2010 SYMPOSIUM PHOTO CONTEST

AWARDS: Qualified winners will be awarded first, second, and third place ribbons in each of the eight categories. First Place awards will be $50.00; second and third place winners will receive ribbons. The Best of Show will receive $100. Awards will be presented during Saturday evening's program.

CATEGORIES:

• Wild Desert Tortoises
• Captive (pet) Desert Tortoises
• Other Desert Reptiles
• Desert Mammals
• Other Desert Wildlife
• Wild Desert Plants
• Desert Scenics
• Tortoise Conservation. This category covers a range of subjects, but must depict activities or subject matter important to the perpetuation of the species. Examples are research, impacts (i.e. raven predation), improvements (i.e. fencing), and environmental education.

FORMAT: For 2010, the format is mounted print photographs. Prints may be either in a mat frame, or mounted on cardstock or similar weight paper to enable display. NO GLASS PLEASE. All prints must be labeled with the following information placed on the back: common and scientific names of subject; location; date photograph was taken, contestant's name, address and phone number; and entry category. No names on the front, please, but titles are acceptable. This year, the council requires contest entrants to provide a digital copy of the photograph as well. If you are submitting more than one photo, you can put multiple files on your LABELED disk.

OTHER RULES: The contestant must be a registered attendee of the 2010 symposium. Contestants will be limited to a maximum of three (3) entries each, with no more than one (1) per category. With the exception of Captive (pet) tortoises, all photographs must be taken of WILD (i.e. unrestrained and photographed in its natural habitat) subjects occurring WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC RANGE OF THE DESERT TORTOISE.

Photographs must have been taken by the contestant. Please do not resubmit a photo that has been entered into the Council’s contest before.

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES: PRINTS must be available for viewing no later than 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 19. Please bring the prints (and your electronic disk) to the symposium and turn them in at the registration table.

JUDGING: Prints will be judged at the Symposium by the attendees. Attendees will receive their ballots in their registration folder and voting will be from 3 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Saturday night.

PRINTS and DISKS will not be returned and will become the property of the Desert Tortoise Council. The Council will have the right to use these photographs in its publications and educational programs, as well as to assign such permission to others, with full credit given to the photographer.

Photo Contest Winning Entries

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