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Task · part of 5. Photograph three subjects: choose three of six

5(e). Nature shot

Optional May not apply

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 5: which THREE of the six?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

The one option in this menu that needs nobody's cooperation, no appointment and no waiting for an event. That makes it the dependable third choice when the other two need arranging.

Note. THE ONE OPTION THAT NEVER WAITS ON ANYBODY. A nature shot needs no model, no appointment and no event. If the two other options you fancy both depend on other people being somewhere at a particular time, this is the third choice that guarantees requirement 5 can be finished when you decide to finish it.

Where this step comes from

  1. Photography Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 5(e)

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