CALENDAR, EVENTS, CONTESTS
Welcome to the newest page of the Colorado Urban Wildlife Photo Club website. On this page you will find a listing of upcoming club field trips, photographic events around the state of Colorado as well as interesting gallery exhibits and photo contests. Please check back regularly to see what has been added. If you know of any information that can be added to this page, please send an email to andy@firstlighttours.com.
UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS
Initial contact for all field trips is Pat Gautier unless otherwise noted for a specific trip. You can e-mail him at Gautier.Patrick@geoeye.com
March 14-16 - Monte Vista Cranes. Please respond if you plan on joining the group and we can start an e-mail discussion on carpooling, meeting up, and any general arrangements that needs to be made.
April 19 - Waterfowl at Belmar Park
May 17 - Walden Ponds in Boulder for yellow-headed blacdkbirds and other resident birds
June 7-8 - Camping trip to North Park for moose with trips to Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
July 12 - Mount Evans for mountain goats - early birds can do sunrise at the bristlecone pine forest
August 2-3 - Crested Butte camping trip for wildflowers
September 27 - Kenosha Pass for fall color
October 3-5 - Great Sand Dune National Park; dunes and fall color
November -
December 13 -Estes Park for bighorn sheep
SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO FOR USE ON PBS
SHARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORADO SHOTS ON-AIR - Submit a high-resolution photo with Rocky Mountain PBS and it may be selected for use as a station ID.
Rocky Mountain PBS is in search of great digital pictures from around Colorado (should not include people or pets). Between programs, we rotate photographs with our station call letters. These "ID" spots run for about three months. There's also a chance that your photo will be used on rmpbs.org in a viewer submission area.
Submitters will be notified of acceptance via email. The submission form should include the name of the person sending in the photo, the place featured in the photo with an appropriate description. For submission go to www.rmpbs.org/photo
USA TODAY OPEN AIR MAGAZINE
USA Today newspaper is starting a magazine called " Open Air". They are looking for submissions of recreational, leisure and nature subjects.
Submit low res jpeg files...if selected they require
a high res 3 mega pixal jpeg. Entries should be sent to openairphotos@usatoday.com
PHOTO EVENTS
March 7 - 9 - Monte Visa Crane Festival
PHOTO CONTESTS
National Wildlife Federation 2008 Contest - The deadline for all submissions: July 1, 2008. For more details about the categories, how to submit your photos and other information, read the official rules at: http://www.nwf.org/photozone
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 competition
is now open.. Closing date for postal entries - Monday, March 24. Closing date
for online entries - Monday, March 31. for information visit http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/index.jsp