In Cooperation with Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge,

The “Friends of Moosehorn” announce the 2009

“Take Your Best Shot!”

Photo Contest

Contest Rules:

1.            You must be the person who took the photo(s) and the sole owner of photo(s) submitted.

2.            Competition is for amateurs only.

3.            The image’s main subject must be plant or animal. Landscapes, seascapes, sunsets, sunrises, and images of domestic animals are not allowed.

4.            Entries must be 8” by 10” prints and either black-and-white or color. No entry fee required. Photos should be mailed in a protective folder or between two pieces of cardboard, to: Friends of Moosehorn NWR, 103 Headquarters Road, Baring, ME 04694.  If you want your photos returned after the contest, you must pick them up at the Friends’ annual banquet or enclose with your photos a self-addressed envelope with the appropriate postage.  Otherwise, photos will not be mailed back. 

5.            Entries must have an address label adhered to the back with the following information: Photographer’s name, address, and phone number, title of photo, when and where photo was taken, description of photo subject, and type of equipment used.  Do not write directly on photo.

6.            Judges are appointed by the Friends of Moosehorn.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be given.  Entries will be displayed and the winners will be announced at the annual Friends of Moosehorn Banquet on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 6:00 PM at the YCC Building on Headquarters Rd. in Baring (the banquet starts at 5 pm, all contest participants invited).

7.            The Friends of Moosehorn reserves the right to change the contest rules without prior notification.

8.            The deadline for submission of entries is Saturday, August 29, 2009.

9.            Winners under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to claim prize.

10.        No more than 2 entries per person.

11.         Winners of the contest’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places must allow the Friends of Moosehorn Refuge to use the winning image to promote the contest. Credits will be given to the photographer along with contest place won.