“Outdoor Oklahoma” readers encouraged to submit digital photographs for Showcase

            The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is encouraging readers of “Outdoor Oklahoma” magazine to continue submitting digital photographs for this year’s annual Readers’ Photography Showcase. Submissions are being accepted until March 31, 2007.

            The award-winning magazine is the official magazine of the Wildlife Department. Submissions from both professional and amateur photographers are being accepted for the special July/August issue, and for the first time the magazine will feature only digital submissions in the Showcase.

            Nels Rodefeld, “Outdoor Oklahoma” editor, said using all digital submissions will improve the popular issue and make way for talented photographers to have their work displayed in a magazine frequently recognized for its photography.

            “There are some talented digital photographers out hunting, fishing and enjoying the outdoors this year, and the Readers’ Photography Showcase gives them a chance to share that once-in-a-lifetime shot of a hummingbird or a child catching their first fish,” Rodefeld said. “These are the things that make this issue so popular. I guess you could say we all want to be good photographers at some level.”

             Rodefeld said that although reader submissions usually include a variety of subjects, the magazine has been focusing on “faces in the outdoors” to show hunters, anglers, kids and other outdoor enthusiasts enjoying the outdoors.

            Each participant may submit up to five digital images. Each submission must include a description of the photo, including the location taken, names and hometowns of subjects and what it took to get just the right shot. Photos should be in sharp focus, and images should be at least 300 dpi (dots per inch). The canvas size should be about eight inches by 11 inches. Slides and print images will not be accepted.

            Hopeful photographers can mail a disk to: "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine, Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Readers may also e-mail their entries to photoshowcase@odwc.state.ok.us.

            Individuals can subscribe to “Outdoor Oklahoma” by calling 1-800-777-0019. Subscriptions are just $10 for one year, $18 for two years, or $25 for three years. You can also subscribe over the Internet by logging on to the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.

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