for this.

Cover Image

THE LEOPARD - Panthera pardus by Magaret Meintjes