Sounds of Nature competition results:
The results we all have been waiting for are here at last! The jury has worked hard the past two evenings, and the top 3 was really tight resulting in a shared second place, only two points from the winner of the competition. With no further a due, I present you the top 3 of the competition:

1st place (37pts):
(Because +ewm is a staff member of deviantART with a subscription that never expires, I clearly had to bend the rules about the first prize for this competition. Therefore, I have decided to give her a 20x30cm print from my store.)

by +ewm

*Toope's view on the photo:
You can definetly feel and HEAR the rhino rumbling towards you, when I first saw this photo I knew it was a potential winner. Also the fact that it was shot in a zoo amazes, it really feels like you're in there with the angry rhino, scary... I usually prefer 'real' b&w photos over digital ones, but this one really does it for me, I couldn't imagine it in color, b&w works so well here.

2nd place (35pts, 1 month subscription):

by *elementality

*Solkku's view on the photo:
What struck me first when I saw this photo, was the colours in the sky. All of that orange and red just looks so good against the coolness of the water. Then I started looking at the lower part with all the big waves rushing to shore, with what seems to be, great sound and speed. I also feel that this photo is very well balanced with the big dark rock on the right side and the brightest colours in the sky and the waves on the left. Overall a very pleasing photo to the eye, and to the ear.

2nd place (35pts, 1 month subscription):

by *souk1501

*Yaninah's view on the photo:
The angle of this magnificent photo is something new and special. I think that's one of the reasons this photo is in the top 2 of this competition. It also has some really nice details, which makes the photo interesting. This is about as far as you can go from boring, and you really can hear the water flowing in this one.

Honourable mentions:
These are honourable mentions given out to photos that did not reach the Top 3, but are great photos (and suit the competition).




Competition info:
I would like to thank everyone that participated in the competition. This time, when I narrowed down the theme a bit, the total amount of submissions was 109. Thank you to everyone who entered, helped and to the great jury too! And of course congrats to the winners!


The finalists:
I would also like to present you the other finalists of the competition (in no particular order):







The great Deviants that helped out with advertising this competition: