PHOTO OPPORTUNITY 2004
CATEGORIES:
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Planted Native wildflowers/grasses: Limit to plantings of native species known to be native in your area.
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Planted Nonnative wildflowers: Include non-native or garden wildflowers introduced into an area. Photos of species known to be invasive cannot be accepted.
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Protection: Show off preserved native remnant vegetation or endangered plants characteristic of your area.
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Public Awareness: Collect photos, brochures, whatever explains your public outreach effort…please limit to 1-3 plastic sleeves.
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Close-up: Chose your best plant species close-ups.
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Vegetation Management: Send examples of native woodland, wetland, or grassland restoration, erosion control, reduced mowing results, landscaping, and integrated management methods for invasives. Invasives include close-ups for identification, distant shots for spread, etc.
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Stewardship: Management demonstrating a land ethic.
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Counties: Any of the above categories, but County Offices only.
ENTRY FORMAT:
- Send no more than 3 photos per category, or a total of 24 per State.
- Each State may enter any one or all of the eight 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 of our 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, 2005.
- 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 seasonal roadsides to shoot.
- Ask your District offices to help catch the best display at the best time.
- Pay attention to the light source and shadows.
- Include a highway reference in foreground or background.
- Only very high quality digital photos are competitive.
