Welcome to January 2013’s Top Submissions of Unframed-Nature.


As several of you may remember, I was due to be away for much of February, and therefore this news article about January was due to come out very late in this month of February...
I've only been back a couple days, and I've been working feverishly to get this article together and out before the end of this month!  I know it is especially late, but I appreciate your patience and understanding!


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

We continue to grow each month, with more talented artists of a variety of art media!

A GRAND Welcome to ALL of Our NEW MEMBERS!

   

And a HUGE thank you to our loyal Members who have been submitting your fabulous Nature Work to our Group for a long time now.
Without you, we simply wouldn’t be here.



We usually have an ALL-MEMBERSHIP voting, as we believe this is the Group's Group, but once in a while, we have a few months during the year, where only the Admins. vote.

For January, we were back to an ALL-Membership voting, and so we thank ALL of the Members and Admins., who took some time out to vote on what they thought were the best submissions for the month-
we appreciate their time and efforts!



If you have not yet seen this, it would be a great idea to do so, since we do have a couple changes in our original general folders, and also since we have added NEW folders for 2013:
COMPLETE FAQ and Folder Rules for Unframed-Nature:iconhappysunplz: Welcome to #Unframed-Nature,
and to Our NEW Complete Group FAQ & Folder Rules for 2013! :iconhappysunplz:
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:iconwhiteflowerplz: Introduction and Welcome! :iconwhiteflowerplz:
First, I would like to take a moment to wish ALL of our Admins., Members, and Friends of our Group,
A TRULY WONDERFUL YEAR in 2013!
:iconnewyear2plz:
Below you will find our Group's New FAQ, New Folder Rules, and New Folders for 2013.
This Group News Article, intends to contain everything you need to know, in order to understand what we are about at #Unframed-Nature, and what types of art work we are looking for, in each one of our folders.
We have made a few changes to our current folders, in order to hopefully clarify a few issues we've had during the past year, and we've added a few NEW folders, in hopes to give more meaning to our group, with both a

If you only need to know something very particular, scroll to the section that you need.

Also, for your convenience, and the convenience of our Admins., the inside of each gallery folder has all the information and rules for each folder!



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 JANUARY 2013.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SELECTED IN JANUARY!

[ Each section/folder has a small group, at the VERY TOP, where those had received just slightly more votes. These will be copied 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, and then eventually 'd by:
~Unframed-Nature-PTS














Our Group’s MOST Recent Donors of POINTS




























 
























 

























Our Group’s MEMBERS of THE MONTH

Thank you to these 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- plus, *LacedShadowDiamond is one of our Admins.!
We are very grateful to them for all they do and for being a fantastic part of our Group here!

*LacedShadowDiamond




*elen89






Promoted to Moderator!

*LacedShadowDiamond




Admins. for Unframed-Nature!


We are still taking applications if you are interested in joining our team!
Please read the following application, and then answer the questions inside, and then NOTE your answers to me,
Tea, `TeaPhotography

Administrator Application for Unframed-Nature#Unframed-Nature's Application for Administrative Position
Accepting Applications for Administrator Positions at #Unframed-Nature is now: OPEN!
Introduction
Before you apply, please know that volunteering for a large and active group here on dA, such as #Unframed-Nature is a real and true commitment, which will take up some of your time on at least a weekly basis, maybe more.
#Unframed-Nature is special in many ways, but from an Administrative view point, it is very special because we have always had good luck with our current Administrators, most of which have been with the Group, as Administrators, for a very long time.
We are a very friendly Team, both with each other, and with the Members, as well. This means when we do have to decline works, we do give a reason, and we are friendly about it.  It means, that upon occasion if there is something that we disagree about within the Admin. Team, we disagree nic

And remember, it is NOT as formal as it looks, and of course you do NOT need to know everything,
but it is a very helpful tool for us to assess who might know what.





Our Group’s NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS!

VERY Important Group News!

