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2011 Save the Bay Photo Contest Winners
What a phenomenal photo contest this year! Thank you to everyone who participated—whether you entered a picture, voted for Viewers' Choice, or shared the news with your friends. The judges had their work cut out for them, as we received close to 700 entries!
So, drum roll please...as we introduce the winners of CBF's 2011 Save the Bay Photo Contest.
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You can help us protect this amazing treasure so future generations don't have to rely on photographs to see and experience the beauty of our Bay...
Your donation helps us continue our restoration, advocacy, and education efforts. Please show your support for CBF today with a generous donation.
- $25 can plant five native trees as a streamside buffer.
- $50 can grow 5,000 native oysters.
- $150 can pay a teacher's tuition for a five-day professional development course.
- $500 can send eight students for a day of learning in and around the Bay.
- $1,000 can remove 600 pounds of trash from the Bay and its tributaries.
- $2,500 can pay for seven students’ tuition for a 7-day student leadership program.
- $5,000 can fund 125 hours of policy advocacy at the state and federal levels.
- $10,000 can fund 300 hours of scientific field research including testing water quality and evaluating the health and populations of marine and plant life within the Bay and tributary waters.
Please support CBF today.
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First Prize and Viewers' Choice
Steve Aprile
A statuesque great blue heron poses among blooming water lilies in a pond in Easton, Maryland.
Taken with a Nikon D40X at 1/400 sec, f/13, 200 ISO |
Second Prize and Viewers' Choice
Denny Motsko
Bright fall foliage is reflected in the quiet waters of the Piankatank River in Virginia.
Taken with a Canon EOS 40D at 1/200 sec., f/5.0, 250 ISO |
Third Prize
Graham Slaughter
Early morning rain clouds hover over the tidal wetlands of Elliot Island near Vienna, Maryland. Camera and setting information not available. |
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