2003 Entry Format

• Send no more than 3 photos per category, or a total of 21 per State.
• Each State may enter any one or all of the seven categories.
• Districts, organizations, or individuals may enter through their State highway agency.
• Type a cover letter and the back-of-photo information for legibility, please.
• Submit 8x10 photos. These photos become the property our vegetation files.
• Provide a brief description on the back of each photo (date, hwy. location, goal and/or names of key plants, State name, and category).
• Protect in plastic sleeves (for a 3 hole binder) when mailing.
• Submissions are due on November 5, 2003.
• Send to the Editor at FHWA, 380 Jackson St., Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55101-2904.

We suggest using a trackable method of mailing.

Photography Tips

• Plan ahead and take your best shots from various angles.
• Give your State Photographer a list of spring and summer roadsides to watch.
• Ask your District offices to help catch the best display at the best time.
• Shoot a close-up and a context photo when possible (gives you choices later).
• Pay attention to the light source and shadows.
• Include a highway reference in foreground or background.
• Only very high quality digital photos are competitive.

Greener Roadsides is a quarterly publication of the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Environment and Planning. If you would like to submit letters, comments, or articles, please address them to:
Bonnie.Harper-Lore@fhwa.dot.gov
Editor, Greener Roadsides
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Natural Environment
HEPN-30, Room 3240
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Phone: (651) 291-6104
Fax: (651) 291-6000