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Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest [/url]
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is accepting entries for the 15th annual Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest. Deadline for submitting photos is Sept. 30.
The contest encompasses all North Dakota wildlife in a variety of categories: nongame species, game species, insects and plants.
The winner in the nongame category - which includes only animals that are not hunted, fished or trapped - will appear on the department's 2005 Watchable Wildlife Program promotional poster.
The photographer submitting the poster winner receives five rolls of film, while runners-up in each category receive three rolls of film. Each of the prize-winning photographs will appear in North Dakota OUTDOORS magazine in January 2005.
The poster image will be selected only from entries that are original, vertical-composition transparencies (slides). Prints, slides and digital photos are all acceptable formats for entries in each category.
Photo Contest Rules: [ul] [li]Eligibility. The contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers. North Dakota Game and Fish Department employees and their immediate family members are not eligible. Photographs must be taken in North Dakota. [li]How and where to enter. The contest is limited to 35mm slides or larger format transparencies, or 5x7-inch or larger color prints in either vertical or horizontal composition. Prints made from unaltered digital files are accepted. Photographers are limited to no more than five entries each. The overall winner must be in vertical format for use on the promotional poster. [/li][/ul]
Photo requirements: Slides, transparencies or prints must be accompanied by the photographer's name, address and phone number. Other information such as photo site location and month taken, equipment used, film speed and type, and lens/aperture settings would be useful.
Deadline. Entries will be accepted through Sept. 30, 2004. Judging will take place in October, with winners notified by Nov. 30. Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged.
Judging. Photos are judged on quality, composition, content and general appeal.
The game and fish department reserves the right to copy and print winners to promote the Watchable Wildlife program. By submitting an entry, photographers grant permission to game and fish to publish winning photographs in its magazine, North Dakota OUTDOORS, and also as part of the magazine on the department's web page, discovernd.com/gnf/. Appropriate credit will be given in any publication where such photos are used.
All entries should be sent to: Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095.
Nonwinning entries will be returned following contest judging.
Although care will be taken with submitted material, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department assumes no financial responsibility for lost or damaged materials.
Please respect private lands by obtaining permission and be sure to use proper wildlife-watching ethics while photographing.
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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is accepting entries for the 15th annual Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest. Deadline for submitting photos is Sept. 30.
The contest encompasses all North Dakota wildlife in a variety of categories: nongame species, game species, insects and plants.
The winner in the nongame category - which includes only animals that are not hunted, fished or trapped - will appear on the department's 2005 Watchable Wildlife Program promotional poster.
The photographer submitting the poster winner receives five rolls of film, while runners-up in each category receive three rolls of film. Each of the prize-winning photographs will appear in North Dakota OUTDOORS magazine in January 2005.
The poster image will be selected only from entries that are original, vertical-composition transparencies (slides). Prints, slides and digital photos are all acceptable formats for entries in each category.
Photo Contest Rules: [ul] [li]Eligibility. The contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers. North Dakota Game and Fish Department employees and their immediate family members are not eligible. Photographs must be taken in North Dakota. [li]How and where to enter. The contest is limited to 35mm slides or larger format transparencies, or 5x7-inch or larger color prints in either vertical or horizontal composition. Prints made from unaltered digital files are accepted. Photographers are limited to no more than five entries each. The overall winner must be in vertical format for use on the promotional poster. [/li][/ul]
Photo requirements: Slides, transparencies or prints must be accompanied by the photographer's name, address and phone number. Other information such as photo site location and month taken, equipment used, film speed and type, and lens/aperture settings would be useful.
Deadline. Entries will be accepted through Sept. 30, 2004. Judging will take place in October, with winners notified by Nov. 30. Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged.
Judging. Photos are judged on quality, composition, content and general appeal.
The game and fish department reserves the right to copy and print winners to promote the Watchable Wildlife program. By submitting an entry, photographers grant permission to game and fish to publish winning photographs in its magazine, North Dakota OUTDOORS, and also as part of the magazine on the department's web page, discovernd.com/gnf/. Appropriate credit will be given in any publication where such photos are used.
All entries should be sent to: Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095.
Nonwinning entries will be returned following contest judging.
Although care will be taken with submitted material, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department assumes no financial responsibility for lost or damaged materials.
Please respect private lands by obtaining permission and be sure to use proper wildlife-watching ethics while photographing.
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