The BIRDS AS ART 1st International Bird Photography Competition: Bad News and Good News

There is good news and bad news on the BIRDS AS ART 1st International Bird Photography Competition. First, the bad news. The number of entries is running far behind what we expected. Many categories are crying out for winning entries. Now for the good news. The prize pool still totals more than of $22,000 US. And the list of prizes is still incredible. It includes $2450 worth of B&H gift certificates, a multitude of Delkin 16 and 32 gb UDMA Compact Flash Card, a Wimberley V-2 head and a variety of Wimberley plates, a Mongoose M3-6 head, $1,100 worth of Lens Coat gift certificates, a Giotto's tiny ballhead, two Kwik-Camon blind, two Lens Align Mark II kits, a Magnum Xtrahand Vest, a Think Tank International Airport V2 rolling bag, $1,000 in gift certificates from Canvas on Demand, 20+ licences for Breezebrowser and Downloader Pro, a variety of Lens Pen kits, Better Beamers and accessories, more than 30 subscriptions to Nature Photographer magazine, and dozens of other great prizes. See all the prizes and categories here.

And here is the very best news: I see lots of images everyday in the Avian Forum that would be hands down winners in a variety of categories....

Click here to learn all about the contest. Click here to read the organizer's message. Read about our relaxed digital guidelines by scrolling down here. You can even earn free entries with your B&H purchases. Click here for details.

The deadline is March 31, 2012 so now is a great time to enter. Best of luck if you do :S3:. All BPN mods may enter; the judging is blind.