WNJ Exclusive: Second annual photo contest winners announced!
1st Place Wildlife Winner: Praying Mantis on flower in Kingwood.
Photo by Robert Lopshire
WildNewJersey.tv today announced the winners of their Second Annual Photography contest. Robert Lopshire of Frenchtown took home first prize in the Wildlife category for his photo of a praying mantis sitting on a flower in Kingwood. Chase Schiefer of Hazlet won first prize in the Scenery category for his photo of the Hog Wallow Cranberry Harvest in Burlington County.
The contest received 165 entries, covering a wide range of New Jersey's often overlooked natural splendor and unique biodiversity. Depending on rank and choice, winners will receive an iTunes gift card, a signed copy of Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State, or a Wild New Jersey t-shirt.
2nd Place Wildlife Winner: Red Fox at Island Beach State Park.
Photo by Jessica Kirste
"New Jersey is not only home to bountiful nature and outdoor destinations - it holds some of the most talented and devoted nature photographers in the country," said Jill Weislo of Wild New Jersey. "When it comes to the wonders of nature and wildlife, New Jersey is unmatched in its outdoor diversity."
3rd Place Wildlife Winner: Little Egret and the Atlantic City Skyline at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR.
Photo by Rob Melone
Photo by Rob Melone
The other prize winners are as follows:
Second Prize, Wildlife: Jessica Kirste, Linden. Red Fox at Island Beach State Park.
Second Prize, Scenery: India Blake, Hopewell. Winter at a Hopewell farm.
Third Prize, Wildlife: Rob Melone, Hamilton. Little Egret and Atlantic City Skyline at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR.
Third Prize, Scenery: Mark Gorman, Manahawkin. Lighthouse at Barnegat Light.
Honorable Mention: Robert Lopshire, Frenchtown. Tree frog, Kingwood, NJ,
Honorable Mention: Capt. Paul Eidman, Tinton Falls. Clearnose skate eye at Sandy Hook Beach.
Honorable Mention: Donna Herrmann, High Bridge. Ferns at Willowwood Arboretum in Chester.
Honorable Mention: Natalie Morawsky, Princeton. The Great Falls with a rainbow in Paterson.
The Scenery winners will run in a separate blog entry tomorrow morning, while the photos receiving Honorable Mention will run tomorrow afternoon on WildNewJersey.tv. Winners and honorable mentions featured in the calendar will receive a free 2012 WildNewJersey.tv calendar. For only $5, you can buy a calendar. Click here to order.
Judging was done by a panel of WildNewJersey.tv correspondents, with decisions based on creativity, composition, and impact of conveying the uniqueness of each photo. All winning photographs were taken within the State of New Jersey.
WildNewJersey.tv was founded in 2008 by nature writer David Wheeler author of Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State. As the only daily conservation blog in New Jersey, WildNewJersey.tv is run by the nonprofit Edison Wetlands Association.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/15/2011 1:00 PM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, WNJ Photo Contest
Tags: WNJ Photo Contest
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, WNJ Photo Contest
Tags: WNJ Photo Contest
Thanks so much for choosing my red fox photo!! Congrats to all other winners too!!
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I believe this is a Snowy egret. A Little egret would have complete black legs. It is also an Old World species, rare in the USA.
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