As an avid waterfall enthusiast, I am constantly hiking in the plethora of gorges left behind from when the glaciers carved the landscape and retreated north.  I am lucky to have grown up in the Finger Lakes of NY.  It's a beautiful place to visit, but better place to live.

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The theme for the official PentaxForums.com photo contest for May, 2013 will be "Food". We encourage you to be creative, the possibilities within these theme are nearly endless!

Submit your photo here for a chance to win B&H gift card prizes and more!  Like for all previous contents, you may only submit a single photo, and it must be within the size & dimension limits stated in the contest announcement.  And while we do allow non-Pentax photos on the forum, only photos taken with Pentax cameras will be eligible to participate in this contest. Good luck! 

If you have trouble entering or need help, please read the contest announcement above, and then ask your question in the our site help forum.

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Early morning rays shining through the treetops

We're happy to announce the winners of our March, 2013 "Dreams" photo contest! In first place was forum member hobkyl, who captured the photo "Early morning rays shining through the treetops" (pictured above). This photo was shot with a Pentax K-x and an smc Pentax DA 16-45 mm lens.

Our runners-up were forum members novsky on second place with "Pörto Vecchio Dreamy Sunset" and Free Soul on third place with "Beyond Bravest Dreams". Click on any photo for a larger version!

Pörto Vecchio Dreamy Sunset	Beyond Bravest Dreams

We congratulate the winners one more time!

Finally, don't miss our April "Rain" photo contest, which features the same great prizes from B&H and Red River Paper!

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We'd like to invite everyone to vote in the poll for our March, 2013 "dreams" photo contest.  This contest saw some 93 submission, and due to its abstract theme, we've received some truly incredible and creative entries.  We hope you enjoy the photos, and thanks in advance for voting!

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The theme for our official April, 2013 photo contest will be "Rain"!  Be creative!

Submit your photo here for a chance to win B&H gift card prizes and more!  Like for all previous contents, you may only submit a single photo, and it must be within the size & dimension limits stated in the contest announcement.  And while we do allow non-Pentax photos on the forum, only photos taken with Pentax cameras will be eligible to participate in this contest. Good luck! 

If you have trouble entering or need help, please read the contest announcement above, and then ask your question in the our site help forum.

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"Mystery Forest"

We're happy to announce the winners of our February, 2013 "Bokeh" photo contest! With over 280 eligible submissions, this was our largest contest to date! In first place was forum member hubetek, who captured the photo "Mystery Forest" (pictured above) with his Pentax K20D.

Our runners-up were forum members ohce in second place with "Green" (left) and loco in third place with "Chess Ghosts" (right). Click on any photo for a larger version!

"Green"	"Chess Ghosts"

We'd congratulate the winners one more time!  Stay tuned to our homapage for the "making of" the winning photo. Also, don't miss our March "Dreams" photo contest, which features the same great prizes from B&H and Red River Paper!

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The image "Reflections on Siskiyou Lake" was taken on the first weekend of November, 2012. I had taken a number of images at the lake in recent years and knew the area well. Siskiyou Lake is a vastly under-rated place, perhaps the most scenic spot to photograph Mount Shasta, one of California's most photogenic mountains. I knew if the conditions were right, this place could produce images that might rival more famous (and over-photographed) places like Oxbow Bend and Wild Goose Island Overlook.

To get the shot I visualized, I would need still waters on Lake Siskiyou, morning light, some clouds, and snow on Mount Shasta.

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Reflections on Siskiyou Lake

We're happy to announce the winners of our January, 2013 "Blue" photo contest! In first place was forum member northcoastgreg, who captured the photo "Reflections on Siskiyou Lake" (pictured above). This photo was shot with a Pentax K200D and an smc Pentax FA 24-90mm lens.

Our runners-up were forum members wmarkroberts on second place with "Blue Dragon" and Mislav on third place with "Blue Morning". Click on any photo for a larger version!

Blue Dragon	Blue Morning

We'd congratulate the winners one more time!

Want to help determine the winners of February's "Bokeh" photo contest? Vote for them here! Also, don't miss our March "Dreams" photo contest, which features the same great prizes from B&H and Red River Paper!

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