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Nature Photography Day - June 15, 2006

First Annual Nature Photography Day Contest

 

NANPA has successfully lobbied to have June 15th officially designated as Nature Photography Day. The date, according to the Association's announcement, "has been set aside to honor the influence of the field as an artform, a vehicle for conservation, and an invaluable way of capturing the natural world."

To help celebrate, Kathy Bauer of Fine Print Imaging in Fort Collins, CO has donated prizes for a RMNP Nature Photography Day Contest. Kathy and Fine Print Imaging have been generous in their support of us in the past, and it's great to have them involved yet again - thanks, Kathy! A general description of the contest will be provided below, and an event page with the details will be set up this weekend. Fine Print Imaging has donated gift certificates in the amount of $100, $75 and $50 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes.

Since most of us don't enjoy the leisurely life of a full-time photographer , rather than limiting the contest to one day (a Thursday at that...), we thought it would be in good form to recognize the whole week that includes Nature Photography Day and encourage image submissions captured during that week - June 11th - June 17th. Obviously there's no way to verify that, so we're on the honor system here. But the goal is to get out and shoot something versus pulling from the archives. . We'll take the submissions during the following week, allowing time for folks to develop film if necessary, and then shortly afterwards we'll vote.

Somewhat different from many of our contests, we'd like to encourage submissions that reflect an appreciation of Nature and Nature Photography as much as 'artistic' submissions. Ideas for activities and images that are in the spirit of Nature Photography Day can be found on the NANPA website. When voting rolls around, we'd like to see votes for the images that best capture the sense of what Nature Photography means to us individually. It'll be a pretty wide open contest - should be a lot of fun!

When:  June 11 - 17th
Where:  Anywhere
Coordinator: Rick Dunn

 

2006 Nature Photography Day Contest

Contest Rules:

  1. You must be a RMNP participant (posted in the CNP, SWNP or merged RMNP forum within the last year as of this posting).
  2. Submission deadline is 7:00 pm, June 24, 2006.
  3. Submission Guidelines
    • See above for general guidelines regarding subject matter - it's pretty wide open!
    • You may submit up to two images.
    • Do not include a copyright on your image - all images will be posted anonymously!
    • Image may not exceed 200 Kb in size and 720 pixels in the long dimension.
    • Thumbnail may not exceed 25 Kb in size and 150 pixels in the long dimension.
    • Please do not resubmit images.  Please prepare your images carefully prior to submission, checking both file size and dimensions carefully.  Resubmitted images cannot be accepted.  If you are experiencing difficulty in preparing your images, please post for help on the forum or e-mail one of the moderators. 
  4. Voting will begin on Friday evening, June 30th and will end on Saturday, July 8th at 5:00 pm Mountain Time
  5. Prizes:

Congratulations to the winners of the 2006 Nature Photography Day Contest!

1st Place


#4 - Ice Breaking at Chasm Lake
Tony Bouchard

$100 Gift Certificate from
Fine Print Imaging

2nd Place


#12 - Still Waiting for Love... in June!
Bill Pelzmann

$75 Gift Certificate from
Fine Print Imaging
 

3rd Place


#22 - Lichen the Light - Rio Grande River Gorge
Adam Schallau

$50 Gift Certificate from
Fine Print Imaging

2006 Nature Photography Day Contest Submissions
 

#1 - Crystal Mill
Robbie George
#2 - Granite Quakies
Lee Robinson
#3 - Longs Peak over the Ridge
Roger Rouch
#4 - Ice Breaking at Chasm Lake
Tony Bouchard
 
#5 - Box Canyon Trail
Erik Stensland

#6 - Nokhu Crags
Erik Stensland
#7 - Sunrise at Summit Lake
Rebecca Lehmann
#8 - Ice Patterns at Summit Lake
Rebecca Lehmann
#9 - Grand View - Canyonlands N.P.
Ken Wyatt
#10 - Granite Clouds
Lee Robinson

#11 - Backyard Columbine
Chris Ebright
#12 - Still Waiting for Love... in June!
Bill Pelzmann
 
#13 - Iceberg in Alaska's Inside Passage
Scott Borger
#14 - Red Sunrise at Lake Haiyaha
Tony Bouchard
#15 - June Sun
Michael Deleon

#16 - Divide Moisture
Michael Deleon
#17 - Summit Lake thaws out
Brent Doerzman
#18 - 14er Sunrise Day
Jody Grigg
 
#19 - A New Day
Brian VanDenzen
#20 - Mt. Evans Moonrise
René Pirolt

#21 - Mt. Evans Sunset
René Pirolt
#22 - Lichen the Light - Rio Grande River Gorge
Adam Schallau
#23 - Prairie Foxtail Barley
Steve Weaver
#24 - Prairie Pond Sunrise
Steve Weaver
#25 - The Track to Leadville
Rich Voninski

#26 - Pumphouse
Rich Voninski
#27 - Under the Aspen Trees
Chuck Peacock
#28 - Wyoming Hot Tub
William Burr
#29 - Rocky Mountain National Park Sunset
Kipp Schoen
#30 - Early Light at Columbine Falls
Kipp Schoen

#31 - Young Griz
William Burr		        


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