August's TOP SUBS of Unframed-Nature and News!

Welcome to AUGUST 2012’s Top Submissions of Unframed-Nature.


Thank you for being here whether you are a Member yet or not!
We welcome you and your support!

Since the beginning of January 2012, we’ve grown over 1,000 Members!
That means, in about 9 months, we’ve grown an average of over 100 Members a month!


So, a GRAND Welcome to ALL of Our NEW MEMBERS!

   

Thank you to our loyal Members who have been submitting to our Group for a long time now. Without you, we wouldn’t be here.




Thank you to ALL the Members who voted on this monthly event!


We completely appreciate you supporting your Group in this particular way. It is so generous of you to take the time to VOTE!  You are fabulous!!




Let’s continue to submit our own BEST QUALITY work, enjoy it, improve upon it, enjoy the work of others, and Nature in general. It’s what it’s all about-
combining our art with our love of Nature, and coming together under that commonality!

Without further ado...


Please Enjoy The Voted Top Submissions of AUGUST 2012.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SELECTED IN AUGUST.

[ Each section/folder has a small group, at the VERY TOP, where those had received just slightly more votes. These will be moved to the Featured Folder.
The others are in no particular order.]

From: Birds, Invertebrates, Aquatics, Amphibians, Reptiles


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From: Wild Animals

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From: Domestic MAMMALS


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From: Nature Much Closer

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From: All ‘Scapes

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RE-Featured From: “The Group’s Donors’ Folder”
To be Copied to the Featured Folder...

Spirit of the LandI am the land
I am the stone
I am its breath
I am its bone
I am the song
brought with the wind
Ever present
but never seen
I am the spark
in the lake‘s eyes
The arms of trees
And wings of night
As old as hills
As deep as sea
Forever young
Forever free...

Triumph of Light over Darkness by Brian-B-Photography
Calm Waters 2 by SilkenWindsDancing within the Flames by cindy1701dWest Virginian Stream by coffeenoirMandarin Beauty by LueDscha
Rain droplets by EnallaSt Martin's Caves by Brian-B-Photography:thumb322511683:Attention by hoshitsu



Our Group’s MEMBERS of THE MONTH

Thank you to these long time fabulous Members who have been loyal to our Group in various ways- submitting their work, plus voting each month, and supporting our Group in many other ways, too. We are very grateful to them for all they do and for being a fantastic part of our Group here!

RavingEagleMedia  
Give Peace a Chance Choker ~Orange/Gold~ by RavingEagleMediaAttitude by RavingEagleMediaMacro Lily 1 by RavingEagleMedia
Dreamscape by RavingEagleMediaLone Flower by RavingEagleMedia


Deb-e-ann
Firewall by Deb-e-annHappy Valentine by Deb-e-annLove by Deb-e-ann
Friday Rose 058 by Deb-e-annIn a Blue Vase by Deb-e-ann


Our Group’s MOST Recent Donors of POINTS


 

 
Wet Rose II by PhotopathicaIf I had Wings to Fly... by Photopathica
Purple Petals by PhotopathicaYoshi by Photopathica

 
For The Love Of Cats 10 by SilkenWinds

 
Stream by CarolynYMAlmond Blossom in Oil by CarolynYMOrange Cheeks by CarolynYM
Galloping Horses in Oil by CarolynYMFlowers and Pottery by CarolynYMPeach Trees in Blossom by CarolynYM

 
Coneflowers by bewilderedconfusedSandy by bewilderedconfused

 
Who is there! by JocelyneRSad Eyes by JocelyneR
Mum Squirrel Resting at Last by JocelyneROrange Gazania by JocelyneR

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Our Group’s NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS!

Our Group’s SEPTEMBER THEME:
"Reflections in Nature"

OPENED: SEPTEMBER 1st - IN PROGRESS!
CLOSES: SEPTEMBER 30th along with our 5 regular monthly folders.
About TWO WEEKS LEFT!



Read for the RULES, right inside THE SUBMITTING FOLDER:
unframed-nature.deviantart.com…

PRIZES

1st -  125 & Big Feature
2nd - 75 & Big Feature

Two Runners Up - 20 EACH, and Feature

All from Unframed-Nature

Anyone promoting this September Theme/Mini-Contest, is appreciated.
Thank you to:



[If I've forgotten anyone, it's because I didn't know you were promoting it to begin with,
or also maybe I did know, but I forgot to make a note of it. Sorry.
Please let me know, if you are promoting it, thanks. ]


Our Group’s Upcoming THEMES

September - "Reflections in Nature" [See above!]

October - NONE

November - NONE

December - Not sure if there will be one...


Our Group's NEXT BIG CONTEST

October - An Autumn Theme!

It will likely be about FIVE WEEKS LONG, and start on Oct. 1st...
This is why there will be NO THEMES in Oct. or Nov.
Our NEXT GROUP News Article, will be the details of our upcoming Autumn Contest!



SuperGroup renewal is in December!


POINTS

We DO kindly ask for POINTS for our group, due to our upcoming events.
such as the BIG ITEMS coming up for the REST OF 2012:

Our annual Autumn Contest.
SuperGroup renewal in December.
We don't want to be rushed at the END of the year, when it's time to renew for SuperGroup.
Plus, we do hold Monthly Themes, most [not all] months, and they are treated as Mini-Contest, with a small amount of Points, from the Group.

The Widget is HERE:

Unframed-Nature-PTS

YES, We have a NEW COLLECTING ACCOUNT!!

Any and ALL Donations would be HIGHLY appreciated...
THANK YOU SO MUCH, in advance, for helping us with these goals.

You will read at Unframed-Nature-PTS  how you will be recognized and rewarded for your kind generosity!






Our Group to Consider NEW ADMINS.!

