District Photography Deadline

Accordeing to the District 5 website, the deadline to enter the District photography contest is MONDAY, February 17th.  So, get those entries together this weekend and get them in.  :-)

Remember, this event is open to Jr.-Sr. participants. You MUST register with 4honline.com .  To enter it is $8 and $0.50 for each photo.

Workshop Canceled

Due to possible impending "yucky", cold weather the workshop scheduled for tomorrow night is canceled.  I have contacted Willie and asked him to mail everyone's judges forms to you.  Remember, the deadline to enter district is Feb. 15th.

We will have one more photography workshop before the district deadline.  We will meet at the Extension Office in Rusk Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30.  That is the same night as the County Council, but I don't think that will be a conflict for many of you.  

We will go over the judges comments with you, give you your ribbons and then you can decide if you want to send any of your photos on to district.

The deadline to enter the district contest is Feb. 15th and you must register at 4honline.com

Remember, only JRs - SRs compete at District.  Come on and join us.  You all did a wonderful job.  Remember, as long as you learned something and had FUN then it was a fantastic project.  :-)

County Photography results are in.  I am trying to schedule one more workshop before the District deadline, which is set for February 15th.  

Remember, even if you did not compete at the county level you can still participate at the district level.  :-)

Animal Wildlife	Addison Filer	RED
Aquatic	David Windgard	RED
Catch All	Trey Shipman	RED
Catch All	Connor Thornton	RED
Catch All	Jackson Thornton	RED
Catch All	David Windgard	RED
Darkroom	Trey Shipman	BLUE
Element of Design	Addison Filer	RED
Element of Design	Connor Thornton	RED
Element of Design	Jackson Thornton	RED
Details & Macro	Jackson Thornton	BLUE
Details & Macro	David Windgard	RED
Nature & Landscape	Kendall Filer	RED
Nature & Landscape	Trey Shipman	BLUE
Nature & Landscape	David Windgard	RED
Plants & Flora	Kendall Filer	WHITE
Plants & Flora	Connor Thornton	RED
Plants & Flora	Jackson Thornton	RED
People	Connor Thornton	RED
People	Trey Shipman	RED

Congratulations to Trey Shipman for receiving "Best in Show" for his Nature/Landscape photo.

County Contest Reminder

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas.  :-)

This is just a reminder that the County Photography Contest will be held January 13th - 17th.  Entries need to be turned in to Willie no later than 5:00 January 8th.   Please follow the entry guidelines as stated in the 2014 State Guidelines.  

Email all entries to Willie at wrarnwine@ag.tamu.edu

Remember, this is not a qualifying event.  You can still participate at District and State ( for those 14 and over) even if you do not participate at County.  However, participation at County can be very beneficial with the judges feedback in determining if you want your photo to move on to District, or use a different photo.

For the Seniors who wish to compete at the State level; we can only send ONE photo per category for the whole county.  So first option will be given to those who compete at County/District.  Entry deadline for State is April 15th.

There is no charge to compete at County, so feel free to enter a photo for all 15 categories.  :-)  And remember the most important part is to HAVE FUN while you're learning.  :-)

NEW contest: Photo Judging

There is a new Photography Project/contest at State this year; Photo Judging.  

This is a contest where the participants learn HOW to judge a photo, therefore improving their own photography skills.  I confess, I am still learning about all of this myself.  Like I said, it is a new competition that is open to both Intermediate AND Seniors.  :-)  It will be held June 10th at State Roundup.

A team consists of 4 members from the same county, and individuals may compete if we do not have enough participants to make a team..  I would love to have some of our kids participate, and am willing to put together some workshops if there is enough interest.  You can view the information and rules here: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/files/2013/11/photography_4H_contest_rules_1314.pdf .


Please, let me know if your child would be interested in participating.  If there is enough interest I will begin organizing some workshops as early as late January/mid February.  :-)

District Photography Contest info

The District Office will be accepting entries until February 17, 2014. All contestant registration 
information should be completed on 4-H Connect by this date. All pictures must be received by the 
due date and in the specified format or the entry will be disqualified. 

Entry fees for the District contest are $8.00 per person plus $.50 per photo. You will be notified as 
soon as the contest registration becomes available on 4-H Connect. 

Entries will be showcased in a running slide presentation during District Roundup on April 26, 
2014. Selected photos will also be used on the District 5 website and may be used for marketing 
and promotion efforts.

E-mailing Photographs: 

In the subject line of the e-mail, include the name of the 4-H member and their county. Example—
Member Name, Clover County. Please make sure the photograph(s) is attached before sending. No 
text is needed in the body of the e-mail. E-mails can come from personal e-mail addresses as well as 

county Extension office e-mails. Send photographs to d54h@ag.tamu.edu .