Nature - Amateur

Cathedral Cove Jeremy Senior
New Zealand

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Nature
Amateur

"Cathedral Cove"
Coromandel, New Zealand, 2013



Emerging Beauties Reflected Marco Crupi
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Nature
Amateur

"Emerging Beauties Reflected"
Leafless trees reflecting on water



Clearing Storm, Yuma John DuBois
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Nature
Amateur

"Clearing Storm, Yuma"
Supercell storm moving away near Yuma, Colorado, USA



Northern lights Gunar Streu
Norway

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Northern lights"
Lapland, Sweden



Niagra Winter James Black
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Niagra Winter"
There is more to Niagara Falls than the summer tourist rush.



van Hoogstraten-Frans-Veil of Mist Frans van Hoogstraten
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"van Hoogstraten-Frans-Veil of Mist"
Huangshan Mountain from the Beginning to believe peak, Anhui/ China



Bee in the Phlox Charles Daviet
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Bee in the Phlox"



Garden Wall Arlene Stanger
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Garden Wall"



The First Sun Alain Baumgarten
France

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"The First Sun"



Night guardian of the Valley Marco Crupi
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Night guardian of the Valley"
Spotted this gem early in the day, returned for the moon shot.



Winter's Grip Kurt Westbrook
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Winter's Grip"
The freezing and thawing of winter shown on a fallen leaf.



Koru Sally Phillips
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Koru"



Icy Byway Steve Burkett
USA

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Icy Byway"
Rural Tennessee, 2014



Bridal Veil Falls Jeremy Senior
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Bridal Veil Falls"
Raglan, New Zealand, 2013



Frosty Forest Gerd Kirchner
Germany

Honorable Mention
Nature
Amateur

"Frosty Forest"
Trees covered with hoarfrost on a cold, foggy winter's day in the Hunsrueck hills, Germany



Without leaves Abhishek Dasgupta
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Without leaves"
Pinhole picture taken with a 6X6 camera to depict the tree, leafless yet determined enough to face the approaching storm.



Good Old Minnesota Abhishek Dasgupta
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Good Old Minnesota"
Pinhole photography is an echo of my dreams into the real world.. The way i see the world in my dreams. There are glimpses to reality but its not definitive ..



Red Poppies With Blue sky and White Clouds Adrian Per
Romania

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Red Poppies With Blue sky and White Clouds"
In the West Romanian fields.near my home town Timisoara



Elgol Ajit Menon
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Elgol"
A rainy day in Elgol, Skye



Genesis Ajit Menon
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Genesis"
Bamburgh Beach, England



Cezallier Alain Baumgarten
France

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Cezallier"
Infrared 720nm



Le Pacte Alain Baumgarten
France

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Le Pacte"
Infrared 720nm



Jokulsarlon - Levitating Ice Alexander Rocco
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Jokulsarlon - Levitating Ice"



Black swell Alexandre Manuel
Portugal

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Black swell"
Sagres-Portugal 01/06/2014 in the "hercules storm", Cliffs are around 150 feets, we can see the energy displayed by the nature. "Black Swell" is called by the surfer because they are just "unsurf



Happy tree Alexandre Manuel
Portugal

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Happy tree"
it was a fogy day in France. for this one i study the relation between spaces, grounds and forms



conjonction Alexandre Manuel
Portugal

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"conjonction"
i try to create a dialogue between the horizontality and the verticality, the rocks and the trees, the forground and background,...



Touch me Alexandre Manuel
Portugal

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Touch me"
a study about abstract and disordered forms of mere coincidence. I try to connect thoses branch together to create something human in inanimate item



Strange Reflection Between Water And Sky Alexandru Crisan
Romania

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Strange Reflection Between Water And Sky"
[my romania] [waterscape] oltenia.mehedinti.orsova.romania.2013



Refusing To Die Alexei Krasnikov
Russia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Refusing To Die"
Montemassi, Italy



salt and pepper Amr El-shafei
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"salt and pepper"



Bejewlled Andrew Hough
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bejewlled"
Water drops caught on a Purple Sage plant.



