July's Top Subs of Unframed-Nature and News!

Welcome to JULY 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 900 Members!
That means, in about 8 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 wonderful!!




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 JULY 2012.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SELECTED IN JULY.

[ 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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From: JULY 2012’ s THEME FOLDER:
NATURE IN BLACK AND WHITE



FIRST- with
125
A feature of this Artist’s Work:
bird by LueDscha
Mandarin Beauty by LueDschaLay down by LueDschaShote by LueDschaDeer by LueDscha




SECOND- with Front and Back by bewilderedconfused
75
A feature of this Artist’s Work:
Clouds by bewilderedconfusedMighty Hunter devours the kill by bewilderedconfusedGiraffe by bewilderedconfusedVincent by bewilderedconfused
Mirrored chrysanthemums by bewilderedconfusedRainy Spring Day by bewilderedconfusedHearts on Bradley by bewilderedconfusedBokeh butterfly by bewilderedconfused



Runner Up with :thumb306925803:
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A feature of this Artist’s Work:
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Runner Up with Midnight Herald. by PassionateLovestory
20
A feature of this Artist’s Work:
Play with me. by PassionateLovestoryLike the wind, forever free. by PassionateLovestory
Sunset. by PassionateLovestoryHello, I'm cute. by PassionateLovestory


[ALL Points from The Group's Points Pool!]



Others With “Only Slightly More Votes”
THESE Here, Plus The Above Winning Works, Will Be Copied To The Featured Folder!

Kuhflucht 3 by MK-NI:thumb315094683:katnap by EstrudaClaws by MarinaCoric
:thumb312857293:pure spring by Niophee

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Other Works From The THEME FOLDER With VOTES:

Hilltop in Kamchatcka by CalciteMink1610Ladybug Going Downtown (B and W) by Cloudwhisperer67:thumb314437909:Naturally Filtered Sun by MogieG123
:thumb314758175:Reflected by ToryHartleyCourtship by PMucks:thumb315118503:
The Raven by RaindropsOnRoses21A Softness of Summer by clippercarrillo




There were nearly 125 members who entered into this THEME Folder Mini-Contest!

What wonderful participation!
All of these submissions were stunning and striking, to say the least!

A very special thank you to those MEMBERS who spent the EXTRA time to vote on these, for us!


And thank you to ALL who promoted it...
such as and

I apologize if I've left out any individual or group out... but these are the only ones,
who let me know that they had promoted this.
If you DID promote it, of course we are so grateful...
If you want to inform me of where you had promoted it, NOTE ME, and I will update this Article.



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

Uncertainty by surrealistic-gloomAnother Happy Squirrel by JocelyneRJaguar Summer Fun 3 by SilkenWinds:thumb307890768:
Another moon shot by sgt-slaughterlittle white flowers by BlueIvyVioletConeflowers II by bewilderedconfused:thumb314888524:
:thumb199839691:Sleeping darlings by Enalla:thumb184796541::thumb311027345:
Golden Lion Tamarin 5 by SilkenWindsob reki by elspeth-66Image of Mayo. by TomKilbanefruity rat by LueDscha
I still love you mom by hoshitsuCleopatra - Commish by SunnadaNatures Beauty by cindy1701dMuddy River Eagle II by Brian-B-Photography
Dinner by coffeenoirNo Privacy I by AdMalamCrucem




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!


G E N T L E__W H I S P E R by BlueAnomiSS U N N Y by BlueAnomiSStrawberry Flower by BlueAnomiS
Under the Shade by BlueAnomiSPurple Punk by BlueAnomiS




Vibrant by SilkenWindsThat's What I Think by SilkenWindsFor The Love Of Cats 2 by SilkenWinds
Symbol of Spring by SilkenWindsFor The Love Of Cats 13 by SilkenWinds



Our Group’s MOST Recent Donors of POINTS





Harry best friend by BenoitJWildDuo by BenoitJWild
Jeremy close up by BenoitJWildFlower of the ring by BenoitJWild



chives by Gex78Shell by Gex78



Spirit of the Land by MirachRavaiaUngoliant kills the Trees by MirachRavaia
THE Chestnut by MirachRavaiaShe is a giant by MirachRavaia



Buddleia and butterfly by jennystokesCarmaguaise bull. by jennystokes
Ant-hill. Sri Lanka by jennystokesZaza by jennystokes



White and Pink Gazania by JocelyneRFemale Purple Finch 02 by JocelyneRHymn to the Moon by JocelyneR
Wild Daisy Blossoming by JocelyneRButterfly On The Lilac - Red Admiral by JocelyneRYes I will get it! by JocelyneR






Promoted to Moderator
Thank you so much Enalla. We appreciate everything!


Best friends by EnallaVicia Cracca by EnallaLuna by Enalla




Our Group’s NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS!

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

OPENS: SEPTEMBER 1st
CLOSES: SEPTEMBER 30th along with our 5 regular monthly folders.

ONE Entry per MEMBER.

All-Media is Welcome, that might possibly fit this theme.
For Example: Photography, Manips., Digital, Traditional, Animation, Fractals, and even Literature...
as long as it has to do with some kind of reflection in Nature, or reflection OF Nature.

