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CLICK: April 2008 (Au Naturel)

March 28, 2008 |

CLICK is a monthly food photography event. It is a theme-based contest. You do not need a blog to participate. Each month, entries will be invited based on a culinary ingredient or concept. More about it HERE.

Previous editions of CLICK HERE.

“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.” ~ Charles Dickens

It’s spring in the northern hemishpere, autumn in the southern. This month we celebrate the abundance and elegance in the produce aisle and farmers’ markets.

AU NATUREL = No Cooking. Just Clicking.

Food in it’s natural state, as it comes from the farm, forest, pasture or the sea.

** Raw, Uncooked
** Not processed or refined
** Not finished, covered, or coated
** Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis

Fruits, veggies, herbs, edible flowers, spices, nuts, eggs …

Only milk is acceptable in the dairy category. No butter, cheese or other by-products, please.

Meat, poultry or seafood must be DEAD. A picture of a cows grazing is not acceptable.

If the picture features a recipe, the raw ingredient must be prominently visible.

CLICK Au Naturel. Highlight culinary ingredients in their natural form in any setting, and send it to us before April 30, 2008.

The rules for participation and ENTRY FORM are HERE.

All entries to this particular theme should be linked to THIS post.

DEADLINE: the 30th of April, midnight, Eastern Standard Time.

The entries will be posted as they arrive. They can be accessed HERE or through the ‘CLICK‘ icon on the right sidebar.

Along with the link to the event announcement, please feel free to use one of these logos.

(White Background)

Andrew of Spittoon Extra

Briana of Figs with Bri

Cynic - Nature photographer with a passion for birds (of the feathered variety).

Jennie of Straight from the Farm (Winner of CLICK: February 2008)

VegeYum of A Life (Time) of Cooking

** A new theme will be announced around the first of each month.

** A panel of judges will score the entries. Winners will be announced in four categories:

(The Best Capture - Three winners)

(The Most Original)

(The Most Drool-worthy)

(The Most Popular)

After the deadline for the event, judging will take place. Around the 5th, the top 25 entries in SPECTRA will be announced. Readers get to choose three of their favourites. The votes will be aggregated to announce the winners.

Results in all categories will be announced on or before the 10th of the month.

Winners in all the categories get badges to display on their sites. The first place winner of CLICK Spectra will be invited to judge in the next event.

If you are a blogger, your picture must be part of a post that links to the CLICK event.

If you send us an entry with more than one picture, or multiple entries, we will use the first one.

If you have multiple pictures in your post: Please specify which one your entry is. If you place it at the top of your post, even better. It makes it a LOT easier for the judges.

Do you have a picture already posted on your blog?: We will accept already posted pictures if you create a NEW POST. Put the picture you wish to submit, along with a link to where it appeared before, and a link to the CLICK event.

RECOMMENDED, but not mandatory:
**A couple of lines discussing the picture - the location, the circumstances, why you like it, etc.
**The type of lenses used (if using an SLR) or lenses attached to a non-SLR, if any.

(By taking part in this event, participants accept that the pictures submitted to Jugalbandi.info have been taken by them, and do not infringe upon the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, of any third party. If challenged, the responsibility to prove the ownership of the picture, as well as all attendant liabilities rest with the participant.

Pictures that have pornographic content or are not family friendly will not be accepted.)

Thank you for your support and participation.

- - Jai and Bee

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43 Comments so far

Altoid on March 28, 2008 7:24 am
Darn! Here I was planning to take a picture of fish in the aquarium and you outright disqualify “Meat, poultry or seafood must be DEAD. A picture of a cows grazing is not acceptable.”

devious minds think alike. i knew someone would come up with that concept. someone who likes mints. - b.
sia on March 28, 2008 8:08 am
same here same here!!! i have this gorgeous pic of cows grazing

you could send it to national geographic. they love animals. and ancient egyptians.
Pooja on March 28, 2008 8:15 am
Nice theme ,Your first pic of pomegranate makes me feel inferior to click anything raw . Well, still I am high with moral , and will try my best to see what I can click for April .