Don't forget:

COMPLETE FAQ and Folder Rules for Unframed-Nature:iconhappysunplz: Welcome to #Unframed-Nature,
and to Our NEW Complete Group FAQ & Folder Rules for 2013! :iconhappysunplz:
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:iconwhiteflowerplz: Introduction and Welcome! :iconwhiteflowerplz:
First, I would like to take a moment to wish ALL of our Admins., Members, and Friends of our Group,
A TRULY WONDERFUL YEAR in 2013!
:iconnewyear2plz:
Below you will find our Group's New FAQ, New Folder Rules, and New Folders for 2013.
This Group News Article, intends to contain everything you need to know, in order to understand what we are about at #Unframed-Nature, and what types of art work we are looking for, in each one of our folders.
We have made a few changes to our current folders, in order to hopefully clarify a few issues we've had during the past year, and we've added a few NEW folders, in hopes to give more meaning to our group, with both a

We have enough changes, all together, to warrant everyone, Members and Administrators, alike, to become familiar with everything that is NEW for our Group in 2013!

Again, I apologize for the length... but it IS a "Total FAQ Sheet"...
And again, I'm sorry I am unable to place the HTML Codes within the Article, so that you would only need to click on what you wanted to read, at the TOP, so it could take you to where you wanted within the Article.
Unfortunately you will have to scroll, after all.

But for everyone's convenience, ALL info. and rules for EACH folder, is conveniently located within EACH folder.

Thank you for your attention to these matters,
as taking NOTE of these items, will certainly help our group to run more smoothly!





Our Group’s Upcoming THEMES

FEBRUARY 2013 - Our Group's First THEME of 2013!
Heart-Shaped Nature



Closes: Feb. 28th

HURRY! Only a few days left!!


For Details, see directly inside the folder for the theme's description and rules:
[link]




MARCH 2013's THEME: "Flying Nature"

ONE Entry per Member!
Submit ONE Entry that contains some kind of living creature that is able to fly!
THINK: WINGS! If it has wings, it probably has some kind of capability to fly.
It does NOT have to be IN flight, but that would be cool, too!  So, it either can be flying or it doesn't have to be flying, as long as it is a visible and obvious type of living creature that CAN fly.

This theme is great for a wide variety of Art-Media, which is great, since we are an ALL-Media group!
This idea can be represented with photography, traditional, digital, photo-manips., fractals, animations, etc.,
it could even be presented in literature, by writing about something in Nature that can fly.

Common examples of this are:
Most any type of bird, as well as many types of insects!
So get out there with flying nature, and represent it, with your favourite medium of art!



 Must adhere to all other rules of the group, for example, NO submissions of anything dead.

Be careful with humans, architecture, and transportation... it is possible such items could be present in the submission, since we do now have a special folder where these items can be PART of a NATURE submission.
Just be sure that the submission is actually about the theme- something in Nature that flies!!
Similarly, if it is a Conceptual, Abstract etc., piece, as long as the subject matter is very clear, and if it's not obvious enough, please describe how it is reflecting flying nature, in either the title or Artist Comments, or both.
Thanks!

There really is lots of lee-way, so HAVE FUN WITH THIS!




PRIZES

FIRST: 120 POINTS
SECOND: 80 POINTS
RUNNER-UP: 20 POINTS
RUNNER-UP: 20 POINTS

All points will be from #Unframed-Nature's points pool at ~Unframed-Nature-PTS

All Winners WILL Be Featured in the TOP SUBMISSIONS of APRIL News Article.
The folder will be voted on by the WHOLE Membership, during the time that the Members are voting on our other original Five Nature Folders.

There might be an HONOURABLE MENTION group, that is also featured, if they have "slightly more votes" and will also get copied to The Featured Folder, along with the TOP FOUR Winners.






Our Group's NEXT BIG CONTEST

Spring of 2013, [NH] possibly starting on April 1st!!!!




Coming SOON...
Our VERY Special Edition News Articles, will be coming SOON!

As, hopefully, many of you know, we have added a few NEW folders to our group, since the start of 2013.
There are TWO reasons that we did this:

1. To help clarify a couple issues that we had last year, and define the folders more clearly,
which should make it easier on both Members and Admins., when submitting, as long as we are familiar with the new folder system.

