2010 AAS Photography Contest

2010 Atlanta Audubon Society Photography Contest

Our 2010 photo contest is underway. This year we have some great prizes including:

First Prize—Birds in Portrait: 6.5 x 32 Raven Binoculars by Eagle Optics

First Prize—Birds in Motion: 6.5 x 32 Raven Binoculars by Eagle Optics

First Prize—Animals: Eagle Optics Denali 8 x 42 roof prism binoculars

First Prize—Habitat: Vortex Pro GT Tripod Kit

First Prize—Georgia’s Grassland Birds (2010 Conservation Category): Atlanta Audubon Society “Fun Pack” (includes Pajaro original field bag with AAS patch, AAS license plate, AAS t-shirt, Peterson Field Guide’s “Eastern/Central Birding by Ear” CD set, and a copy of “Sibley’s Birding Basics”). Birds that are eligible for entry in the “Georgia’s Grassland Birds” (2010 Conservation Category) include: Northern Bobwhite, Bobolink, Yellow-breasted Chat, Horned Lark, Eastern Meadowlark, Dickcissel, Indigo Bunting, Sandhill Crane, Grasshopper Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, Field Sparrow, Wilson’s Snipe, Loggerhead Shrike, Prairie Warbler, Henslow’s Sparrow, Barn Owl, Vesper Sparrow, Northern Harrier Short-eared Owl, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Upland Sandpiper.

Judge’s Choice: Eagle Optics Denali Spotting Scope Package (sponsored by Eagle Optics)

Grand Prize: Adobe Photoshop CS4. Also includes the opportunity to have your photograph printed on the Atlanta Audubon Society official picture postcard for 2010! (Adobe prize cannot be upgraded to later editions in the future.)

Note that prizes are subject to change if availability issues arise.

Criteria for judging include:

Originality
Overall impact
Composition
Technique
Presentation
Difficulty

Photographs will be judged in the following categories:

Birds in Motion (no man-made elements, unless natural behavior, must convey the original dynamic motion of the bird or birds)

Birds in Portrait (no man-made elements, unless natural behavior, i.e. perching on a fence, may show nesting, stalking, or roosting activity)

Animals (all living creatures, other than birds; no man-made elements)

Habitat (flora and fauna in their natural environments, landscapes or panoramas)

Georgia’s Grassland Birds (see list of eligible birds above)

Judge’s Choice.

KEY DATES: Entries must have been photographed since January 1, 2009 and must be received by midnight on February 22, 2010. All entries will be displayed at the March 21 Speaker Series event. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded at the meeting. All entries will be judged prior to the March Speaker Series event. Our judge for the 2010 competition is well-known photographer Richard J. Green of Down To Earth Portraits.

SPONSORS
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2010 Photography Contest Flyer

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