'Untouched by the hand of man'...

[OldClicker]

I've seen nature and wildlife competitions where they have the 'untouched by the hand of man' rule where everything in the photo has to be completely natural. Would the obviously sawed off branch in this photo disqualify this shot? And even if they don’t have this rule, might judges penalize it anyway? TIA, TF

[paulnj]

I think some judges would call that hand of man, but that's just an opinion.

[Loupey]

I definitely would classify this as an "altered environment" shot.