2. To bring a deeper meaning to our Group, as far as certain issues within Nature, that are important for us as a society, and which Nature-lovers would surely understand and be interested in.

Our five NEW folders, will have their moment, as the work that has been submitted there WILL get highlighted through features in special news articles that aim to also be a little bit more informative.

As the five NEW folders, run THREE months at a time, then the first one of these articles will be due to come out after March!  So, we should see the FIRST of these Special Edition News Articles sometime during APRIL!





Points for Our Group

First of all, #Unframed-Nature can not thank enough our very generous Members, and Administrators alike, who have Donated and continue to Donate Points to our Group! A few of them have done so, multiple times!



As we look to 2013, for our Group here, we DO plan on having AT LEAST our TWO MAIN BIG Contests, that we usually host, one in the Spring and one in the Autumn...

We would also like to host more Monthly Themes, which we treat as Mini-Contests!

Our FIRST Monthly Theme for 2013 will end on Feb. 28th

And March's Theme is already planned!

And of course we would like to have enough again, to renew our Super Group later in 2013...

To achieve the above in a great way, feel free to donate to our Group!

The Widget is HERE:
~Unframed-Nature-PTS


Any and ALL Donations are always HIGHLY appreciated... and you will read there how you will be recognized and rewarded for your kind generosity!






Affiliate Groups’ NEWS & CONTESTS


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: Envy Me... oh the things I envy of you ...
Everyone has something out there that they envy! I know I envy the talent of other artists, envy those people with better equipment than me, envy anyone with perfect skin, and seriously envy birds because they can fly! What do you envy? Find a deviation that shows what you envy and link it in a comment on this blog! One deviation per member please. Each submitted deviation will be featured in the next TT! Enjoy and have the best day ever!

Last time, we were feeling some love!

Have a suggestion? Just send the group a note with subject of Tuesday Treats Suggestion!
and: “Wonderful Wednesday”
Closed ~ Wonderful WednesdayHello Dear Members, Watchers and Visitors
It's the middle of the week again
Share the artistic talents of your watchers or friends
Here is what you can do to help promote your watchers or friends:
* Visit your watchers or friends list and pick one from the list you would like to share.
* Visit your chosen deviants gallery and pick one deviation from their gallery.
* Copy the deviation link and paste the link into the comments of this blog.
Next: Tell us "Why the chosen deviant and deviation is Wonderful?"
Example deviation: the deviation reminds me of bright and sunny day.
Example deviant: the deviant is always positive, kind and friendly.
Please remember to leave a comment and link to this blog on your friends or
watchers profile page, by doing so they will know you are helping them
gain exposure in a very positive way
Wonderful Wednesday will be featured within the
which then gets featured to the weekly article: “WishingWell Weekly”
WishingWell WeeklyThe Wishlist | Granted Wishes | Featured Member | Featured Print
Point Features | Well Wishes | Tuesday Treats | Feature Friday |
and our monthly event, which gets updated: "Nomination Station"
The Noms: FebruaryThe Noms
Get your fill!
The Special in February
February is all about sharing the love and giving back! #deviantHEART, a group we are affiliated with whose goal is to "Promote Positivity," is hosting an event, "14 Days of Features" (courtesy of one of their amazing admins, `Infinite-Heart!). On Day 14 (Valentine's Day), there will be a huge feature on what YOU think of LOVE! No need to join the group. No need to watch the group. If you want to participate, simply note `Infinite-Heart with your thoughts on love or love-related deviations. Or, you can comment on the February Noms that come out on the 1st with your thoughts, and the Well will send them to #deviantHEART. Get lovey-dovey! Get featured! Be happy!
Seniority
:iconXcalibur86: =Xcalibur86
=Xcalibur86 has been one of the most helpful deviants I've had the pleasure to come across here on DA  ... Always ready to extend a helping hand

There's actually some kind of special feature and news about fulfilling wishes, practically every day!
Come check out this group!