Infinity Angela Vicedomini
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Infinity"



Badlands Arja Redel
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Badlands"



Waterfall@Yellowstone Arja Redel
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Waterfall@Yellowstone"



Foggy Orchard Arlene Stanger
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Foggy Orchard"



It's a Hard Life Aurelio Bormioli
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"It's a Hard Life"
Trekking "Sentiero degli Dei" - Costiera Amalfitana - Italy (2009)



Silent Trees Aurelio Bormioli
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Silent Trees"
Parco del Beigua (Sv-Ge) - Italy (2013)



Radici Aurelio Bormioli
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Radici"
Bormida river - Altare (SV) - 2014 - Italy



Hiden tree avelino dinis
France

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Hiden tree"
Nine trees in the snow,8 seen and one hidden..



Bristlecone Pines Barry Brukoff
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bristlecone Pines"
The bristlecone pines are the oldest living things on earth. I have recently fulfilled a dream of many decades to travel to the high altitude in the Sierra Nevada's where they can be found.



Deadvlei Namibia Bhawna Gulab
South Africa

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Deadvlei Namibia"
Death - A Landscape - Visited



Dunes (1) Bhawna Gulab
South Africa

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Dunes (1)"
Dunes Sossusvlei Namibia



Black Sand Dunes Bill HARBIN
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Black Sand Dunes"
black sand dunes Iceland



Lower Antelope Canyon 2 7968 Bob Neiman
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Lower Antelope Canyon 2 7968"



Lower Merced River 0820 Bob Neiman
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Lower Merced River 0820"



Infrared White Sands Yucca Bob Tetro
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Infrared White Sands Yucca"



First Light (2) Candace Casey
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"First Light (2)"
The first light touches the edge of a sand dune in the Namib Desert, Sossus Vlei, Namibia



Black Pine Candace Casey
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Black Pine"
A Japanese Black Pine faces the oncoming weather. Tokyo, Japan



Eternal Sea Christopher Houghton
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Eternal Sea"
Aboriginal creation story tells us that Ngurunderi ascended from these rocks to become a star in the milky way. The salt formation on rock reveals the unity between earth, sea and sky.



Dune Ridge Chuck Turner
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Dune Ridge"



Paesaggio collinare Claudio Bonaccorsi
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Paesaggio collinare"



Tranquil Shores Dag Ole Nordhaug
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Tranquil Shores"
Lofoten, Norway



Spacing Daniel Cook
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Spacing"
A sparse line of trees against the bright sky. Taken in Sheffield to capture the wonderful open farmland landscape.



Mountain Trail Daniel Cook
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Mountain Trail"
The path up Cat Bells in the English Lake District. A very popular route that conveys the beauty of this mountain landscape.



Essence Darren Moore
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Essence "



The Path Darren Moore
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Path"



Shadows and Peaks, Alaska, 2011 Dave Rudin
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Shadows and Peaks, Alaska, 2011"



Fish Eating Creek Debbie Rubin
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Fish Eating Creek"
I was standing hip deep in the overflowing creek before dawn when I captured this glorious tree with its magnificent reflection. i hope that the viewer can feel transported to that moment as well.



Trail Devin Campbell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Trail"



Bear Grass Don Jacobson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bear Grass"
Mt. Hood National Forest, OR



Climbing Under the Milky Way Don Whitebread
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Climbing Under the Milky Way"
Climbers on Half Dome and Royal Arches at Yosemite, California



Stardust Donna Rosser
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Stardust"



Stars Over Low Tide Donna Rosser
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Stars Over Low Tide"
St Simons Island



Castrograviotas Eduardo Almeida
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Castrograviotas"
N.0245 - Villahormes, Llanes, Asturias, Spain. 2013 - Silver Toned



Whispering Waters Eduardo Almeida
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Whispering Waters"
N.0234 - Sanabria Lake, Zamora, Spain. 2013 - Platinum Toned



The Ant Ellin Pollachek
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Ant"



Lonely But Not Alone Eric Spence
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Lonely But Not Alone"
No one is an island unto themselves. We're all connected even by the thinnest of threads. It's natural to sometimes feel lonely, but we're never alone.



eisige Zeiten Erika Tanzer
Austria

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"eisige Zeiten"
ein zugefrorener See lässt noch ein Loch zum Atmen offen



Escape Routes Federico Giovannini
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Escape Routes"
Vik, Iceland



Iceland 2 Fouchet Frederic
France

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Iceland 2 "
winter landscape in Iceland



Autumn Mist Frang Dushaj
Sweden

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Autumn Mist"



