We are now accepting submissions of nature photos for the 22nd Annual Nature Photo Contest. See below for details.
Children & Adult Divisions
- Photos must be delivered byMonday, October 14 to the BFEC Resource Center at 9781 Laymon Road, Gambier. Entry forms will be available and photos may be dropped-off anytime in the building breeze-way.
- Each participant may submit up to 3 photos, and must pay a flat-rate $10 entry fee. ($10/person rate applies regardless of number of photos).
- Please restrict entries to those depicting Knox County nature. Photos may feature close-up shots, landscapes, and everything in between so long as natural elements are focal points. Photos may also depict people interacting with nature and the positive or negative outcomes of those interactions.
- Photos must be mounted on mat board or foam core. No framed entries will be accepted.
- There is no minimum photo size, although entries that are at least 8×10” are recommended. Photographs should not exceed 14″ in any dimension, and mat size should not exceed 16 x 20”.
- No composite digital photos, please. (Photos may be digitally altered in the following ways: cropping, adjusting contrast, exposure, brightness, etc. Prints should not contain layered objects from multiple images.)
- All entries will be displayed during a photo contest show on Saturday, October 19th, during the BFEC Harvest Festival (12-4pm).
- A panel of judges will select three winners. Winners will be posted as the Harvest Festival ends. Cash awards will be offered: 1st Prize – $50; 2nd Prize – $30; 3rd Prize – $20
- Harvest Festival visitors will select “People’s Choice” winners on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 12-2pm. Winners will be posted as the festival ends.
- The show will remain up through November 9th. Participants may pick-up photos from November 11 – 15. The BFEC is not responsible for prints left at the center after this period.
Student Division
- College students enrolled full-time at any college or university are invited to submit up to 3 entries per person electronically. Photographs will be displayed via a continuous slide show at the BFEC Harvest Festival. Students opting to submit photos via prints will be entered into the “adult” division above.
- A panel of judges will select three winners. Cash awards will be offered: 1st Prize – $50; 2nd Prize – $30; 3rd Prize – $20
- There is no fee to submit photos. Limit entries to three per person, each not to exceed 10 MB.
- Photos may be submitted tofoxm@kenyon.edu, no later than Monday, October 14.
- Please restrict entries to those depicting Knox County nature. Photos may feature close-up shots, landscapes, and everything in between as long as natural elements are focal points.
- No composite digital photos, please. (Photos may be digitally altered in the following ways: cropping, adjusting contrast, exposure, brightness, etc. Prints should not contain layered objects from multiple images.)
Information
Contact our office at 740-427-5050 or foxm@kenyon.edu. Guidelines also available at bfec.kenyon.edu
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We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.
Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase
Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase
Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75
Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25
We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.
Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase
Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase
Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75
Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25
We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.
Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase
Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase
Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75
Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25
We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.
Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase
Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase
Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75
Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25