Welcome to Round 38 of Let's Make a Collage!

Since the number of entries to the LMAC has seen record highs in the past couple of rounds, the voting in the final polls became accordingly complex. While I'm commited to keep our contest as inclusive as possible, I feel that the final vote needs to be preceeded by a shortlist again. Given the wonderful increase in exciting entries though, aiming at a larger shortlist than before (10-12 entries) would seem appropriate to me.

Following a suggestion by @marcybetancourt I also like to consider the possibility of inviting guest judges to compile the shortlists for each round. What do you think about this?

Before we get it started, the usual (important) reminders:

• A curation trail has been registered on hive.vote to further support all valid submissions to the LMAC. Following this trail will not only support all LMAC contributors but also allow to frontrun a vote by me (@shaka) to benefit from a substantial boost on curation rewards. Find all details about the LMAC curation trail -> here.
• Entries which fail to unambigously document that all collage elements used are free of any copyright protection will not be shortlisted! It's up to the contributor to proactively provide all sources in their entry posts.
• All entries need to be posted to the LMAC community to be considered for the challenge. To help increase the visibility of our community please avoid cross-posting.
• Make sure to set the LMAC community (-> account @hive-174695) as 20% beneficiary in your entry posts. Only then you are eligible to receive the community bonus if you make it to the podium. 100% of the rewards which the community account receives will be added to each round's prize pool.

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And now, let's kick-off Round #38 of Let's Make a Collage! - It's Beach Time!! ☀ 🏖 🌊

What do you see in this picture that is not yet there? Let your creativity run wild and transform this scenery into whatever you wish to see. Your imagination is the only limit!

Click -> here for a HighRes version.

Those new to this contest, please have a look at the contest rules below!

If you decide to join the fun, note that submissions to the contest need to be posted to the LMAC community to be considered as valid entries. Set the community account (@hive-174695) as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for receiving the dynamic component of the prize pool.

❗️ Please be aware that entries will not shortlisted if remains doubtful as to whether the elements used are free of any copyright protection. Therefore, please specify in your accompanying post the source of any used element so that one can quickly verify whether it either derives from public domain or is owned/created by yourself and submitted without any copyright claims.

Prizes

• 🥇 First place: 25 HIVE plus 50% of the LMAC's beneficiary rewards.
• 🥈 Second place: 15 HIVE plus 30 % of the LMAC's beneficiary rewards.
• 🥉 Third place: 10 HIVE plus 20 % of the LMAC's beneficiary rewards.

➡️ Entry deadline is June 1 end of day (midnight UTC)!

Rules

• The above photography needs to be the starting point for any further modification. I provide it for free use without any copyright protection.
• 📌 Entries need to be posted to the LMAC community and should contain a reference to this post.
• 📌 Entries need to set the LMAC community account as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for the dynamic component of the prize pool.
• 📌 Submissions further need to be linked as a comment to this post.
• Any graphical element that is added to the photography either needs to be your own original work (e.g. own artwork or photography) OR needs to derive from the public domain (having no copyright protection).
• ❗️❗️ Do not forget to indicate the source of all materials used in your accompanying post. Otherwise your entry can NOT be put up for the final vote.
• All sort of editing, modification and/or manipulation is allowed as long as no copyright is affected.
• By submitting your contribution you agree that your artwork remains public domain and that it can be copied, modified and distributed, even for commercial purposes, without requiring further permission.

I'm very much looking forward to your contributions!

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Photo recorded by myself with an iPhone 6S