FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI - 216-365-3263 -or-
HOLLY KECK - 216-635-3253
Don't miss this picture perfect opportunity. Pick up an
application today and enter the Nature Photography Contest and
Show of Cleveland Metroparks �North Chagrin Nature Photography
Weekend.� The weekend event is October 13 and 14 at North
Chagrin Nature Center in North Chagrin Reservation in Mayfield
Village.
Adult and children amateur photographers are encouraged to
participate. Entries should be framed and ready-to- hang prints of
the following subject categories: Wildflowers of Northeast Ohio,
Birds of Northeast Ohio and Amphibians, Reptiles and Insects of
Northeast Ohio. A limit of two entries per person will be accepted.
There will be two divisions in each category: A) Adults, B)
Children -17 & under.
Prints must be 8� X 10� to 11� X 14�. All photographs must be
framed, no larger than 18� X 22� and ready-to-hang. The best
photographs will be displayed at North Chagrin Nature Center
throughout the month of October and featured as part of the �North
Chagrin Nature Photography Weekend.�
Photography contest entries must be dropped off September 15
through September 23 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at North
Chagrin Nature Center. A Registration Form must accompany submitted
photographs. Photographers are required to sign a release form when
dropping off their work.
A panel of judges will evaluate the work, award appropriate
prizes and determine if photos will be part of the show. The
judging criteria will be based on content, technical quality and
composition. Winners will be notified by phone by October 4.
Winners will be awarded Dodd Camera gift certificates and
ribbons for First, Second, Third (each category and division), Best
of Show and Viewers Choice.
Photography Contest Application/ Contest Rules are available at
the following Cleveland Metroparks locations:
- Brecksville Nature Center in Brecksville Reservation,
Brecksville
- CanalWay Center in Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga
Heights
- Garfield Park Nature Center in Garfield Park Reservation,
Garfield Heights
- North Chagrin Nature Center in North Chagrin Reservation,
Mayfield Heights
- Rocky River Nature Center in Rocky River Reservation, North
Olmsted
A Photography Contest Application is also available online at href=
"http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com">www.clevelandmetroparks.com.
Click on �Events & Programs,� scroll down and click on �North
Chagrin Nature Photography Weekend.�
For more information, call North Chagrin Nature Center at
440-473-3370.
Shutterbugs are invited to enter their nature photography in the
Nature Photography Contest of Cleveland Metroparks - part of
your life, naturally!
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