2007
Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival
Photo Contest
Rules | Entries
The Kern River Valley Festival committee is
sponsoring this first annual Photo Contest to honor and encourage
residents and visitors to the Kern River Valley
to participate in educating the public through photography.
All Entries must be photos of the natural environment
or of people enjoying nature from the Kern River Valley, Southern
Sierra, Kern, Tulare, or Inyo Counties. Ellen Schafhauser is
managing the 2007 Photo Contest.
FORMAT. Up to 8.5"x11" mounted prints
of film or digital photographs either in black
and white or color. All prints must be matted on no
larger than 11"x14" matting, NO GLASS FRAMES PLEASE.
CATEGORIES - Enter one photograph in one of
the appropriate categories. Age Groups - Youth (12 and under), Teen
(13-18 years), Adult (19 and up), Professional (any age category).
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Professional (only one category but any of the
following are appropriate subjects)
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Wildlife (Adult)
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Plants (Adult)
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Landscape (Adult)
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Close-up - Macro (Adult)
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Environmental Education (Adult)
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Landscape (Teen)
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Close-up - Macro (Teen)
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Landscape (Youth)
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Close-up - Macro (Youth)
LABEL FOR BACK OF PHOTO: All prints
must be labeled with the following information placed on the back
of the PRINT:
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Entry Category and Age Group
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Common Name (and
scientific if known) of subject
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Location of photograph
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Date of photograph
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Contestants Name and age if entering in children's
category.
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Address
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Phone and email
To ensure anonymous voting, no names on the
front, please, but titles and date are acceptable. The
NatureFest committee encourages contest
entrants to also submit electronic copies of their entries (jpg format)
so that they can be posted on this
web page. Photographers
names will be omitted until after the judging on Saturday night.
TITLE FOR FRONT OF PHOTO: title of image and
date may be put on front of matting to help tell the story.
AWARDS. Qualified winners will be awarded first, second, and
third place ribbons in each of the ten
categories.
OTHER RULES. Each contestant may submit a maximum of two PRINTS
per category. Photos must have been taken by the contestant.
SUBMISSION OF PRINTS. PRINTS must be available for viewing no
later than 4:30 p.m. on
Wednesday afternoon, April 25. You may
either drop off your prints or mail them to:
Kern Valley NatureFest, c/o Kern River Preserve, P.O.
Box 833, 18747 Highway 178, Weldon, CA 93283. PRINTS must arrive
at this address by Wednesday,
April 25, 2007. Photographers do not need to
be present to win. To ensure that your entries are posted on the website
prior to the festival submit electronic copies
to the
NatureFest webmaster.
JUDGING. Prints will be judged at the
NatureFest by the attendees of the dinners on
Friday April 27th and Saturday April 28th. Attendees will pick up
ballots below the photos and vote Friday and
Saturday until 6:30 p.m.
One vote per person per category. Winners will be announced
after the program on Saturday night.
(If more than 10 prints per category are received, photos will be juried
down by our panel to the best 10 per category).
PRINTS will not be returned, except upon advance request, and will
become the property of the Kern River Valley Nature
Festival. The NatureFest shall have the
right to use these photographs in its publications and educational
programs, with full credit given to the photographer.
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Five Ecological
Habitats Converge in the Kern River Valley
Chaparral |
Great Valley Grassland |
Great Basin Desert |
Mojave Desert |
Sierran Forest
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Weather: Weather in the Kern Valley in late April is usually
spectacular (sunny, 65-80° F daytime highs), but it can be variable. On
mountain trips prepare for very cool to freezing weather. For your
comfort, we suggest bringing water, snacks, a hat, sunscreen, insect
repellent, jacket for cool weather, and sturdy shoes (waterproof boots
may be handy in riparian areas).
Field Trips: Carpooling is encouraged - be sure to start the day
with a full tank of gas before heading out! Participants on long field
trips should pack a lunch and drinks for the day. All field trips held
rain or shine.
Fees/Registration: There is no general entrance fee to attend the
Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival. All fee activities are limited
to twenty or less participants... usually ten to fifteen. Mail your
registration form ASAP and be sure to list alternate field trip
requests. All fees go to support the Festival and are not refundable.
Vendor fees are waved at Circle Park but are 10% of net or $100
whichever is lower for booths selling merchandise at the Kern River
Preserve.
Schedule of Events: Additional events may be added between now
and the Spring Nature Festival weekend.
Volunteer
NatureFest Steering Committee: Steve Kenton, Bill
& Birdie Foster, Reed Tollefson, Jeff King, Ellen Schafhauser, Ron
Gillentine, Sandra Wieser, Darrell and Marya Barnes, Ron Wermuth, Bob
Barnes, Chuck White, Wendy Rannals, John and Rhonda Stallone, Jennie
Cox, Gordon & Chris Hancock, Judy Hyatt, Kernville Chamber, Steve
Anderson, Bob Lowe, Buz Lunsford, Brenda Burnett, Dave Ogden, Justin
Schuetz, Nancy Ivey, Charlotte Goodson, Sheri Spiegel, Scott Yoo,
Valerie Cassity, Dolly Ogawa, Marsha Smith, Lee Sutton, Alison Sheehey
A big thank you to all of the 2007 Festival Sponsors:
Audubon-California (Kern River Preserve),
EK Schafhauser Photography, Friends of the Kern River Preserve, Herp-Ecology,
Kern River Courier, KernCrest Audubon Society,
Kern River Valley Revitalization, Inc., Kern
Valley Sun, Mountain & River Adventures, Nature Alley,
Southern Sierra Research Center,
USDA- Forest Service – Sequoia National
Forest,
TLH (Turn-left Here), Valley Wild
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