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Shoot the Hills Photography Contest

by Hocking Hills Tourism Association

Major photography competition takes aim at Ohio ’s Hocking Hills

Wildflower Walk, Habitat Restoration and Shoppe the Hills enhance weekend

Logan , Ohio – “Shoot the Hills,” The 8th annual, Hocking Hills nature photography competition, takes place April 17-19, 2009 in southeast Ohio ’s dazzling Hocking Hills region.  Photographers will be given the opportunity to compete for prizes using images they capture in some of the most stunning scenic areas found anywhere in the Midwest. 

Competition for this three-day event begins Friday, April 17 at at the Hocking Hills State Park Dining Lodge. Amateurs, students and professional photographers are invited to enter the contest, which has drawn photographers from around North America . Registration is available at www.ShootTheHills.com or by calling (740) 774-6243.

With both junior and adult divisions, contestants will have 24 hours to take and return photos in the following categories: Wildlife; Flora; Landscape; Human Interest in Nature; and Abstracts in Nature. The $35 registration fee ($30 if pre-registered) includes a CD for burning digital images, but computers are not supplied.  Each photographer may submit five photographs, but no morethan two in any one category. The final awards ceremony and “Photographers’ Choice” slide show take place Sunday at

“Shoppe the Hills Artisan & Craft Show”also begins Friday, April 17 and runs through Sunday, April 19. Each day offers live demonstrations of artistry and crafts on the lawn of the Hocking Hills Dining Lodge. 

 

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Complete information on Shoppe the Hills, Shoot the Hills and other events, as well as area lodging dining and travel information, are available online at www.1800Hocking.com or by calling toll-free, 1-800-HOCKING. Additional information is available at www.1800Shoppethehills.com.

Comp or press rate trips and outstanding photos and video available.

Contact Amy Weirick, (614) 848-8380 or amy@WeirickCommunications.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created: Oct. 16, 2008
Last updated: Mar. 27, 2009