Photo Contest Celebrates Hillsborough County’s Natural Beauty

 

Celebrate Hillsborough County’s natural beauty by participating in the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program’s (ELAPP) Calendar Photo Contest that highlights Hillsborough County’s ELAPP sites.

Photographs must be submitted via e-mail from July 23 – Sept. 24 to Ross Dickerson, Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department. Voting runs from July 30 – Oct. 1. Qualifying photos will be posted on the County’s Facebook Page on a weekly basis. The public can vote for the best photos.

Here are the contest rules:

• All photos must be taken at a Hillsborough County ELAPP Site. (View the list of all sites at http://bit.ly/ELAPP)
• If the photo was taken by a minor, a parent or legal guardian must submit the photo giving permission for the child to participate.
• The photo must be the photographer’s original work.
• File name must include photographer’s last name and photo title, i.e. smithnaturescene.jpg
• The photograph must be high resolution. Those unsure of the camera settings should set the camera to highest quality available.
• Photographs must be e-mailed to Ross Dickerson (E-mail: ELAPPphotocontest@hillsboroughcounty.org) Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department with the following information:
  • Photographer’s full name and age
  • Photographer’s e-mail address and phone number
  • Photograph Title
  • Name of ELAPP site where photo was taken
  • Brief description of picture location or GPS coordinates

Prizes

1^st Place - Private canoe tour of Cockroach Bay Preserve

Top 12 Winners – Tampa Bay Pontoon boat tour

Besides being included in the 2013 ELAPP Calendar, the top 12 photos will be featured in County Center window cases, posted on the County’s website, and used in other Hillsborough County publications.

Cast Your Vote

The qualifying photos will be posted on the County’s Facebook Page at HillsboroughFL. From July 30 – Oct. 1, the public is invited to participate in selecting the best photos by clicking “Like” on their favorite photo. The Facebook photo album will be updated weekly. A panel of judges from the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department will select up to 20 percent of the top voted photos for selection to the calendar in order to have the broadest representation from more than 60 ELAPP sites.

Westchase area ELAPP sites include:

Preserved Lands Lake Dan Preserve Odessa Preserved Lands Lake Frances Preserve Odessa Preserved Lands Brooker Creek Buffer Preserve Odessa Preserved Lands Town 'N Country Preserve Tampa Trails Upper Tampa Bay Trail Tampa Preserved Lands Double Branch Bay Preserve Tampa Parks Keystone Park Odessa