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The Highway 178 Corridor committee is
sponsoring this first annual Photo Contest to honor the natural
diversity of the region and encourage
residents and visitors to the Highway 178 Corridor
to participate in educating the public through photography.
All Entries must be photos of the natural environment
or of people enjoying nature from the Kern River Valley, Southern
Sierra in Kern, Tulare, or Inyo Counties.
VIEW CONTEST ENTRIES ON THESE PAGES... Professional
Contest: Pro Human Interest
Pro Nature
Amateur Contest: Amateur
Human Interest
Amateur Nature
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
ENTRANTS! The contest has ended winners in each category have been
selected by popular vote.
Amateur Category - Human Interest
1st place winner - Photo 6
= Carol Underhill, Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Fishing at Lake
Isabella is a favorite past time enjoyed by both man and his best
friend, Auxiliary Dam, Lake Isabella, CA
2nd place winner - Photo 2
= Sandra Wieser, South Lake, CA - Atop the Panamint Dunes,
an eight mile walk that was worth it. 10 February 2007
tie -3rd place winner - Photo 1
= Susan Neves, Ridgecrest CA - Windmill Landscape- North
side of Highway 178, just West of burned out Walker Pass Lodge. -
December 2006
tie -3rd place winner - Photo 4
= Kayla Nevius, CA - Historic Buildings, Weldon, May
6, 2007
tie -3rd place winner - Photo 5
= John Ellis, Ridgecrest, CA - Death Valley National Park
- Marble Canyon, March 2006
Amateur Category - Nature
1st place winner - Photo J
- Carol Underhill, Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Sunflowers
bloom near the historic town of Onyx in the beautiful South Fork Kern
River Valley, Onyx, CA
2nd place winner - Photo F
- Shelley Ellis, Ridgecrest, CA - Grapevine Canyon,
About 10 miles northwest of Inyokern in the Sierra Nevada Mts, Nov 2006
tie -3rd place winner - Photo B
- Susan Neves, Ridgecrest CA - North side of Highway 178,
just West of burned out Walker Pass Lodge. - December 2006
tie -3rd place winner - Photo L
= Ron Gillentine, Wofford Heights, CA - South Fork of Kern
River at Lake Isabella, June 14, 2005
Although there are
images in the professional category - no professionals except the
webmaster entered (who is not really a pro). So the only photography
entered is judged by content not the photographer. The webmaster for
this site Alison Sheehey, aka Nature Ali, placed her photos on the page
to celebrate the beauty of the area, with no expectation of reward.
Professional Category - Human Interest
1st place winner - Photo C,
The Andrew Brown Mill has been a fixture along the South Fork of the
Kern since 1878.
Audubon's Kern River Preserve,
21 June 2006
2nd place winner - Photo A,
For up to fourteen thousand years, indigenous people have pecked out the
earliest version of the photograph for spiritual ceremonies.
Little Petroglyph Canyon, China Lake,
6 November 2005
tie -3rd place winner - Photo D,
Careless trash burning caused the Cottonwood Fire,
Kelso Valley,
5 Aug 2006
tie -3rd place winner - Photo F,
Kayak Race Practice,
Miracle Hot Springs - Lower Kern River,
24 August 2005
Professional Category - Nature
1st place winner - Photo 4,
female Southwestern Pond Turtle,
South Fork Kern River,
Kern River Preserve,
31 July 07
2nd place winner - Photo 1,
My kingdom for a carrot - Desert Cottontail with attitude.
Audubon Kern River Preserve,
15 July 2006
tie -3rd place winner - Photo 2,
South Creek Falls - Mtn. Hwy 99,
29 April 2007
tie -3rd place winner - Photo 3,
North Fork Kern River at Camp 3,
6 September 2005
tie -3rd place winner - Photo 5,
Hello Kitty!
Bobcat,
Kern River Preserve,
7 July 07
JUDGING. Voting will be done electronically via
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/experiencehwy178/
Voting was conducted via the Experience 178 polling function. Polls were open as
soon as all entries were received. The Experience 178 group is
moderated to prevent spam and ballot stuffing.
One vote per person per category. Voting concluded on
November 30, 2007.
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