Wildlife Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries
June 3, 2008
Are you one of those people that love viewing Arizona wildlife and the challenge of photographing it? The Arizona Game and Fish Department invites all shutterbugs to get out, take pictures of Arizona wildlife and submit them for the third annual calendar photo contest.
Thirteen winning wildlife images will grace the 2009 Arizona Wildlife Calendar, and winners will receive cash prizes. More than 117 people submitted 630 pictures last year, so the judging is tough! Here are some tips to help make your photos the best they can be:
- Shoot the light. Early-morning and late-afternoon light is soft and colorful, while light from the midday sun can be cold and harsh.
- Photograph wildlife when they are most active. Take bird photos in early morning; take frog, toad and owl photos at night.
- Take photos of wildlife at their eye level if possible.
- The best photos are taken when the light is at your back and reflecting off the animal.
- For sharp images, use a tripod, especially when using a telephoto lens.
Pictures are judged in a blind judging so there is no personal information associated with the pictures when the winners are chosen. New this year: All photos must be taken in Arizona, a photographer can only win twice, one best in show and one first place, and there is no theme for the calendar this year, all photos will be accepted.
Phyllis Picardi, the president of the Saguaro Camera Club in Mesa and a lucky winner last year said, “I encourage everyone to get out there, it’s a lot of fun to open a calendar page and see a photo that you took!â€
All entries must be received by the deadline of 5 p.m. (MST) Monday, July 7, 2008, so share your vision of Arizona wildlife by entering today! For more information go online to: www.azgfd.gov/photocontest
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2008 “Best of the Best†State Park Features and Calendar Photo Contest
May 9, 2008
MADISON – Wisconsin state park visitors will again be able to go online to vote for their favorite state park features in the third annual “best of the best†Wisconsin State Park features contest, which this year will also allow people to submit photographs taken in Wisconsin State Parks for a 2009 calendar.
Information on Wisconsin State Parks and Trails can be found at on the Wisconsin State Parks Web site at [www.wiparks.net].
“Friends of Wisconsin State Parks are asking your help picking the best features of the best state park system in the country,†said Kate Zurlo-Cuva, DNR liaison to FWSP. “It takes about two minutes for park and trail visitors to vote online.â€
“We hope that hidden favorite spots and beloved secrets will surface,†notes Bill Lunney, a board member of the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks. He adds, “As volunteers who are passionate about our state parks and trails, it brings our members great joy to see what others love about the state park system as well.â€
The Friends of Wisconsin State Parks (FWSP) is sponsoring the voting and contest and asking visitors to submit votes and entries through their Web site at [www.fwsp.org] (exit DNR).
All state park and trail visitors are invited to submit their favorite photo or photos for a 2009 Friends of Wisconsin State Parks calendar. Entries should pertain to a season and 12 winners will be selected for each month of the calendar. The deadline for all submissions and voting is Sept. 19, 2008. Winners will be recognized at the FWSP annual meeting and banquet on Nov. 7 in Dodgeville. More details and the rules for submission can be found on the friends group Web site at [www.fwsp.org].
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Zurlo-Cuva - (608) 266-7617
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