They are looking for some really great Alaska fish photos that can be used in educational materials to show the diversity of Alaska’s native fish, explain their seasonal movements and behavior, and . . . → Read More: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants your best fish photos!]]> The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has partnered with Stewart’s Photo Shop of Anchorage to bring you the 2011 Alaska Fish Photo Contest.

They are looking for some really great Alaska fish photos that can be used in educational materials to show the diversity of Alaska’s native fish, explain their seasonal movements and behavior, and give an understanding of their importance to the people and ecosystems not just in Alaska, but well beyond the State as well.

Contest deadline is November 1, 2011 and guidelines for the contest are high resolution pictures, taken in Alaska, that:

• Convey the natural seasonal behaviors and life cycles of Alaska’s fish and their habitats
• Depict living fish – preferably in the water or held partially submerged
• Capture the unique nature of Alaska’s personal, subsistence, recreational and commercial fisheries.

The contest’s first place prize is a Kodak Easyshare Sport waterproof camera from Stewart’s Photo Shop in Anchorage.

You can submit up to ten images, high resolution .jpgs or 4×6 or 5×7 prints from film negatives (prints are not returned). Photos must not have had any digital manipulation that would change the content or meaning of the photo.

Each submission must be accompanied by an official entry form, which can be found at the Fisheries & Ecological Services website.

I am going to go over and collect him from the fair this afternoon and I will get some good pictures then.  The above picture . . . → Read More: My Entry in the Alaska State Fair]]> As promised, here is a picture of my fair entry, he took the first premium blue ribbon and the division champion rosette I’m so proud of the little sucker!

I am going to go over and collect him from the fair this afternoon and I will get some good pictures then.  The above picture was taken with an older camera just before I left for the fair with him.  Here he is at the fair….

And his ribbon and rosette -

The only bad thing about this lovely scene is that a short time later the clouds moved in and covered the entire . . . → Read More: Sunrise]]> I took this picture of the sunrise this morning out my bedroom window.  I love how this picture turned out, particularly since it was taken with my older camera that keeps acting up.

The only bad thing about this lovely scene is that a short time later the clouds moved in and covered the entire sky so now, as I write this, there is no blue sky to be seen and it’s all overcast and half rainy out there.

That sucks, since I need to be out there working in the yard in a little while.