Drama Frank Brubakken
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Drama"



van Hoogstraten / Frans / Chinese Silhouette Frans van Hoogstraten
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"van Hoogstraten / Frans / Chinese Silhouette"
Huangshan Mountain, Anhui/ China



a airship cloud Fumio Yamaguchi
Japan

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"a airship cloud"
Finland, 2013



Taylor_Gail_Bandon Dream Gail Taylor
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Taylor_Gail_Bandon Dream"
A double exposure of the forms on Bandon Beach



Taylor_Gail_Bandon Beach at Sunset Gail Taylor
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Taylor_Gail_Bandon Beach at Sunset"
Tidal pool at Bandon Beach



River Rock Gary Wagner
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"River Rock"



Survivor Gavin Dunbar
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Survivor"



Nemuro Straits George Grubb
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Nemuro Straits"
By the Nemuro Straits in the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan



Trees in the mist George Tsimbouksis
Greece

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Trees in the mist"
Italy 2013



Blackened poppy fields Greg Holba
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Blackened poppy fields"
A memory, a childhood nightmare or blackened poppy fields



faded_72 Gregor Borwig
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"faded_72"



Evening Gunar Streu
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Evening"
Lapland, Sweden



Horizons Gunar Streu
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Horizons"
Dalarna, Sweden



View Gunar Streu
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"View"
Lapland, Sweden



The Dance of Life Hanlin Goh
Singapore

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Dance of Life"
Water is life



Coastal strip, Island Hans Bauer
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Coastal strip, Island"



A  new forest growing Heiner Pflug
Brazil

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"A new forest growing "
Taken in Mato Grosso, Brazil -



Khongoryn Els Helen McFadden
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Khongoryn Els"
The longest sand dune in the world in the middle of the Gobi, Mongolia



Ninian Stick Helena Taelor
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Ninian Stick"
Spectral signature of salt - Lake Ninian, Wongan Hills, South Western Australia



Just Sticks Helena Taelor
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Just Sticks"
Spectral Signature of salt - Lake Martinup, Beaufort River, South Western Australia



Forever Stick Helena Taelor
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Forever Stick"
Spectral signature of salt - White Water Lake, Yealering, South Western Australia



Cape of Storms Hendrik Kotze
Namibia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Cape of Storms"
Sunlight filters through an explosion of clouds over the sea at Cape Town



Lago Viedma Patagonia Hugh Jones
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Lago Viedma Patagonia"



Kallisto Igor Svibilsky
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Kallisto"



Before the thunderstorm Ingo Hecker
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Before the thunderstorm"



Pack ice Iwona Knorr
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Pack ice "
After the storm at the Baltic Sea



Dune James Warren
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Dune"



Hoodoo Ridge, Bisti Badlands, New Mexico James Peterson
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Hoodoo Ridge, Bisti Badlands, New Mexico"
An otherworldly vision from Northwestern New Mexico



Tieken-Janice_ZenIlusion Janice Tieken
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Tieken-Janice_ZenIlusion"
The Tides is a series that chronicles the ever-changing story of the landscape at the ocean’s edge. Rocks, boulders, bones, shells, waves, sunsets, a carcass or a carapace, and gleaming silvered sand.



Mt Mayon Jasper Resari
Philippines

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Mt Mayon "
The beauty of the Majestic Mt Mayon at dawn



Ladakh,india jayanta roy
India

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Ladakh,india"
Water Cycle ,the soul of our mother nature



kanchenjunga jayanta roy
India

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"kanchenjunga"
kanchenjunga,the crown above the clouds



SkyFall jayanta roy
India

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"SkyFall"
Rain of star over Kanchenjunga,world 3rd highest peak



H20 Jayne Dennis
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"H20"



The Guardian Jayne Dennis
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Guardian"



SMOKE UNDER THE WATER Jean Rouzaud
France

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"SMOKE UNDER THE WATER"



Spilt Edges Jesmen Wong
Singapore

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Spilt Edges"
Edges of the sand



Crack Jesmen Wong
Singapore

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Crack"
Land of crack



First Light (1) John Eaton
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"First Light (1)"



Connemara John Crowley
Ireland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Connemara"



Glenbeg Lake John Crowley
Ireland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Glenbeg Lake"



Killarney Lakes John Crowley
Ireland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Killarney Lakes"



Parched Joseph P. Smith
Malta

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Parched"
Dead twigs on the sun-scorched dunes of the Al Hatta desert in Dubai



Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park Kah-Wai Lin
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park"



Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park Kah-Wai Lin
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park"



Rocks in the clouds (studio 16) Karim Carella
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Rocks in the clouds (studio 16)"



Totem Karim Carella
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Totem"



Frog Pond Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Frog Pond"



in Ticino Switzerland Klaus-Juergen Roericht
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"in Ticino Switzerland"



Standing Tall Lance Carter
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Standing Tall"
Georgia cypress trees standing high above the swamp waters.