(I hope you got my entry for Click-Metal. As I see no response from your side for that post , I haven’t checked it yet on your blog though. )

it’s been up there for quite a while now…reg the mail did you check your spam folder? -j
Cham on March 28, 2008 8:19 am
Interesting raw theme
sunita on March 28, 2008 8:33 am
Great theme…absolutely love it
rachel on March 28, 2008 9:08 am
Dee on March 28, 2008 9:46 am
When u said nature…. all i could thnk of the mountain views from my home … i thnk too fast eh!!! I will keep trying till the 30th of April for a good one!!!
Rachna on March 28, 2008 9:49 am
nice
Mansi on March 28, 2008 10:28 am
I am spellbound by the second pic…man, your pics make me feel so incompetant but I’ll try, again and again and again!!:) great choice!
Suganya on March 28, 2008 12:51 pm
Darn! I just sent my entry to the previous edition. Its already time for the next..hmmm..
Manisha on March 28, 2008 1:33 pm
Flowers?

What does this mean: “Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis”

yes, edible flowers. that other bit means not mutilated. wheat grains are allowed. flour is not. milk is allowed, cheese is not.
indosungod on March 28, 2008 1:49 pm
How about a human milking a cow Qualifies right if the focus is on the Milk

yes, that would work.
Srivalli on March 28, 2008 10:11 pm
nice theme… ..just missed my click this morning…well will have to try again!
Nags on March 29, 2008 12:01 am
oh darn! sheesh! *gulp* arghhh!!

i just started relaxing after my prev entry and here comes the next!

*thinkin hard*
Núria on March 29, 2008 2:35 am
Fantastic theme! I’m getting addicted to your Click event… I love it!!!
Simply...Gluten-free on March 29, 2008 11:53 am
This is my first time to your site - it is incredible! I am a little intimidated to enter a photo as you have such great shots but maybe I will give it a try anyway. I love this idea and your site!
enjay on March 29, 2008 8:04 pm
This is getting to be addicting. I start looking for the theme in everything I do. Its hard to wait for a better picture; the urge to submit an entry is too strong! Do you add something to these posts?
Dhivya Karthik on March 30, 2008 9:52 am
its been ages since I got into click mode..I think from the start of this year..another beautiful theme..I so want to make it this time…..Ur first pic is simply mindblowing!
White On Rice Couple on March 30, 2008 4:49 pm
Yeah!!! This theme is right up our alley! We love being able to highlight food in it’s natural form . But which one?….Hmm…ooh! ooh! we know… but we can’t tell yet!
We actually have just finished a video on the farmers market, where food is definitely…Au Naturel!
Pixie on March 31, 2008 6:14 am
Absolutely love your promegranate shot. Lots of photos to choose from……….shall keep on clicking with my camera!
dhanggit on April 1, 2008 1:04 am
great subject!! cant wait to take a photo of my hubby sleeping in the kitchen..will that count in seriously i know i missed last month’s competition need to pull my “a_ _” for this month :-)
ranji on April 2, 2008 9:57 am
hi jai & bee..
i am really happy abt this month’s theme…i will definitely participate for this event.this will be my first..:)
ranji on April 2, 2008 10:11 am
wow!!that waas a quick response:).I am very happy u loved it.i am a part of taste of india but it takes alot of time to get updated there.But i really appreciate u mentioning it.Thank u
Lynne on April 3, 2008 10:33 am
I hope this isn’t one of the dumb questions you get; but clams, for instance, must be alive, but uncooked would be their au natural state, correct? If it is a dumb question, I’ll look forward to seeing it in one of your posts.

Lynne

no clams allowed, then. - b.
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Can i send a flower(rose) from my garden?

yes, but please write a line in your post on how roses can be used in cooking. there’s no need for the recipe itself.
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I wanted to leave a line appreciating the Non blogger entries of
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tx!
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lekha on April 30, 2008 10:37 am
Hi. I just happened to come by your site and it looks too interesting to just RSS and surf away. I’d like to participate in the “Click” contest but I’m not sure how to resize my pic to be 550 pixels wide. Help?

the resizing instructions re on the entry form page.
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