VNLA Newsletter Spring 2018

Photo Contest Winner

VNLA - Photo Contest Rules

The contest is open to any pho- tographer (amateur and profes- sional) except members of Board of Directors of VNLA and their families. Entries are limited to VNLA members and their staff. Each photographer may enter up to three (3) digital images per Newsletter deadline (see #6). E- mail images to info@vnla.org . Include your name, phone num- ber, company, and email. One winning entry per photogra- pher per year. You may re-enter non-winning entries. Please e-mail images sepa- rately. Feel free to elaborate on any story surrounding the photograph. Photos should be 300 dpi high resolution. All photographs must be related to the Green Industry. The sub- ject can be located in a nursery, back yard, or in a landscape--just so it is obviously related to the green industry profession. Deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. on the Newsletter Copy Deadline, which is the 15th of January, April, July, and Octo- ber. All submissions become the property of the VNLA. Model Release forms are re- quired with each photograph which contains a clearly identifi- able person. Release forms are available from the VNLA office, on request, and are also available for download from the VNLA website at Model release in MS Word format or Adobe PDF for- mat. Judging is done by the VNLA Communication Committee. All decisions are final

- A Cedar Waxwing enjoys a berry from Ilex verticillata "Winter Red" in the World of Wonders Childrens Garden at Norfolk Botanical Garden Shot with a Nikon D500 and 200-500mm lens, ISO 320 1/250 second at f 6.3 . Photo Winner: Tom Houser Senior Horticulturist on the Woodies Team at Norfolk Botanical Garden Win $50, submit your photos! Good Luck and Happy Photographing!

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