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 many times,
among so many wonderful things reported here... It’s a work of heart.  

Some great exmaples:

New Community Projects CVHi all,
Just letting you know that there is a new Community Volunteer for Community Projects: me.
Before anyone panics or rejoices too much, let me quickly add that I am not leaving the photomanipulation galleries. I will be handling both galleries for the time being.
What is a Community Project?
Glad you asked! A community project is a project or contest that is designed by community members (as opposed to being an official dA project or contest) to promote a positive, supportive environment here on deviantART. Community projects build community spirit and help all of us grow as artists and as individuals. They have specific goals and often span many galleries and media to bring people together.
Some examples that I am aware of include:
#Arts-and-Health - A project that serves as a platform for people who live with illness to tell their stories of challenges and triumphs through creating art with a message#GimmeFeedback - A pr Photography Troubleshooting: Understanding ISOHeader created by ~TouchedD
=TheGalleryOfEve asked recently about SLR settings and in particular, a troubleshooting article focusing on ISO. So here it is! Hopefully this article will help you to understand ISO better, whether a beginner or not.
What Is ISO?
ISO within traditional photography, was an indication of how sensitive a film was to light. Within digital photography it measures the sensitivity of the image sensor. Basically, the lower the number then the less your camera is sensitive to light. Higher ISO numbers are generally used in dark situations to get faster shutter speeds but this can often mean that your shots are noisier. ISO 100 is the most widely used and gives crisp shots with little to no grain. Shooting in automatic means that the camera will select the appropriate ISO for the situations that you are facing, and work out the rest for you to reduce noise as much possible. But it's when you start getting more technical and The New Street Photographer's ManifestoFebruary 7, 2013/by $techgnotic

Street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called it the “decisive moment”— the captured instant when all the photograph’s elements come together to tell a story in a way a text narrative of thousands of words could never begin to. It is what hooks people, both practitioners and advocate-devotees, on the art form. It is uniquely completely immersive in life— step out into the streets— in which the moment of artistic epiphany can never be guessed at until it suddenly happens. When it is properly mastered, it is as pure as the dawn of each new day, as true as the living organism of a teeming street scene catching a breath as one.
It's no easy task to pull a book together for publication and "The New Street Pho
Meet the Fractal Community #6Hey guyz
Welcome to the sixth edition of Meet the Fractal community !
In few words, Meet the Fractal Community is be a bi-monthly interview with an artist of our beloved fractal community.
This week let's have a closer look to ~depaz!
First of all, please introduce yourself to the community.
Okay. I'm depaz and I'm 27, I'm currently studying and living in Valladolid, Spain. I am a reserved type of guy. I love photography, messing around with computers, and chilling out listening to music, specially downtempo music .
Tell me how to call you? Do you go by your Name or an artistic pseudonym?
I prefer to be called by my pseudonym. My pseudonym comes from my surname "de Pablos", so I feel pretty identified with it.
How did you discover deviantART ?
I've always been interested in art. Long time ago, I used to play with old versions of Photoshop to make awful designs and photomanipulations, a The Enduring Enigma of CollageFebruary 21, 2013/by $techgnotic


Collage is one of those art forms that immediately sets off heated debate about our most fundamental ideas and visceral feelings about the very essence of art itself.
Turn of the century troublemakers Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso began enhancing their paintings with glued on bits of cut out fabric and other materials, thus neatly blurring the line between the art categories of painting and sculpture. They shifted the emphasis or “meaning” of their painted images beyond an attempted interpretation of the painted “text” to thinking about the artists’ “process” – something wholly separate from the paintings themselves.
And with that a whole new Rubic’s Cube of basic questions about art was opened up:
Is an assemblage of “found” junk Please sign the Petition for Afghan womens rights!16th Feb 2013
Dear friends!
A petition - the IAH e.V. made - is now online on avaaz.org! Please sign the petition so we can reach the president of the afghan parlament. Here is the Link:
http://www.avaaz.org/de/petition/Helft_mit_Frauen_zu_schuetzen_khwmkh_khnyd_t_znn_mHfZt_grdnd_1/?ckkCheb
I couldn't find the english version of it so here is the translation of our message why this is so important for us, in English (You can find the German version through the link above):
According to the constitution of Afghanistan women have the right to participate in public life.
But the reality is that Afghan women, who have the courage to participate in public life, are exposed to nasty slurs, violent assaults and even death threats and assassinations. In just the past few years, dozens of Afghan women who have ventured into the public, got murdered. Among them were journalists, politicians, women's rights activists, parliamentarians, teachers, school directors and singers.
Most of all women




