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June 8 through July 28, 2013
9 am to 5 pm daily
Please call ahead before your visit.
Private functions may be scheduled.
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Penitentiary Glen Reservation
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-1404 |
This beautiful contest and show captures the beauty of nature within Lake County through the lenses of amateur photographers.
2013 Contest Information
Click here to download the 2013 photo contest information, rules and entry form.
Categories
- Lake Metroparks
- Lake Erie
- Wildlife
- Landscape/Floral
- Weather
- Black & White
Photographs are judged based on content, technical quality, composition, and originality.
A separate junior division features the work
of photographers aged 14 and younger.
2012 photo contest results
2012 Photography Contest
Winners
2012 Photography Contest
Honorable Mentions
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Adult Division
Owl
by Gary Dell |
Youth Division
Thru the Looking Glass
by Meri Bobrovsky |
Admission
Free admission for all ages!
Directions
Take I-90 to Rt. 306 south for about one mile. Turn left onto Rt. 615. Turn right (east) onto Kirtland-Chardon Road and continue for two miles. Penitentiary Glen Reservation is located on the right (south) side of the road.
The Power of Photography
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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” This old cliché is true: photographic images are powerful tools of communication upon which we rely to illustrate and better understand the world around us. A photograph captures a moment in time that is as fleeting and unique as a snowflake.
Pictures record and teach us about historical happenings, help us recall our pasts and preserve precious memories and important events for future generations. Just as images can take us to favorite and familiar places, they can take us to places we’ve never been, places we’ll never go, places we don’t want to visit and places that either can or cannot be returned to. They have the ability to stir deep emotions, often causing us to burst out in laughter, break down in tears, feel a flash of anger or tingle with awe. Read more...
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