Monthly photo competition #1 - Dec 2022 - "Outdoors"

This is the monthly thread for December 2022. The topic this month is “Outdoors” chosen by @TwoCarrotSnowman.

Please note:

  1. The general rules for the competition are here.
  2. To make the photos easier to review (and to make the voting poll easier to compile) please only post once to this thread, with your entry. Your post can include a caption with whatever info you want to give.
  3. Please keep all discussion in the rolling discussion thread.
  4. Once the submission deadline has passed, I’ll put a voting poll in this thread.

Dates:

Submission deadline: 12am GMT on 13th December 2022

Voting deadline: 12am GMT on 20th December 2022

Deadline for the winner to choose the next theme and PM it to me: 12am GMT on 29th December 2022

Good luck!

Here’s mine. I took this last year. I liked the look of the flowers against the storm clouds.

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Just playing sport in Sydney yesterday when a localised thunderstorm passed overhead an which dropped buckets of rain replete with electrical activity. Lasted about 10 mins.

Taken with an iPhone.

When they talk about ugly and angry weather, maybe this is it’s face? :upside_down_face:

Here’s one I took of the Northwest Montana sky.

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Balanced Rocks @ Lees Ferry / Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

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(Click on the image to see it in full.)

Muir Woods, California, August 2022. Galaxy S21 5G.

Yellow House on the Hill:

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A misty morning in Tuscany, taken just about a month ago. Nikon D810.

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I’m getting this message: “An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post.” Does anyone know why?

Sunset in Fort Myers Florida.

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Yes.
You need to host the image somewhere (like Imgur) and then link to it.

Thanks. Let’s see if this works.

On the bayou.

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Morning start on the South Kaibab trail, Grand Canyon NP.

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Night footy @ Drummoyne Oval

A woodland path near where I live.

Outdoor Communion - Pedro Armendaris Ranch NM

Taken while cruising through Georgian Bay, anchored for the night and about to fire up the barbecue …

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Laurel MD, a few weeks ago:

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Bryce Canyon at sunrise, taken on Halloween this year.

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The Uneventful Horizon.
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