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BATAVIA, Ill. – Amateur photographers, take note: Aquascape Designs has announced its 2005 Pond Photo Contest. The contest, sponsored by Batavia, Ill.-based Aquascape Designs, seeks entry photographs of ponds and water gardens in six different categories.
CASH PRIZES FOR WINNERS. A variety of prizes ranging from honorable mention awards of $25 to a grand prize of $3,000 in the All-Inclusive Pond category are being offered to qualified winning entrants in the following categories:
- All-Inclusive Pond: Photos that best capture the overall essence of a water garden.
- People & Ponds: Photos of people enjoying life in and around the water garden.
- Pond Nature: Photos showing plants, fish and other critters. These photos must show a pond, stream or waterfall in the scene or background. Domesticated pets, other than fish, do not apply.
- Waterfalls: Photos of beautiful flowing waterfalls captured during any season.
- Pond Landscaping: Photos focusing on the fabulous landscaping that puts the “garden” into water gardening.
- Pond Potpourri: Terrific pond shots that fall outside the other ctegories.
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Photos must be 35mm slides (no prints) or high-resolution digital files (JPEG or TIFF only, minimum of 300 dpi at 4 inches by 6 inches or 1200 by 1800 pixels). Judging will be based on creativity, quality and how well the entry fits into the category for which it was submitted. Entries submitted before July 30, 2005 should be submitted with a $1.50 entry fee per image. Entries submitted between Aug. 1 and the final entry deadline of Aug. 31, 2005 should be submitted with a $3 entry fee per image. While only one photo may be submitted per entry, individuals may make as many entries in as many categories as they wish.
Photo entries can be made by mail or online. Photos cannot be returned and all photos entered become the property of Aquascape Designs.
Winners will be announced on or before Oct. 31, 2005. Winners will be notified by mail. For more information and printable online entry forms, visit www.aquascapedesigns.com.
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NORTH AMERICAN POND TOUR OFFERS GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. Those who feel they may have a penchant for pond photography but have limited pond access, might consider checking out the First Annual Pond Tour North America, scheduled for the weekend of July 9 and 10. More than 50 local and regional pond tours across the United States and Canada will participate in the weekend of water garden tours being coordinated by the North American Water Garden Society.
The tours vary in scale from 10 spectacular water gardens in Washougal, Wash., to more than 200 in suburban Chicago. In some communities, nighttime “Moonlit Pond Tours” are planned. All offer super opportunities to photograph some of the most beautiful ponds and water gardens in the country. See www.nawgs.org for more information on Pond Tour North America.