July POM Contest (Hiking in the PNW)

[boneaddict]

Hunting/Washington.com
PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST  JULY 2010
Please enter your favorite hiking picture, Landscapes, flowers, mountain meadow, wildlife.  Its what you see from the trail in the PNW

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 -Photo size MUST be 800x600 pixels or LESS  Most violated rule
-Photos need to have been taken within the last calendar year.
-Photo must have been taken by the person submitting it, or of that person in the case of a field photo.
-4 entries per contestant are allowed this month. If more than 4 entries are submitted the first two elegible ones will be the ones accepted for the contest.
-Entries must be submitted by midnite of the 26th of the current month in order to qualify for that Months contest.
-Photos of Washington material will receive preference in judging as the winner will be posted on the front of a Washington site. 
-Previous Photo of the month entries will not be eligible for this months contest
-The winner of the previous months contest is not eligible for the next months contest.
-Entries will be accepted or rejected as is, meaning the judges will no longer enhance, or alter images. Resizing is legal if you can talk a moderator into doing it for you.
The photos will be evaluated by myself and some of the admins/moderators.  The top two or three may then be voted on by your peers. A winner (NO TIES) will be announced when the poll is over.  If there is a tie, we'll sort it out.

The Winner will have their photo posted on the front page

 
   

New Ideas for the contest:
We are going to start having themes for some of our Photo of the month Contests.  These are not in concrete, but as outlined for now.  Get out there and get those PICS.
January....photo of the year contest/open
February....Winter Predator hunting
March...
April.....Shed antlers
May.....Fishing (combo this year...Turkey/Fishing)
June......trailcams
July....Landscapes, spring flowers summer hiking trips etc.(wildlife or scenery can be included)
August.......Velvet bucks or bulls
September ...bowhunting/Archery
October....open
November.... Field photos
December.... Winter scenes (wildlife and scenery acceptable...anything winter)

[Wea300mag]

Pic from a recent hike.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

high country lake... William O'douglas wilderness

[turkey buster]

hears my entry  hiking in the okanogan

[NWBREW]

This might be too big  . Taken in March 2010 North Skagit County.

[1morebuck]

Olympics above the Duckabush River.

[BIGINNER]

HERE'S ONE FROM YESTERDAY'S HIKE

[whitey]

No Bull Here!!!




Nicole.(Age 15)Dirt biking N.E Washington 4th of July weekend



puff ball

[NWWABOWHNTR]

2nd and 3rd entry   Indian Creek meadows.....

[NWBREW]

NWWABOWHNTR , That's some good camo you have on. 

[whitey]

NWWABOWHNTR
 
 

The Boot picture is kindof neat.

[bow4elk]

Here's one...

[bow4elk]

And another...

[Pathfinder101]

Wow, some great pics this month already.  We are off to a rip-roaring start...

[jackelope]

good ones guys...keep em coming.