You May Submit, ANYTHING that you would normally submit to ANY of our  five regular folders, as long as it follows our Group's regular rules!

If you are NOT sure, check INSIDE of each folder for the specific rules for that folder.

Or for the overview our Group, which includes the rules for our Group,
go HERE: unframed-nature.deviantart.com…


Some Examples of "Reflections in Nature":
Landscape images or light reflected in a body of water or wet sand,
Animal images reflected in a body of water,
Close-ups of flowers reflected in water, or in some other way, as long as it looks natural,
Reflections of nature in close-ups of animals' eye or eyes.

We do NOT want to see humans or architecture or other human-related elements in any of these reflections.
Do NOT submit these- they will NOT be accepted!
You will be given the chance to submit something else, within a week, before it is declined.

It may be old or new, but not previously submitted to the Group.


Submit your VERY BEST, as our Monthly Themes are treated as MINI-CONTESTS!!!  

Members will VOTE, on what they feel is the TOP, during the WEEK of voting on TOP SUBMISSIONS of SEPTEMBER [Oct. 1st - Oct. 7th]
They WON'T vote on their own, in this folder, if they've participated to it.



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.



Don't forget...
HAVE FUN!



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.

SuperGroup renewal is in December!


Our Group to Consider NEW ADMINS.!

TAKE NOTE!

We are quickly approaching 3,000 Members!

While this is GREAT NEWS, because of THIS reason,
and the fact that there have been, and WILL be just some slight changes in how much time, our current awesome Admins.,
are able to spend time running this group... no current Admins. are leaving the group, that I know of, but I do know that a couple of them may be spending a bit less time here coming up soon.

We don't want to lose the MOMENTUM of our wonderful group here,

so when we DO make it to 3,000 Members, there will be a criteria list of requirements, or some sort of questionnaire  
and by using that, YOU as a Member, will certainly be allowed to APPLY to being a Contributor of this group!

We will look for at least two or three new Contributors...

Do NOT Note me, or the group YET, about this...

I just wanted to put this out a little early, so you can think about this possibility of joining our wonderful TEAM here at


If you want to do ANYTHING at all, to prepare, the one thing I can tell you, is...
GET TO KNOW EVERY ASPECT OF OUR GROUP...
the rules, the locations of our rules, ETC.
and be sure you are currently an active member.





POINTS

We have begun to kindly ask for POINTS again for our group, we are trying to save up, A LOT, to help especially with 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- though 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's Points Pool by Unframed-Nature

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

Please NOTE: Since I'm not always on dA, I may NOT see your donation right away, so I can't place your name inside the Donors' Folder right away... but I will do it as soon as I am physically able. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Also, don't forget to STATE in the MEMO, if it is for the Group: Unframed-Nature
so that I can account for the points properly.






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
is currently looking for NEW ADMINS.
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We began the search a couple months ago, and so far we have found ONE wonderful new
Admin.

However, ideally, I am hoping for at LEAST TWO MORE!
Please read about the requirements within the above article first...
[You don't necessarily have to currently be a Member.]

Then note ME, TeaPhotography directly,
and we can go from there!



The group NatureNation
is also looking for NEW and knowledgeable Admins.!

Please note the Founder: RealityIntolerant directly
to inquire about positions available and the needs of this new and wonderful group!

Also, feel free to JOIN!



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: Rage Faces by dAWishingWell
and: “Wonderful Wednesday”
Wonderful Wednesday and You by JamminJo
which then gets featured to, weekly to: “WishingWell Weekly”
WishingWell Weekly by TeaPhotography
and our monthly event, which gets updated: "Nomination Station"
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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.  
Latest, August 4th Edition:
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The August 10th Edition:
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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 around dA:
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our NEWEST AFFILIATE is hosting its annual
"Staff Appreciation Week"- Aug. 22nd-28th
Last year's event called "The Secret Project"
produced this:
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Please go directly to this Group to read more about it,
HERE: staffappreciation.deviantart.c…
Also their most recent update is HERE:
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is hosting a BIG and Year-Long Community Project called:
“Art for Trees”
Read about this wonderful and worthy project HERE:
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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:
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It's awesome! So finally, FEEL FREE to participate.





is our NEWEST Affiliate!
If you care about animals, as I know SO many of our own Members here DO,
this is probably 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 a wonderful Group!
They had a SURPRISE Mini-Contest: The Big Cats- Close Encounters
Voting is taking place NOW:
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has ended their contest, and the results are in progress...
"MASCOT"
Read about the Final Entrants HERE:
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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:
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Consider joining this warm and friendly group.





is a great group if you love dogs!
Check this out:
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and
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We hope you'll join!  





WINNERS of AFFILIATES' CONTESTS


with their WINNERS of:
Night Dreams; THEME: Trees at NIGHT!

FIRST with:
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SECOND with:
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THIRD with:
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with their WINNERS of:
Flowers and Plants Contest

FIRST with:
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SECOND with:
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THIRD with:
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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 most awesome August!

We look forward to seeing more of your stunning submissions,
during the rest of August.