Contests

Photography Contest: Nature

After reading “In the Belly of an Ox,” about the two pioneers of nature photography Cherry and Richard Kearton, everybuggy felt inspired to head out into the wild with their cameras. While Pudding took to the skies for some aerial photography, George and Tail snapped wonderful underground shots that really got below the surface. Sluggo hid in his shell trying to sneak up on his subjects, and Marty even attached a camera to her skateboard for some great action shots. All these shutterbugs wanted to see your best nature photograph for this month’s contest.

You needn’t disguise yourself as an ox, sheep, or tree—nor, for goodness sakes, climb any tall trees or cliffs—to get a terrific nature photograph. But you’ll probably need to be quiet, and patient, and clever to get the most amazing shots. (Sluggo says the hardest part is getting an animal to say “Cheese!”)

Whether your photograph is of an animal, or an awesome landscape, or a beautiful pattern in nature, everybuggy will be smiling for the camera around the Cricket Country mailbox, waiting impatiently to capture the moment when your best nature photograph arrives. Cheeeeese!

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    1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
    2. If
      you're 14 years old or younger, your entry must be signed by your
      parent or guardian, saying it is your own original work, that no help
      was given, and granting Cricket permission to publish winning
      entries on our Web site. If you're older than 14, you must sign your
      own work, verifying that it is original.
    3. Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.
    4. Only one entry per person per contest, please.
    5. If you want your work returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
    6. Incomplete entries cannot be considered. Your entry will be incomplete if you
      forget to include your age or a signature verifying that your work is original.
    7. Your entry must be received by November 25, 2012.
    8. Submit your entry to:
      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354