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WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:11 am
by A9
Fishnislife and I have decided to co-host a little picture contest for the members of WL.com. Mike is willing to supply the winner with a prize package from the WL.com sponsors, and the claim to fame for the best picture is on the line! :cheers:

So here are the rules:

-This contest will run for exactly one month. We'll run it all the way through the end of March, so exactly one month. In April, we will announce the winner.
-Pictures: Here's the twist= The pictures cannot display "landed" fish. However, you can enter in pictures of fish swimming with your lure, jumping on the end of your line, etc. But NO pictures of fish being held, in a net or out of the water (unless you captured a picture of a jumping fish!) Basically it's scenic/interesting/cool picture contest. And it must have something to do with fishing. It can be a picture of a lake/ocean/river, your boat, a sunset/sunrise, your lure, your rod, a fish biting your lure, ANYTHING, just no landed fish in the pictures.
-Every member can submit up to 5 of their favorite pictures. I'm sure you've all got more that you'd like to share, but let's keep the max at 5. If you don't have 5, or simply want to submit less, then that's just fine. To aid in the contest, please name each of your pictures, that way when we figure out the top 10, we have a name for each and can run a poll.

At the conclusion of March when all the pictures have been submitted, fishnislife and I will figure out the top 10 pictures and then give you all the opportunity to "vote" on your favorite picture. Then, the winner will be crowned.

So lets see what you all have. Show us your scenic pictures. Let us gaze in awe. This contest depends on all of your participation, both in submitting pictures, and then voting. Let's try and make it hard for fishnislife and I to decide on the best 10. I wouldn't mind having to cut down 100 pictures (or more??) down to the best 10. The more the better. I figured this little friendly contest would ignite a little bit of excitement into the threads now that the spring is dawning on us and the threads are getting a little more views, posts and members.

I figure it would also be fun to host a picture contest that involves landed fish later this year. We will try and work that out later, so it will give you all an opportunity to have a few more months to catch that lunker and get a picture of it. So stay tuned, cause by summer we will have had some time to catch some more fish and will have some more members so that thread should be enjoyable as well.

Important note: If possible, try and post the pictures using Photobucket or other similar image hosting websites. If you add pictures as attachments in the reply box, it requires the pictures to be downloaded by any member who wants to view them. It would be difficult for all of us to have to download every single picture that is submitted in this competition. Photobucket however just allows members (it's free) to upload their pictures, and copy the IMG (image) code and then paste it into the reply box, so the picture is shown in your post. It's easy to sign up for, just give them an email and then start uploading your pic's and then posting the image codes to them here. Again, it's a free website.

So here's to a great early season contest :cheers: Let's try and make this another great contest!

Here's a link to photobucket for you all:
http://photobucket.com/

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:03 am
by fishnislife
I know Kafelafish and I are not eligible for this contest but here are a couple from me. Just some examples. Get creative guys. And have fun with this.



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RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:09 am
by Marc Martyn
Are the Moderators & the Supreme Overlords eligible?

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:15 am
by Lotech Joe
Here's my entry, if Mods are eligible.

Sharing The Secrets

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RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:25 am
by Mike Carey
Marc Martyn wrote:Are the Moderators & the Supreme Overlords eligible?
For sure Aaron and I are not elligible - I'll leave it to Sam and Fishnislife to decide about the Mods. I personally have no problem with Mods being allowed to be in these types of contests. Doesn't seem fair to exclude them from the fun just because they are volunteering to help the site out.

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:44 pm
by bob johansen
An angler rigs up to bank fish at the Potholes Reservoir at dawn

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:06 pm
by Derrick-k
Well I got some good photos from my last trip,


Fishing for "Rainbow" trout
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To close to Snag land
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Battling a big one
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Saltwater Sunset
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RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:52 pm
by A9
I don't see why mod's and Mike and Aaron could participate???

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:05 pm
by iPodrodder
Make sure to make this a GAME, so the WDFW doesn't get on our backs again.

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:41 pm
by A9
iPodrodder wrote:Make sure to make this a GAME, so the WDFW doesn't get on our backs again.
It is a game. It's not a fishing contest. It's a picture contest....

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:23 pm
by A9
Just some more ideas for you all. Again, fishnislife and I are outta the running, but sharing pics for the thrill of it.

3 different sunsets over Double Bluff:
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Some more ideas for you all:
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RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:04 pm
by fishnislife
Great photos so far guys! This is going to be good. Keep'em coming.

WOW! I really like Bass Tracker's shore angler and Derrick-k's rainbow shot.


The sky's the limit for this contest. :cheers:



fishnislife

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:19 pm
by A9
Weekends are usually a little slow for the forums, so we'll be waiting for the week to roll around and see a lot more pictures hopefully!

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:11 pm
by danielt
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RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:02 pm
by SPARKY101

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:26 pm
by produce2troutcat
tuc-qua-la lake

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:56 pm
by SPARKY101
produce2troutcat wrote:tuc-qua-la lake
sure is nice to know sometimes you got it all by yourself:cheers:

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:21 am
by fishnislife
produce2troutcat wrote:tuc-qua-la lake


That is SWEET produce2troutcat!

Take the shore out of that photo and you can flip it upside down and it looks the same. A perfect mirror image.



fishnislife

RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:15 am
by AaronE
Here's a shot from Rattlesnake Lake two weekends ago. I was photographing a local model over by the boulders, and just as the sun crested in the corner I switched over to an infrared filter and got this shot.

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RE:WL.com Scenic Picture Contest

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:31 am
by AaronE
This infrared photo was taken last summer in Justice, West Virginia - my grandmother owns about 3000 feet of shoreline for the Guyandotte River. This was the very first place I ever went fishing when I was 3 years old - in 1973. 34 years later it's still one of my favorite places to wet a hook and catch trout.



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