Goðafoss (2) Lawrence O'Donoghue
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Goðafoss (2)"



Milford Sounds Lawrence O'Donoghue
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Milford Sounds"



Movement Linda Cutche
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Movement"



Exposed Lorraine Castillo
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Exposed"



Clearing Lorraine Castillo
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Clearing"



Boneyard Louisa Kelland
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Boneyard"
An abandoned basalt quarry by the sea on the east coast of Australia now looks like an alien landscape.



Vestrahorn Louisa Paez Michelin
Colombia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Vestrahorn"
Vestrahorn is not only beautiful but one of those locations that captures many elements. Black volcanic sand, incredible light, clouds that intensify and this stunning treesless mountain range that



El Puma Louisa Paez Michelin
Colombia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"El Puma"
"El Puma" really does exist. He lives hidden in the shadows of Torres Del Paine. Many come to see him but few know where he lives. Patagonia, Chile.



arctic summernight Luidger Weyers
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"arctic summernight"



monster of the sea Luidger Weyers
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"monster of the sea"



Dettifoss Luidger Weyers
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Dettifoss"



fading diamonds Luidger Weyers
Germany

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"fading diamonds"



Body in the Wood Magnus Karlson
Sweden

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Body in the Wood"



Air & Water No.82 Marc Ward
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Air & Water No.82"



Reaching Out Marco Crupi
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Reaching Out"
Nature and stars in Joshua National Park



Barren Lands Mark Roberts
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Barren Lands"
Yellowstone national park. Early morning snow



Quiet Light Series (1) Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Quiet Light Series (1)"
Taken in the woods next to Steinwend a tree stands alone glowing with a..quiet light.



Quiet Light Series (3) Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Quiet Light Series (3)"
Hills of Haschbach, Germany...field of vision



Audience of One Mark Seawell
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Audience of One"
Morning in the Steinwenden meadow I visit. So quiet as I captured this image. I was an audience of one.



Pat's Clouds Marshall Gould
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Pat's Clouds"



Foster Mary Jane Boab Tree Mary Jane Foster
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Foster Mary Jane Boab Tree"
Boab Tree along a track on the Derby Marsh.



Foster Mary Jane Giant Ant Hill Mary Jane Foster
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Foster Mary Jane Giant Ant Hill"
Giant Ant Hills are prolific in the Kimberleys, you see a man to the left in the grass.



Foster Mary Jane Lightning Over Duck Lake Mary Jane Foster
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Foster Mary Jane Lightning Over Duck Lake"
Lightning at Sunset over Duck Lake.



Foster Mary Jane Meda Boabs Mary Jane Foster
Australia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Foster Mary Jane Meda Boabs"
Skyward view of a family of Boab Trees.



One step back and the tiger will see you! Mats Anda
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"One step back and the tiger will see you!"
Overexposed at purpose. Oslo, Norway. You have to view this shot from a distance..



Shadow & Light Michael Venz
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Shadow & Light"
Sunrise in the Sahara



Lake & Tree Michael Venz
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Lake & Tree"
Evening at a high country lake



After the Storm Michael Hynes
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"After the Storm"



December Fog Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"December Fog"
Trees emerging from an early Winter fog



Mause Creek Tarn Neal Panton
Canada

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Mause Creek Tarn"
Southern Canadian Rockies near Cranbrook, British Columbia



Kaleidoscope lake Nicole Reid
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Kaleidoscope lake"



Swallow Otakar Hevler
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Swallow"
Iceland, 2013



Ice and Sun Otakar Hevler
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Ice and Sun"
Iceland, 2013



Almost There Otakar Hevler
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Almost There"
Harris, Scotland, 2014



Bay of Laig Otakar Hevler
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Bay of Laig"
Eigg, Scotland, 2013



Imbalance Otakar Hevler
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Imbalance"
Harris, Scotland, 2014



Karakumy2 Paolo Romani
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Karakumy2"
Karakumy desert,Turkmenistan



Visions Of Mars Patricia Dinu
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Visions Of Mars"



Nature’s Epic Tale Peter Kurdulija
New Zealand

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Nature’s Epic Tale"
One of the best places to get deep into the heart of the Southern Alps is the road to Aoraki National Park, New Zealand. The road meandering below imposing mountains is hugged by magnificent skies.



