What kind of pictures you like the most? As for us we enjoy every single picture of the contest. WLE 2015 has a lot of panoramic pictures of natural sights and resorts, so we decided to show you those objects in different perspective. WLE team absolutely loves photos of flowers and herbs. Take a look at these shots.
Algeria
Spring in Guelma| by Yaco24 – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Austria
Grüner See| by Engelmeier Andreas – CC-BY-SA-3.0-AT
Fog and clouds just emphasize the beauty of nature. WLE participants took a lot of photos of foggy mornings, cloudy mountains and wide fileds. Take a look!
Ukraine
Narcissus Valley| by Larisa Uhryn – CC-BY-SA-4.0Dsembronja| by Naumenkophotographer – CC-BY-SA-4.0Buzkiy Gard| by Khoroshkov – CC-BY-SA-4.0
Participants of WLE 2015 give us an opportunity to see the nature in different dimensions with different perspective. Man and its activity became an integral part of nature, so we collected a bunch of photos that pictures of boats on water, fishing and inspirational sea views.
Pakistan
Lake Saif ul malok| by Sana muhammad naeem – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Brazil
Paraíba| by José rafael mendes barbosa – CC-BY-SA-3.0Santa Catarina| by Francielle Garcia Moreira – CC-BY-SA-3.0Superagüi National Park| by HenriqueRosaFotografia – CC-BY-SA-3.0
These days we are in the middle of the WLE contest. Though we have two extra weeks before the end, right now its clear that audience has great interest in the topic and we have very talented photographers among our participants.
Over 20 counties are taking part in the contest. Over 35 000 photos were uploaded since the start of the WLE 2015 and we looking forward to get much more.
International team is very pleased with the activity of WLE “newbies” – Pakistan, Uruguay and Thailand.
Pakistan is the absolute leader on number of uploaded photos from the very first day of the contest showed us the great verity of nature landscapes, seasons and wild life.
Agriculture land of Skardu Valley, Pakistan| by Awais Munawar – CC-BY-SA-3.0Atta Abad Lake, Pakistan| by Zeeo Zia – CC-BY-SA-3.0
WLE 2015 contestants keep proving the fact that nature is beautiful even in black and white colors though their photos. Take a minute and look at quiet and peaceful nature on the photos.
Pakistan
The Beauty of Pakistan Muree| by Adeel.rana2740066 – CC-BY-SA-3.0Passu Cathedrals, Passu Gojal|by Wajidkarim – CC-BY-SA-3.0Nathiagali, Abbottabad, Pakistan| by Umairthealpha – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Wiki Loves Earth is usually held on spring and summer time. Nevertheless our contestants provide us with cool shots of winter landscape and landmarks. We put the best pictures of winter nature all together. Enjoy!
Ukraine
Chyvchyno-Hryniavskyi Reserve| by Михайло Пецкович – CC-BY-SA-4.0Waterfall Shypit| by Khoroshkov – CC-BY-SA-4.0Carpathian National Park| by Krasnickaja Katya – CC-BY-SA-4.0
The great variety of photos uploaded for WLE 2015 gives us opportunity to see natural sights in different day time. We get used to seeing things in a day light, so let’s try to take a look on the same places at dusk.
Poland
The Vistula Lagoon| by Alan Szmyt – CC-BY-SA-3.0-PLThe Vistula| by Alan Szmyt – CC-BY-SA-3.0-PLLagoon of Szczecin| by Tomasz Przywecki – CC-BY-3.0
We have a lot of pictures of natural sites. Wild life is also a part of Wiki Loves Earth 2015. This time we decided to collect best shots of animals, birds, insects and amphibians.
Poland
Silesian Beskids Landscape Park| by Tynf1973 – CC-BY-SA-3.0-PLSpecial Protection Area for birds Vistula Lagoon| by Alan Szmyt – CC-BY-SA-3.0-PL
WLE 2015 contestants are uploading hundreds of photos every day. It’s hard to show you all the shots but we can make some top-charts of the best landscapes and places from the contest. Today we want to share with you best pictures of waterfalls.
Pakistan
Mehdiabad| by Qammer Wazir – CC-BY-SA-3.0Shingrai Water Fall, Swat Valley| by Asif Shahzad – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Russia
Waterfall Corbu| by Konstantin Smirnov – CC-BY-SA-4.0
To take part in Wiki Loves Earth contest, a submission should:
Be self taken
All entries must be original photographs uploaded by their authors. Photos uploaded by anyone else than author (even with permission) are not accepted.
Be self uploaded during the contest period (May 2015);
You are also welcome to submit photos you may have taken in the past. What matters is that photos must be uploaded during the contest period (1st May — 31st May)