NAFHA 2013 MEETING PHOTO CONTEST!

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NAFHA 2013 MEETING PHOTO CONTEST!

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2013 NAFHA MEETING PHOTO CONTEST:

Grand prize: Fenix HP-11 277 lumen headlamp, Photo will be featured in Herp Nation Magazine
Second prize: Signed copy of: A Field Guide to the Snakes of Southern Florida, Holbrook, JD 2012
Runner up prizes:
Herp in Habitat: 26” collapsible pocket hook (great for posing herps while behind the camera!)
Herp Portrait: Foto Diox 6x8” collapsible softbox for external flash unit OR diffuser for pop up flash (Essential for softening harsh shadows caused by flash)
Herpers Herping: Choice of signed and mounted (not framed) herp print on pro grade 13 x 19 A3 paper (selections TBA) from http://www.RainforestDon.com

Runner up photos may also be featured in Herp Nation Magazine and on the Herp Nation homepage

There is a nonrefundable submission fee of $3.50 per photo entered for judging; there is no limit on the amount of submissions. Photos must be digitally submitted and paid for by 8 October 2013. Winning photos will be announced on 15 October 2013. Payment can be made via PayPal, no PayPal account is needed to use this service, only a credit or debit card. Email Don Filipiak at [email protected] to receive an invoice for submission payment. Be sure to include your full name, email address, and the number of photos you are submitting. Soon afterwards you will receive an invoice from PayPal with the name Don Filipiak attached to it. Submissions must be fulfilled by the end of 8 October 2013 for photos to qualify.

Photos are to be in high resolution jpeg format. If a watermark is included, it is to be small and unobtrusive, e.g., not across the subject’s face. The file name for every photo submitted must end with the photographer’s initials (e.g. AgkWide_DLF.jpg). Post processing is limited to MINOR level adjustments, color correction, cropping for composition, etc. Photos must have been taken in eastern North Carolina between the dates of 18-23 September 2013. Submissions are to be emailed to [email protected]. Subject line should read NAFHA photo contest and your initials. Email content should include photographer's name, email address, number of photos included, intended categories, and the specimens’ scientific name (exception for the Herpers Herping category). Winning photos will be chosen by 15 October 2013. The panel of judges consists of Daniel Dye II, Don Filipiak, and Kyle Loucks. All inquiries should be sent to [email protected]

GOOD LUCK!

-Don Filipiak
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Wow! a photo contest! Get them in to Don because he takes these things seriously!

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The title of this contest is very misleading. Should be NAFHA 2013 NATIONAL MEETING PHOTO CONTEST. Or at least thats what the restrictions lead me to believe.
Photos must have been taken in eastern North Carolina between the dates of 18-23 September 2013
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Thank you for pointing that out, it has been changed. In the future, as to not clutter up the thread, it might be a better idea to PM the person in which your message was intended.

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look forward to the results
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There's still plenty of room for entries! Come on folks, let's see some photos!

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Sending mine along now... I really hope I don't get 2nd place.
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Reminder to send in your photo submissions for the 2013 NAFHA Meeting photo contest! The deadline is midnight tonight!
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is there a new page for this?
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Hello everyone,

After much deliberation, the panel of judges have decided on the winning photos for this year's NAFHA meeting photo contest. There were some really great photos submitted which made it no easy task to choose so few winners. Contest winners have been notified via email. Winning photographs will be publicly announced via HerpNation Media in the coming weeks, so be sure to keep an eye out for the announcement!

I would personally like to extend a huge THANK YOU to EVERYONE who participated in this year's photo contest. And of course a THANK YOU to Kyle Loucks and Daniel Dye II for donating their time and expertise to judge this year's contest. This was the inaugural year for the NAFHA Meeting Photo Contest and I am excited to see this event grow bigger in the years to come, both in photo submissions and prizes.

Best Regards,

-Don Filipiak
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um, this can't be right. I didn't get an email about winning anything... lol :beer: congrats to the winners.
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Really tough choices!
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