FeatherFest 2011 Photo Contest Winners

Contest Rules:

• Photos must be of birds from Galveston or adjacent counties.

• Photos must be e-mailed to photofest2011@gmail.com by 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 8, 15 and 22 to be included in photos being judged for the following Tuesday edition of The Daily News.

• Two photos per week may be submitted and must arrive in separate e-mails.

• Photos must be in JPEG format at 300 dpi and not larger than 6 MB. 

• Images may be cropped, sharpened, color adjusted and/or altered in other minor ways.

• Images may not be collages or blends of more than one image. 

• Photos must be accompanied with the photographer’s name; title of photo; name of bird(s) in photo; and location where photo was taken.

• First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected each week for four weeks. A Grand Prize photo will be selected from the four weekly first-place winners.  

• A photographer may not win more than one first, second or third place during the four weeks.

• Photographers who submit an entry grant The Galveston County Daily News and The Galveston Island Nature Tourism Counsel a limited license to publish and display the photo and to use it in promotional materials without compensation.

FeatherFest 2010 Photo Contest Winners

Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner

Grand Prize: Tim Timmis - Stick'm Up: Snowy Egret on Bolivar Flats

Photo Contest Honorable Mention Winners

Honorable Mention: Laszlo Perlaky - Legwings: American Avocets on North Jetty

Honorable Mention: Stephen Mayeux - Flying: American White Pelicans at Bolivar Flats

Winners - Week One	Winners - Week Two
First Place: Tim Timmis - Wet Focus: Snowy Egret on Bolivar Flats	First Place: Tim Timmis - Stick'm Up: Snowy Egret on Bolivar Flats
Second Place: Kyle Eskue - Peek-a-boo: Brown Pelican on Galveston Island	Second Place: Gabor Olah - Sentinel: Spotted Sandpiper on Galveston Island
Third Place: Wanda J. Laborde - Best Seat in the House: Brown Pelicans on Tiki Island	Third Place: Alexandra Nemeth - Avocets Take Off: American Avocets on Bolivar Flats
Winners - Week Three	Winners - Week Four
First Place: Laura Rossi - Mating Egret: Great Egret at High Island Rookery	First Place: Tim Timmis - Avocets at Sunrise: American Avocets at Bolivar Flats
Second Place: Tim Timmis - Transparent Spoonbill: Roseate Spoonbill at High Island Rookery	Second Place: Scott Meyer - Indigo Bunting: Indigo Bunting at High Island
Third Place: Laszlo Perlaky - Displaying Grebe: Pied-billed Grebe at San Bernard NWR	Third Place: Alexandra Nemeth - Royal Terns in Flight: Royal Terns at Bolivar Flats

2009 FeatherFest Photo Contest Winners >

For Further Information

Email: NatureTourismGalv@juno.com
Phone: 832.459.5533 or 1.888.425.4753
Mail: Galveston FeatherFest, P.O. Box 1468
Galveston, TX 77553-1468

FeatherFest is a project of the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council which supports nature tourism and education, and promotes the value of area natural habitats.
www.GalvestonNatureTourism.org