The Mirage Of Winter Pierre Pellegrini
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Mirage Of Winter"
A mirage in the middle of winter. An isolated tree shrouded in fog, like a mirage. Hasselblad 503CW, Phase One P20+



Dragonfly Island Porus Khareghat
India

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Dragonfly Island"
Dragonfly island makes a surreal sight in the middle of a still pond



Wald Regula Seiler
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Wald"
Wald



Swamp's Edge Richard Smukler
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Swamp's Edge"
I was able to capture an image representing the confluence of South Florida's swampland and the verdant abundance produced in its nearby farmland.



Baltic Archipelago Robert Pendleton
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Baltic Archipelago"



Sculptures in the sand Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Sculptures in the sand"
South Carolina, USA



Look in the Sky Roman Dadiomov
Russia

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Look in the Sky"



Black Beach, Iceland Rudy Ranke
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Black Beach, Iceland"



Seven Sisters, UK Rudy Ranke
Netherlands

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Seven Sisters, UK"



haloed steam sankar sridhar
India

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"haloed steam"
Illuminated by the light of a headlamp steam and water shooting up from a geyser at 15,200 feet above sea level in India's Ladakh. The temperature was minus 23C when the image was shot.



lake's diamond shadow sankar sridhar
India

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"lake's diamond shadow"
A volcanic lake at 16,000 feet above sea level in Ladakh in peak winter. Temperatures as low as minus 40C is capable of freezing waves in mid motion. Light streams through one such translucent wave



Alter Ego Stavros Lambrakis
Greece

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Alter Ego"
The dark reflection of the tree, reminded me peoples' dark ego...



The Wave (1) Stefano Coltelli
Italy

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Wave (1)"



The Dune Stephan Brauchli
Switzerland

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"The Dune"
The perfect dune - taken with an infrared camera



Ice Bound Stephen Weaver
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Ice Bound"
Dead Tree Snag in Frozen Lake, Kansas



Fallen Trees Stephen Weaver
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Fallen Trees"
Fallen trees from shore erosion on the beach of Big Talbot Island, Florida



Black Rocks, Oregon Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Black Rocks, Oregon"
Black rocks on Oregon coast



Illumination, Valley of Fire, Nevada Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Illumination, Valley of Fire, Nevada"



Tuscan Soil, Italy Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Tuscan Soil, Italy"
A field awaits it's planting in Tuscany



Holeyland Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Holeyland"
Erosion in Valley of Fire, Nevada, 2011



Sea Washed Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Sea Washed"
Second Beach, Oregon, 2013



Fork Tamas Ambrits
Hungary

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Fork"
Fork



distance Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"distance"



struggle Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"struggle"



serpent Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"serpent"



puff Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"puff"
Yucca Rostrata and friends... in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.



bluster Tiffanie Ragasa
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"bluster"



Le Petite Herpin - Study 1 Tim Harvey
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Le Petite Herpin - Study 1"
Reefs off the south coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands.



Prevailing - Study 1 Tim Harvey
UK

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Prevailing - Study 1"
Tree at Pleinmont on the south west coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands.



Trees in Maui tom Benoit
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Trees in Maui"



Nuphar Tormod Raen
Norway

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Nuphar"



United in Death Vahe Peroomian
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"United in Death"
Two Ancient Bristlecone Pines intertwine thousands of years after their death..



Mono Lake Sunrise Vahe Peroomian
USA

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Mono Lake Sunrise"
The sun rises over the tufa formations at Mono Lake, California



Beach Xavier Mas Ferra
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Beach"
Sunrise in a beach (Ibiza, Spain).



Alone (3) Xose Casal
Spain

Nominee
Nature
Amateur

"Alone (3)"
A surviving lonely tree in spanish Brave Coast



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