So many of you must have enjoyed all those sunny days we had here in Algonquin Park this summer because our Summer 2011 "Sunny Days" photo contest received more entries than ever before. In total we had 99 people enter a total of 440 photos in this summers photo contest.
It's good to see the popularity of our contest still growing after our 4th year and 11th photo contest. It seems everyone is interested in photography in Algonquin Park more and more each year.
Summer Algonquin Park Photo Workshops
This summer one of the photographers who has been a regular contestant in our photo contest (Steve Elms) graduated to offering his own two day photo workshops in Algonquin Park. We were pleased to be able to sponsor and support his efforts to bring the joy of photography in Algonquin to more people. Looks like he plans on offering more workshops in 2012 too so be sure to follow his blog.
We offered the following prizes:
- Grand Prize
Our Grand prize is a $250 AO Gift card.
Algonquin Outfitters gift cards can be used to purchase items or services from the following stores (
MAP)
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2nd Prize
$150 Algonquin Outfitters Gift Card
valid at Algonquin Outfitters, AO Boatwerks & AO Swifty’s Surf & Snow
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3rd Prize
$100 Algonquin Outfitters Gift Card
valid at Algonquin Outfitters, AO Boatwerks & AO Swifty’s Surf & Snow
Judging process:
As before, we asked our winners from the Spring Photo Contest to come back as our judges and help us pick the winners from this contest. Our judges were
Steve Elms • Greg Harrigan • Kerry Hayden
We'd like to thank everyone who took the time to enter our contest. We hope you had fun doing so. I know many people visit our photo contest (over 3200 unique visitors thus far on this contest alone) and enjoy seeing all of your photos from the contest. There's even publishers who visit our contest. Kerry's photo from our last contest was picked up by
Sideroads of Muskoka (a local magazine) and used as their cover photo for this springs issue.
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Now on to our Winners!
Drum roll please.......
1st place goes to: Laura Bonnin
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Title: "Canoeing into the sunset" Description: Lone canoer on Pog Lake by Laura Bonnin
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2nd place goes to: Paul Bruch
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| Title: "Dawn light" - by Paul Bruch |
3rd place goes to: Tina McAuley
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| Title: "Happy Paddler" Description: Enjoying a sunny paddle down the Barron Canyon River - by Tina McAuley |
Honorable mentions go to: (In random order)
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| "Canoe on Grand Lake" - Tina McAuley |
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| "Tranquil" - Iain McNab |
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| "Back at base" - Matthew Plumb |
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| "Moose Calf" - Mike Noon |
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| "Our paddles keen and bright" - Sean Miller |
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| "Perfect Day" - Glenn Schwendinger |
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| "Families Bask Together" - Michelle Low |
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| "Joys of Innocence" - Kelvin Lee |
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| "Early Morning Canoe Trip" - Amanda Matheson |
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| "Rock Jumping!" - Mike Beecher |
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| "Barron Canyon" - Tina Mcauley |
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| "Costello Creek" - Louise Martin |
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| "Breath Taking" - Andreanne Ste-Marie |
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| "Smiling Moose" - Bob Dowson |
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| "Thank you AO!" - Beatrice Sze |
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| "Sunset Reflections at Lake of Two Rivers" - Nigel Hart |
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Wish we could list more but we have to stop somewhere.
Many thanks to everyone who entered.
Photo Contest Map
We try to plot as many photos on our map as possible, this way you can get a better understanding of where the photos were captured and virtually explore Algonquin Park through the eyes of our photographers.
Reminders:===========================================
Video Contest: closes Oct 31st 2011
- AO's Adventure Video Contest
Submit your best “Adventure” video, it
can be pure adrenalin (Mountain Biking, Wakeboarding, Skateboarding,
Skiing or even Whitewater paddling), or adventure travel (Canoeing,
Kayaking, Hiking, Road Biking, or just camping) or even a how to video
detailing good practices and techniques.
Enter online by visiting our Facebook or Webpage.
Note a facebook or YouTube account is required to enter your videos
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- Grand Prize
Nikon D3100 Kit with
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR Lens $699.95*
The D3100 provides an easy-to-use and affordable entrance into the world
of Nikon digital SLRs with its powerful features, such as the enhanced
Guide Mode that makes it easy to unleash creative potential and capture
memories with still images and full HD video. With the D3100, it’s like
having a personal photography tutor at your fingertips.
Provided by
Cavalcade Foto Source, Huntsville
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- 2nd Prize
Acer Aspire one D255E-13446 Netbook Computer
(Windows7 / Intel Atom N455 / 10.1" / 1GB DDR3 / 250GB HD)
with Staples Easy Tech Pre-Setup already complete
provided by
Staples Business Depot, Huntsville
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3rd Prize
Algonquin Outfitters $200 Shopping spree gift card valid and any
Algonquin Outfitters , AO Swiftys Surf & Snow or
AO Boatwerks locations (excluding Brent)
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Next Photo Contest:
The AO Winter Photo Contest will be themed "Fall Colours" and opens for entries on Dec 1st 2011 closing Feb 1st 2012. You can enter on our
facebook page or our
website once the contest opens.
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