2007 PFBC Photography Contest From 309 entries, more than 100 more than last year, judges selected fi rst-, second- and third-place winners and one honorable-mention winner in the six categories of the 2007 PA Fish & Boat Commission Photography Contest. First-, second- and third-place winners received a cer- chaels. A tip of the hat also goes to employees Marty Mill- tifi cate, the limited-edition magazine 75th anniversary er and Jean Davis for tracking submissions as they arrived patches, and the limited-edition 2007 nongame species and for organizing the entries for judging. patch. Honorable mention winners received a certifi cate Winning photographs may appear in future issues of and the limited-edition 2007 nongame species patch. PA&B and in other Commission publications, exhibits, The contest’s “best in show” winner, now chosen for projects and media. Winning entries also appear on the the third year, was selected from all category fi rst-place Commission’s web site, www.fi sh.state.pa.us. winners. The best in show winner (see below) receives a See page 47 to view the 2008 PA Fish & Boat Commis- framed 1991 trout stamp poster. The Commission began sion Photography Contest rules and entry form. The entry issuing trout/salmon stamps in 1991. deadline is December 31, 2008. Don’t wait! Search your Special thanks go to this year’s judges: Commission photographs, plan a photography trip now, fi ll out an en- editor Spring Gearhart, Commission marketing special- try form (required), and enter the 2008 contest! ist Adrian Martin, and PA Angler & Boater editor Art Mi- Young Anglers and/or Boaters

Second Place Mark Conrad First Place/Best in Show Altoona, PA Robert Stoudt Zach Conrad, age 11, Kettle Creek, Danville, PA Ole Bull State Park, Potter County West Branch Susquehanna River at Watsontown, Northumberland County

42 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March/April 2008 www.fi sh.state.pa.us Third Place Paul McCright Greenville, PA Honorable Mention Colton McCright, age 10, Crooked Creek, Crawford County Jennifer Shawley New Stanton, PA Mammoth Park, Westmoreland County Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrates

First Place Daniel E. Weeks Pittsburgh, PA Northern green frog at Conneaut Marsh, Crawford County

Second Place Jacob Dingel Butler, PA Black rat snake at State Game Lands 95, Butler County

www.fi sh.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2008 43 Third Place Honorable Mention Craig Bingman Dennis Raphael Beaver Spring, PA Clifton Heights, PA Wood frog, Snyder County Dragonfl y, Darby Creek, Delaware County Waterway Scenics (Flowing Water)

Second Place Lee C. Shelly Lansdale, PA Tunkhannock Creek, Wyoming County

First Place David Mansfi eld Washington, PA Allegheny River, Warren County

Third Place George Shearer Harrisburg, PA Honorable Mention Susquehanna River, David Mansfi eld Dauphin County (Dock Street Dam) Washington, PA Allegheny River, Warren County

44 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater •• March/AprilMarch/April 20082008 www.fiwww.fi sh.state.pa.ussh.state.pa.us Waterway Scenics (Impoundments)

Second Place Elisabeth Shannon Chambersburg, PA Long Pine Run Dam, Adams County

First Place Andrea Shreckengast Beech Creek, PA Kettle Creek Reservoir, Clinton County

Third Place George Shearer Harrisburg, PA Wildwood Lake, Honorable Mention Dauphin County Charles T. Evans Jefferson Hills, PA Cranberry Glade Lake, Fayette County

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First Place Jim Janicki Second Place Georgetown, PA Charles T. Evans Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park, Butler County Jefferson Hills, PA High Point Lake, Somerset County www.fi sh.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2008 45 Third Place Bill Santanna Harrisburg, PA Nice walleye from Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County Honorable Mention Richard Kriebel Hereford, PA Mauch Chunk Lake, Carbon County Family Fishing and/or Boating Second Place Frederick R. Lucas Pittsburgh, PA Family trip on the Clarion River, Elk County

First Place Cheryl & Scott Carlisle Pottstown, PA Father and daughter tubing on Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne and Pike counties

Honorable Mention Third Place Lisa Lindow Sue Novick Bridgeville, PA Hickory, PA Family fi shing trip, Woodcock Creek, Father and son fi shing on French Creek, Crawford County Crawford County

46 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March/April 2008 www.fi sh.state.pa.us 2008 PFBC Photography Contest RULES Entry Deadline: • The contest is open to amateur photographers (those who make less than half their annual income from taking and/or selling photographs). December 31, 2008 • Commission employees and volunteers and their immediate family members are not eligible. The 2008 Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission • Entries must be original works taken in Pennsylvania, on waterways with public access, and they must have been taken by the person entering the contest. Photography Contest is intended to foster a greater ap- • Entries must also show adherence to Pennsylvania fishing and boating laws and preciation for Pennsylvania’s fishing and boating, and regulations. • In photographs, all boaters and anglers in boats must be wearing properly fitted, aquatic resources. buttoned and zipped life jackets. It’s encouraged that children on shore near the water Contest winners will receive a certificate, the limited- should wear life jackets. edition magazine 75th anniversary patches, and the lim- • Entrants are responsible for securing photo releases from identifiable subjects. • Entrants may submit only mounted 35mm color slides, color prints in sizes ited-edition 2008 nongame species patch. Honorable 1 3 /2”x5”, 4”x6”, 5”x7”, or 8”x10”, or unmounted medium-format and large-format mention winners will receive a certificate and the limited- transparencies. • All submissions must be in color–no black-and-white photos. edition year 2008 nongame species patch. • No mounted, over-matted, framed or glassed prints will be accepted. Winning entries and honorable mentions may appear • Retouched or electronically manipulated entries are not allowed. in a contest feature article in a future issue of Pennsyl- • Please do not send negatives or digital files. • Each photo must include the entrant’s name, address, phone number, location of the vania Angler & Boater. All entries may also be used photograph including county, species identification (if applicable), and category, in addition elsewhere in the magazine, on the magazine’s cover, in to a fully completed official entry form on this page for each category entered. • Multiple submissions are allowed, but participants are limited to a total of two entries Commission publications, on the Commission’s web per category. site, and in Commission exhibits and other projects. • The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission shall have the right to digitize and use all The contest will run from March 2008 through De- submissions for publishing, illustration, World Wide Web display, advertising, trade, exhibits and promotion, and in any other use in any medium for any purpose cember 2008. whatsoever without compensation. View the results of the 2008 contest by clicking the • Winning entries (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) from previous Commission photography con- tests are not eligible. contest link on the Commission web site’s main page, • All submissions become the property of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and at www.fish.state.pa.us. will not be returned.

Photo Contest Entry Formwww.fish.state.pa.us Complete this form with each entry and mail to: PFBC Photo Contest, PA Fish Categories & Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000. The ❑ 1. Seasonal Fishing and/or Boating deadline for the Commission’s receiving entries is December 31, 2008. (main focus on activity with seasonal backgrounds (snow, ice, fall leaves, etc.) ❑ 2. Family Fishing and/or Boating Please Print Clearly (emphasis on two or more family members) ❑ 3. Young Anglers and/or Boaters Entrant’s Name: (photos of anglers and/or boaters less than 16 years of age) Address: ❑ 4. Waterway Scenics (Impoundments) (lakes, ponds and reservoirs) ❑ 5. Waterway Scenics (Flowing Waters) City: State: Zip: (rivers, streams and creeks) ❑ 6. Reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates Phone: (animal closeups or photos with the animals as the primary subject) E-mail (if available): I received this form from (check one): ❑ PA&B magazine Date: ❑ the Commission’s web site ❑ Photo dealer Signature: ❑ Other (specify) This form may be photocopied. www.fi sh.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2008 47