#deviantHEART promotes Positivity!
Current Contests, Projects, and Initiatives:

ARKs: Kindness Quilt Contest! Winner! Acts of Random Kindness Contest
What are Acts of Random Kindness?
What is a Kindness Quilt?
Winner: ~Mommy-of-Ein

Please see the prizes you will be receiving at the bottom of this journal.
Unfortunately, even with a month-long extension, most participants were unable to finish their quilts. With that issue, does anyone have any suggestions for how we should approach or run the next Kindness Quilt Contest?
The Contest Specifics
Start date: November 1
End date: December 31
Quilts accepted: After October 15
Gallery: ARK Quilt 2012
Category: Community Projects / Projects & Clubs / The Ki Heart Art Submissions Open!Heart Art Curator `The-Lantiis
Submit HeartArt Here
Heart Art
Submit your 3 most positive deviations to the current Heart Art folder, and you might earn points and features! You have two opportunities each month to participate, once in Week 1 and again in Week 3. Don't delay! Check out the activity guide for more information ♥
Two votes are needed to have your work added to the folder. Please consider what you are submitting. Hearts, smiles, love, happy emotion, laughter, red, etc are just a few of the things you can submit (so many more possibilties), but simply cute or well done submissions that don't appear to be "HeartArt Material" will be declined.
Top 2

Honorable Mentions
in no particular order
:thumb3 Acts of Random Kindness!Hi there, fellow deviants!
In this small introductory journal, I'd like to explain an idea for a project I'm expanding upon.
So stay put, it's going to be an interesting read, I promise!

What are Acts of Random Kindness?
Acts of Random Projects, also known as ARKs is a project that was initially started by `MzzAzn and builds upon the idea of "paying it forward".
Basically, each month you commit yourself to doing at least one or two (or more) random acts of kindness to spread positivity throughout the community.
This can be done by leaving small positive comments on pieces that haven't been commented on yet, by making art for someone, by giving points to donate towards someone's goal and in a various amount of other ways. The main idea is simply to do something constructive to make another person smile. It doesn't need to be a big gesture, it's the sentiment behind it that counts.
Why should I participate?
Besides the fac




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:iconspringtree-1plz::iconspringtree-2plz::iconspringtree-3plz::iconspringtree-4plz::iconspringtree-4pl5:
"When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. The second best time? Today."
- Chinese proverb
Trees are important, valuable and necessary to our very existence. It's not too hard to believe that, without trees we humans would not exist on this beautiful planet. Trees are the largest and longest living organisms on earth. To grow tall the tree has become a miracle of engineering and a complex chemical factory. It is able to take water and salts out of the earth and lift them up to the leaves, sometimes over 400 ft above. By means of photosynthesis the leaves combine the water and salts with carbon dioxide from the air to produce the nutrients which feed the tree. In this process, as well as wood, trees create many chemicals, seeds and fruit of great utility to man. Trees also remove carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, from