TAKE NOTE!

We are well passed 3,000 Members now.

There have been a couple of Group News Articles mentioning the reasons we have need to invite a couple or few new Admins., to our Current Admin. Team.

If you are interested in being a part of our wonderful Admin. Team at Unframed-Nature
Please read and fill out this application form:

Administrator Application for Unframed-Nature by TeaPhotography

We have already had a couple people show interest by filling out complete applications.

We will continue to keep the application open, for a while longer.
Send your application to me, Tea, TeaPhotography in a NOTE!

Thank you in advance for wanting to help out Unframed-Nature in this way.




CHECK OUT THIS FOLDER: “Featured News and Journals of 2012”


Updated TOTAL FAQ sheet, with regard to the RULES about this Folder, HERE: unframed-nature.deviantart.com…

[Scroll, to under the other regular folder descriptions... ]

Or, for your convenience, I have placed the RULES to this folder, INSIDE the folder, itself, HERE: unframed-nature.deviantart.com…

It is also possible, Admins., will request some News and Journals, that follow along these lines.

UPDATE: So far, this folder is being used quite successfully!


Group Reminders


We are an ALL-Media Group, but NOT all Subjects. MUST be ALL Nature-Related. Read more inside the LINK provided just below.
DO submit your BEST QUALITY work- we are NOT an elitist group, but we DO want your best quality, please!
Do NOT Submit to the “Group DONORS’ Folder”, as it is being used for Group Donors.
DO Submit Birds, Etc. to the folder labeled WITH Birds, Etc., even though most birds are considered “Wild”...
We are MORE strict in 2012, than in 2011, with Architecture and will NOT be allowing nearly as much...  We have certain restrictions with humans, bridges, BOATS, etc., as well.
If you have NOT read the COMPLETE “New Folder Descriptions and Rules” feel FREE to do so by going HERE: unframed-nature.deviantart.com…. SCROLL to that section.
OR Rules for each Folder, are right inside of EACH Folder, for your convenience.  


Affiliate Groups’ NEWS & CONTESTS

AFFILIATE GROUPS LOOKING FOR ADMINS.!

My other and much smaller group of WolfyDeviants
has had some very good and interesting changes!
However, we currently have NO Contributors, and we would like to have at least one, ideally two.
Read here:
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Then note ME, TeaPhotography directly,
and we can go from there!






is an awesome wonderful Group!
It’s where “Wishes Can Come True!”
So if you have a dA wish, come check us out!
We also hold and participate in a variety of special and positive activities...
such as: “Tuesday Treats”
Tuesday Treats: Wild Times by dAWishingWell
and: “Wonderful Wednesday”
Wonderful Wednesday by JamminJo
which then gets featured to, weekly to: “WishingWell Weekly”
WishingWell Weekly by TeaPhotography
and our monthly event, which gets updated: "Nomination Station"
The Noms: September (Self-Appreciation Month) UPD! by dAWishingWell




is a positive group spinning the world of dA NEWS your way!
Simply JOIN, to find out what’s going on in the dA world around YOU!
We, our group, of Unframed-Nature has been featured with them a couple times,
among so many wonderful things reported here... It’s a work of heart.  
The latest: August 25th Edition:
DevNews 17th Edition, 2012. by JamminJo
Please keep your eyes out for the NEXT one.




a group that’s all HEART!
“Promoting Positivity”
This group supports positive initiatives and projects around dA,
as well as a variety of positive art and artists. It is a helpful and kind group.
Recent awesome articles, about great stuff!
(Sept) Self Appreciation Month by LostKitten
I LOVE: Now Closed by deviantHEART
Heart Art Submissions Open! by deviantHEART





is hosting a BIG and Year-Long Community Project called:
“Art for Trees”
Read about this wonderful and worthy project HERE:
Art for Trees - project by MirachRavaia



The FOUNDER of the above Affiliate Group,
who is also a very good friend and support to our group HERE,
is hosting a really fun and wonderful GAME here on dA, and you could
WIN HALF the Points in her POINTS POOL!
Check out the Article about it HERE:
sifro. - solve the codes and win points! by MirachRavaia
It's awesome! So finally, FEEL FREE to participate.



is a wonderful compassionate group, wanting to make a difference!
If you care about animals, as I know SO many of our own Members here DO,
this IS the group for you!

This group is based on the cause of primarily the protection of DOLPHINS!
Please READ MORE:
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And then consider joining!
Not only will you be a part of a great group,
but at the same time you will part of a VERY worthy cause!



is holding a NEW CONTEST
with the theme: Birds in Weather
Please READ all about it HERE:
Birds in Weather Contest by Bird-Photography
And consider joining the contest!
It will be wonderful!




is a completely awesome group!
It's about helping to run things more smoothly here on dA!
Recent Articles:
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is a fantastic pet group!
Recent Article:
AC Week 4 The Shelter Project 2nd Anniversar by PetPicks
AC Week 5 + Top Submissions AUGUST by PetPicks
Consider joining this warm, friendly, and active group.
Also, they are still looking forward to becoming a SuperGroup.
Feel free to donate POINTS to help them with this:






is a great group if you love dogs!
Their latest article:
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We hope you'll join!  





WINNERS of AFFILIATES' CONTESTS

Winners of Mini-Contest: "BIG CATS- CLOSE ENCOUNTERS"
FIRST: with: Night stalker black and white by rasberry6
Runner-Up with: Sleeping tyger by ArtiaWolf
Honourable Mentions
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CONGRATS TO ALL!!



Thank you for your attention to our wonderful Affiliates.


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Thank you ALL,
Members and hard working Admins. alike!



We, at Unframed-Nature wish you a SUPER rest of SEPTEMBER!

We look forward to seeing more of your sensational submissions,
during the rest of September.