PFBC Photography Contest 2004Winners Five judges selected first-, second- and third-place winners and one honorable-mention winner in the five categories of the 2004 PA Fish & Boat Commission Photography Contest. Competition was keen with 134 entries. First-, second- and third-place winners received a cer- Boating & Education staffer Sandy Patrick, and PA&B edi- tificate, the limited-edition 2004 trout stamp patch and tor Art Michaels. Special thanks go to Sandy Patrick and the limited-edition 2004 nongame species patches (yel- staffer Marty Miller for assisting with the contest organi- low-phase and black-phase timber rattlesnake). Honor- zation and winner notification. able-mention winners received a certificate and the lim- Winning entries may appear in future issues of PA&B ited-edition 2004 nongame species patches. and in other Commission publications, exhibits and Special thanks go to the judges: Commission Boating projects. Winning entries also appear on the Commission’s Safety Program Manager Dan Martin, Educational Me- web site, www.fish.state.pa.us. dia Services Manager Ted R. Walke, Southcentral Aquatic Turn to page 36 to view the 2005 PA Fish & Boat Com- Resources Program Specialist Alice M. Stitt, Bureau of mission Photography Contest rules and entry form! Fishing and Boating Resources

First Place: Karl A. Schreiner Chambersburg Conococheague Creek Franklin County

3030 PennsylvaniaPennsylvania AnglerAngler && BoaterBoater •• March-AprilMarch-April 20052005 www.fish.state.pa.uswww.fish.state.pa.us Second Place: Charles T. Evans Jefferson Hills Cucumber Falls on Cucumber Run Fayette County

Honorable Mention: Melinda Remley Franklin East Sandy Creek Venango County

Third Place: Tobin Buddenhagen Debary, FL River Wayne County

www.fish.state.pa.uswww.fish.state.pa.us PennsylvaniaPennsylvania AnglerAngler && BoaterBoater •• March-AprilMarch-April 20052005 3131 Family Fishing and/or Boating

First Place: George Lindow Bridgeville Raymond Lindow Sr. with Raymond Lindow Jr. and a 25-inch northern pike French Creek Venango County

PFBC Photography Contest 2004Winners

Second Place: Michael S. Titus Wernersville grandfather and grandson ice fishing Struble Lake Chester County

Third Place: Richard VandeWater, Wexford, father and son fishing at Lower Hereford Manor Lake, Beaver County

Honorable Mention: Edward P. Kowalski, Reading, brother and sister fishing at Marsh Creek Lake, Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County

32 Angler & Boater • March-April 2005 www.fish.state.pa.us Seasonal Fishing and/or Boating

First Place: Edward P. Kowalski Reading ice fishing at Marsh Creek Lake Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County

Second Place: Michael S. Titus, Wernersville, ice fishing Struble Lake, Chester County

Honorable Mention: Gerald L. Neal Harrisburg Stony Creek Dauphin County

Third Place: Rita Schaier Allison Park autumn steelhead fishing Walnut Creek, Erie County

www.fish.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2005 33 Young Anglers and/or Boaters

First Place: Edward P. Kowalski Reading fishing and boating Marsh Creek Lake Marsh Creek State Park Chester County

PFBC Photography Contest 2004Winners

Second Place: Scott Robertson Reading Lin Robertson, age 6 Antietam Lake Berks County Third Place: James Coslo Jr. Bellefonte youngsters fishing Sayers Lake, Centre County

Honorable Mention: Nicole Faust, Reading, youngster with fish, Hopewell Lake, , Berks County

34 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2005 www.fish.state.pa.us Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrates

First Place: Mary Carolyn Lefever Lititz bullfrog

Second Place: Robert Stiff Shavertown garter snake eating an eastern American toad

Third Place: Daniel E. Weeks Pittsburgh Honorable Mention: Daniel E. Weeks, Pittsburgh, red-spotted newt eastern American toad www.fish.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2005 35 2005 PFBC Photography Contest RULES The 2005 Pennsylvania Fish & Boat • The contest is open to amateur photographers (anyone who makes less than half one’s annual income from taking and/or selling photographs). Commission Photography Contest is in- • Commission employees and volunteers and their immediate family members are not tended to foster a greater appreciation eligible. for Pennsylvania’s fishing and boating, • Entries must be original works taken in Pennsylvania, and they must have been taken by the person entering the contest. and aquatic resources. • Entries must also show adherence to Pennsylvania fishing and boating laws and Contest winners will receive a certifi- regulations. • In photographs, all boaters and anglers in boats must be wearing properly fitted, cate, the limited-edition 2005 trout stamp buttoned and zipped life jackets. patch and the limited-edition 2005 non- • Entrants are responsible for securing photo releases from identifiable subjects. • Entrants may submit only mounted 35mm color slides, color prints in sizes game species patch. Honorable mention 1 3 /2”x5”, 4”x6”, 5”x7”, or 8”x10”, or unmounted medium-format and large-format winners will receive a certificate and the transparencies. limited-edition year 2005 nongame spe- • All submissions must be in color–no black-and-white photos. • No mounted, over-matted, framed or glassed prints will be accepted. cies patch. • Retouched or electronically manipulated entries are not allowed. Winning entries and honorable men- • Please do not send negatives or digital files. tions may appear in a contest feature ar- • Each photo must include the entrant’s name, address, phone number, location of the photograph, species identification (if applicable), and category, in addition to a fully ticle in a future issue of Pennsylvania completed official entry form on this page for each category entered. Angler & Boater. All entries may also be • Multiple submissions are allowed, but participants are limited to a total of two entries per category. used elsewhere in the magazine, on the • The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission shall have the right to digitize and use all magazine’s cover, in Commission publi- submissions for publishing, illustration, World Wide Web display, advertising, trade, cations, on the Commission’s web site, exhibits and promotion, and in any other use in any medium for any purpose whatsoever without compensation. and in Commission exhibits and other • Winning entries (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) from previous Commission photography con- projects. tests are not eligible. • Entrants who want their materials returned must include a self-addressed, stamped The contest will run from March 2005 envelope with the right amount of postage and appropriate packaging to safeguard through December 2005. materials. Submissions that do not include return envelopes and postage will not be returned.

Photo Contest Entry Form www.fish.state.pa.us Complete this form with each entry and mail to: PFBC Photo Con- Categories test, PA Fish & Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA ❑ 1. Seasonal Fishing and/or Boating 17106-7000. The deadline for the Commission’s receiving entries is (main focus on activity with seasonal backgrounds December 31, 2005. (snow, ice, fall leaves, etc.) ❑ 2. Family Fishing and/or Boating Please Print Clearly (emphasis on two or more family members) ❑ Entrant’s Name: 3. Young Anglers and/or Boaters (main subject anglers or boaters less than 16 years old) Address: ❑ 4. Fishing and Boating Resources (primarily waterway scenic emphasis) City: State: Zip: ❑ 5. Reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates (animal closeups or photos with the animals as the Phone: primary subject) I received this form from (check one): E-mail (if available): ❑ PA&B magazine Date: ❑ the Commission’s web site ❑ Photo dealer ❑ Signature: Other (specify) This form may be photocopied.

36 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March-April 2005 www.fish.state.pa.us