The Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail is hosting its second annual photo contest, “Shooting the Blueway.”
If you have an eye for photography, this is the perfect opportunity to capture the beauty of the waterways. 
Take a shot from your canoe or kayak on the Calusa Blueway in Lee County, and you could win prizes and possibly publication of your winning picture.

Here's how it works:

Categories: The contest is divided into two different categories - one for pictures of paddlers on the trail and one for nature photography. All photos must be taken on Lee County waterways.

Who can enter: Only amateur photographers' work will be accepted.

Winners: Each catagory will have a winner plus two runners-up. Winners will receive an enlarged, matted and framed photo of their work. Selected entries may be featured on the blueway Web site, www.calusablueway.com, and on Lee County Parks & Recreation's Web site, www.leeparks.org. Winning photos may also be published in newspapers, magazines or online.

Timing: Entries are due by Oct. 1, 2009. Winners will be announced at the fourth annual Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival, which runs Oct. 23 - Nov. 1 throughout Lee County. A slide show of winning entries will debut at a location and time TBA during the festival.

Format and submitting: Submissions must be e-mailed as high-resolution photo jpg. attachments. Submit one attachment per e-mail to gulfspirit@comcast.net. Maximum of three entries per person.

Entries must be accompanied with:

* Photographer's name
* Mailing address
* Phone number
* E-mail address
* Photo title
* Location of photo
* Note: A model release form (below) is required if a person in the submitted photo is identifiable

Cost: Submissions do not require an entry fee.

Questions: (239) 433-3855

2009 Photo Contest Flyer & Model Release Form

2009 Model Release Form

2008 Blueway Photo Contest Winners:

Click on a photo for a closer look

Paddlers/Kayak/Canoes:

#1  Jeanette Chupack - Calm Day at the Fishhouses, Pine Island Sound:

#2  Maria Guth - Egret Considers Borrowing Kayak:



#3  Donald Kuchar - My View of Life:

Nature Photography:

#1  Andrea Ross – Osprey Grabs Fish “Matching Colors:”

#2  Jen Spitler - Little Pine Island:

#3  Nancy Werth - Are You My Mom?

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