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2009 Summer Photo Contest Winners

2009 Summer Photo Contest WinnersThe theme was beaches, boards, boats and bait. And the winners are:
 
Contest Winner $200
"Surfer Girl Sunset" by Ian Wuilleumier
 

 

About the photo: "I'm a Junior at Keene State College, where I major in Architecture. I've spent most of my summers on cape cape living with my parents in Brewster. Photography, for me, has always been something to capture a memory. Something that you can look back in 20 years and say hey I was there. As I got older I began to bring out emotion in my photos and after awhile my photos were becoming more artistic than just a mere memory. Personally this picture correlates the two, taking an artistic view, while the memories of a fun and fulfilling summer are present. The girl in the picture is a good friend of the families daughter. She had run in the way of my lens while I was taking pictures of the sunset and by pure accident the picture became a beautiful correlation for the photo contest. Although i don't have a personal website, my work can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/i_wuilleumier/"

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Boats Category Winner $50
"Girl in Canoe" by Jason Feist (aka "Capecodder")
About the photo: "I grew up on Herring Pond in Eastham. Early this summer I headed to the Cape to visit my parents who still live there. The photo was taken late in the afternoon between one of those early summer  rain and thunder storms. There was a little break in the weather so my girlfriend and I took a canoe out for a paddle. The wind had completely laid down and the reflection from the trees on the mirror like water surface had created an amazing backdrop for the photo. I used one of the new Canon Power Shots with Wide Angle (Great little Point and Shoot) The lighting was nice with high clouds and the trees were bright and green. I got my camera ready... asked my Girlfriend to turn around and 'Click' snapped the photo. She is a California Native and it was her first time to the Cape. I think she was just enjoying the serenity of the moment and I feel it shows in the picture. Just after I took the photo it started to lightly rain. We paddled back to the house quickly, pulled in the canoe and ran to the safety of the house just in time for an incredible Lightning show! Phew....Close call with Mother Nature."

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Boards Category Winner $50
"Morning Lookout" by John Walsh (aka "RightCoast")

 

About the photo: "The photo was taken early Sunday morning, August 23, 2009, the weekend Hurricane Bill was just offshore.  Marconi Beach was still closed and there was quite a scene at the top of the stairs.  One lone surfer, with a traditional longboard nonetheless, braved the pounding of the waves and must have drifted a quarter mile to the right of the stairs.  My picture was taken before he decided to give it another go, despite the wind, fog, and persistent whitewater." See more of John's photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightcoast

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Beaches Category Winner $50
"Skaket Sunset Storm" by spfzero


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bait Category Winner $50
"My First Catch" by colleendunn


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 September 2009 13:14 )

 
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Human skull found during beach clean up

September 19, 2009 - During a beach clean-up effort in Redondo Beach, CA a scuba diver collecting underwater litter picked up a black plastic bag containing a human skull wrapped in a cloth. An investigation ensued and... and... and... ..............................................................

...........the skull was plastic. Here's the story from the LATimes.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 September 2009 19:34 )

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Madoff Beach House Sold Above $8.75MM Asking Price

September 17, 2009 - The beachfront house in Montauk NY owned by Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has been sold for more than the $8.75 million asking price. The 3,000-square-foot gray contemporary house on the dunes went on the market two weeks ago. There were multiple bids, said Joan Hegner, an agent with the Corcoran Group who shared the listing with her husband Raymond Hegner. “We have fully signed contracts,” Ms. Hegner said. Here's the full story at NYTimes.com.

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Annual Beach Cleanup Kicks Off at Nantasket Beach

September 16, 2009 - State environmental officials, business leaders, and non-profit organizations from around the Commonwealth will gather at Nantasket State Beach in Hull this coming Saturday, Sept. 19, at 9 am to launch the 22nd annual statewide fall beach cleanup program, COASTSWEEP. The event, organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the UMass Boston Urban Harbors Institute, is an annual cleanup of Massachusetts shorelines. Organized cleanups are planned at more than 100 Massachusetts beaches, river banks, marshes and underwater sites throughout September and October. Thousands of volunteers are expected to help clean beaches, riverbanks, and lakefronts, or to organize to local cleanup activities, and CZM and UMass encourage more citizens to join in. For more information visit COASTSWEEP.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:30 )

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Locations of great white shark taggings/sightings

September 11, 2009 - The link below shows the locations of the recent sightings and taggings of great white sharks around lower Cape Cod. The tagged sharks have transmitters that will record their movements through the end of the year, then detatch and transmit the recorded data to researchers. The taggings occurred in the middle section of Monomoy Island, north of the lighthouse. Sightings have occurred from Nauset Light Beach in Eastham to to Monomoy Point.

Map of Great White Shark sightings/taggings around Cape Cod. September 3-8.

Last Updated ( Friday, 11 September 2009 10:26 )

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