Is the spotlight making me sweat?by
herfotomanComment: Nice shot using Ext Tubes. It's not easy. Good background and composition. A bit OE.
Herman, the DPC "specific rules" of Wildlife V is incorrect. Your shot is perfectly valid despite voters being misled by the "purpose of this competition". You could have photographed a mushroom in the forest and that would have been valid too. It should not then be called a "Wildlife" challenge but rather a "Mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians" challenge! Unfortunately I learnt this the hard way. Take the challenge literally. Photograph a mammal, bird, reptile or a frog. Voters here are too literal and by voting you down are themselves not following the
Voting Rules: "...You may not: give an entry a lower score because you believe it violates the Challenge Rules."
Wikipedia (USA): "Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms." Insects are deemed members of the animal kingdom
Britannica (UK): "...living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated"
Collins Dictionary (UK): "wild animals and plants collectively" "You can use wildlife to refer to animals and other living things that live in the wild."
The Free Dictionary (USA): "Wild animals and vegetation, especially animals living in a natural, undomesticated state."
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