March's TOP Subs of UNF-Nature and Super Info.

Welcome to March 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 almost 500 Members!


So a MAJOR 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.




For March, we had a special Administrators’ CHOICE Month for the Monthly voting, which sometimes happens a few months out of the year, when things become extra busy for me, and most all of them helped with this,
and I thank these wonderful Admins. who helped with this, SO MUCH!



And Dear Members, PLEASE feel free to come back to vote again as usual for APRIL’S TOP SUBMISSIONS!  
We do love the COMPLETE Membership Voting process.
Thank you!


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 March 2012.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SELECTED IN MARCH

[ Each section/folder has a small group, at the VERY TOP, where those had received just slightly more votes. 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: ALL ‘Scapes


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SunriseCoral brush strokes
Through the lilac stripes
In the velvet smoke
Of the early sky...
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From: Nature Much Closer




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Featured From: “The Group’s Donors Folder”



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Our Group’s MEMBERS of THE MONTH

Each of these lovely Members have been loyal to our Group for a long time, participating in a variety of ways, submitting their work, and voting each month, and being supportive and encouraging to other Members and Administrators. We are truly grateful to them for being a wonderful part of our Group here!


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Our Group’s MOST Recent Donors of POINTS


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Kiriban Winners & Features!
As part of our Group’s BIRTHDAY ACTIVITIES we sponsored a series of Kiribans to catch, with POINTS & Features to give away!

The First Kiriban was set at 123,600 and the Page View was captured EXACTLY on 123,600 and sent to the GROUP by and she won 100
and here is her FEATURE:






The Next Kiriban was set at 124,000 and the Page View was sent to the Group at 124,214 by and she won 80 because it was so great that she made such a wonderful effort to participate in this activity!
Here is her feature:



Little Flower by Iluvbiscuit2


The Last Kiriban was set at 124,600 and the Page View was sent to the Group at
124,652 by and she won 90 because of her very close effort in participation, as well!
Here is her feature:
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Our Group’s UPCOMING EVENTS!

On April 26th Unframed-Nature Will Be SIX!

PARTY ACTIVITIES!

KIRIBAN ACTIVITIES- COMPLETED

“Monthly Theme Challenge” Folder
THEME: April 2012’s B-DAY Theme- Nature’s COLOURS!
Closing SOON!!! April 30th midnight PST.
One Entry per MEMBER
All-Media welcome that would fit this theme.

Read for COMPLETE RULES, HERE: unframed-nature.deviantart.com… and
SEE and SUBMIT ENTRIES, HERE: unframed-nature.deviantart.com…

Good Luck, and Have fun with this!

Info. for voting on THEME Folder Entries, will come with the Voting Group Journal about voting on the TOP SUBMISSIONS of APRIL 2012.



BIG CONTEST

We WILL have a BIG Contest!
Details WILL be announced on or VERY near to our Group’s Birthday of April 26th!
The Contest, itself, will begin on May 1st...
[No Monthly Theme Folder during the time of the Big Contest. ]


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 aren’t 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 News & CONTESTS

is still a fairly NEW GROUP!
It’s where “Wishes Can Come True!”
So if you have a dA wish, come check us out!



is a fun and interesting NEW GROUP!
They are all about capturing high speed motion using high speeds, flash, or a combo.
Please feel FREE to CHECK them out!

is also a very interesting NEW GROUP, which we are promoting! If you like MACRO Photography, and are interesting in reversing the technique, this is the group to CHECK OUT!!!
Can’t wait for the results of their FIRST contest, too!

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


is hosting a SUPER Contest with the theme:
“Angry Birds”
It closes: May 8th. Read for their details HERE:
Contest: Angry Birds by Bird-Photography

is hosting a GREAT Contest with the theme of: “Animals’ Profiles”
It closes: May 7th.  Read for their details HERE:
Animal's Profiles Contest Winners by wildlifephotography


has completed their Contest “Forest Paths” and here is the feature of their WINNERS as promised!

FIRST with: Scarlet Forest by Nelleke
More from this Artist:
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SECOND with: :thumb288061939:
More from this Artist:
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THIRD with: October's Light by kkart
More from this Artist:
Hey Don't Forget Me by kkartGolden August by kkartSunrise Of Fall by kkart

Three Runners-Up

with: tangency by alterOFnotion
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with: I Try To Reach This Unknown Land by DpressedSoul

Honourable Mentions
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CONGRATS TO ALL!!


Thank you for your attention to our wonderful Affiliates.

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Thank you for your patience regarding this Group Journal coming out late this month...
Your understanding is greatly appreciated!


I'd wish you a wonderful April... but it's kind of nearing to the end-
I hope the greater part has been wonderful for you all so far.

I know that your entries have been amazing!

I hope May will be marvelous for us all, and we look forward to more great things as we near the end of April and begin our new month of May!
Thank you to everyone, Members and Admins., alike!