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! Dec/24/2012 We have a next winner! It's =WintersRead, winning 306 points!
Nov/11/2012 - The second winner is =nuvak! He generously refused the point reward, so there is still a lot of points in the pool for the next winner!
Oct/12/2012 - We have the first winner! It's *ninquetari, who wins 475 points!
The easy day was yesterday! Today, the game begins! And It's just in time for dA's birthday!
IMPORTANT LINKS:
First cipher: http://sta.sh/013oovslpt00
Submitting system: http://blazing-galaxy-3308.herokuapp.com/
RULES:
to participate, you need do one (or both) of the two following things:
a) donate points into the pool on my front page (they are points solely for the prizes in this game) - you can donate any number of points, starting at 1, if you didn't already
b) post a journal about this game
(c) or at least this journal, if you really don't
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 Their Journals about this!
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 a completely awesome group!
It's about helping to run things more smoothly here on dA!
Recent & Helpful Articles:
DD Suggestion Drive: Results!After a long wait...
We at last can reveal the statistics and winners of this year's Daily Deviation Suggestion Drive! This group began as a response to `thorns' infamous Complaint Challenge, and the DD Suggestion Drive was the first project in that response.
Last year we had a total of 210 deviations suggested (mostly in the Literature and Photography communities) and about 60 of those suggestions were accepted throughout the year. This year....
Total Deviations Suggested: 559
Suggestions Accepted in January: 47
Total Suggestions Accepted as of Today: 62
Number of Participants: 42
At least one suggestion was accepted on average every day in January! Excellent work people! You should all be proud of y




is hosting a new and lovely Contest: "Winter Wonderland"
Ends: Feb. 17th, 2013!
Check out all the details HERE:
Winter Contest - Winners!!!After a long wait here are our fabulous winners!!
:iconsparklesplz::iconsnowflake5plz: First Place :iconsnowflake5plz::iconsparklesplz:
:iconDeingeL:~DeingeL
with
Window to the Dream World

More from Her Gallery;


:iconsparklesplz::iconsnowflake5plz: Second Place :iconsnowflake5plz::iconsparklesplz:
:iconaragonia:~aragonia
with
Winter Light

More from Her Gallery;


:iconsparklesplz::iconsnowflake5plz: Third Place :spotli
It is NOW closed, and they are in the process of voting, and finding out WHO the Winners are...
We will feature the Winners, in our NEXT appropriate Article!



A very friendly group about pets, animals, and nature!
We hope you'll join!
To donate points to help them,
become a Super Group, one day, go to the page of the Founder:





is hosting a MAJOR CONTEST: "Cute Rodents"
It ends: March 10th!
Read for DETAILS HERE:
Major Contest Announcement- Cute Rodents!EDIT: See MORE added prizes below!
"Major", in case anyone is wondering, is simply a big contest versus a mini contest, just decided to make it sound more fancy or whatever this time around.  Anyway, there was a poll/discussion done quite some time ago to decide what kind of contest to do...the most popular idea was the butterfly contest and that was a HUGE success, and turned out very nicely. But I decided to use all of the ideas, so the next is simply called Cute Rodents with the theme of course being pictures of the cutest rodents you can come up with!
Rodents are a broad family of animals, some examples being:
Mice
Rats
Guinea Pigs
Squirrels
Beavers
That's only a small list of examples, so remember any rodent will do!  Just submit what you think is your best quality work featuring any cute rodent you want.  We are looking for major "d'awww" factor, in other words.
Rules are the



Affiliate Groups’ WINNERS

Best Bird Photography of 2012 Contest Winners

First Place Winner
In first sunrays
by

Second Place
Scops owl... the tiny shadow
by

Third Place
Hummingbird of Oakland
by


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!

A SPECIAL HUGE Thanks to my fellow-Admins., who are always doing a truly fantastic job here,
there are just no words great enough to express my utter appreciation for them!
I just love our TEAM!

I am feeling extra appreciative to those Administrators who worked very hard for this group,
while I was away for much of February!  They really did a lot to help things run as smoothly as possible,
and I just can't thank them enough!





We, at #Unframed-Nature hope you had a great FEBRUARY... and very soon MARCH will already be here,
and it will already be time for us to vote on February!


We look forward to seeing more of your fabulous submissions,
during the month of March 2013!

Remember, if still you are NOT sure about some of the changes that we've made for 2013,
after reviewing them from the Group's FAQ Sheet, or checking inside the folders, feel free to send the Group a Note, and we will do our very bests to help you!



,
Tea
Your Founder