Who May Enter?

This contest is open to photographers of any age. There are three age categories – Adults (18 years of age and above), Youth (13 to 17 years of age), and Youth 2 (12 years of age and under).

What to Enter?

All photographs must be taken within the Octoraro Watershed which encompasses the following townships: Eden, Bart, Sadsbury (in both Lancaster and Chester counties), West Sadsbury, Highland, West Fallowfield, Upper Oxford, Lower Oxford, East Nottingham, Little Britain, Fulton, East Drumore, and West Nottingham, and the boroughs of Atglen and Christiana, Pennsylvania and Cecil County, Maryland. All photographs must be identified with their location within the watershed (county, township, borough).

Judge:

Shelli McKenna, professional photographer and owner of McKenna Moments, Gap, PA. 

Checklist:

Photographs may be color or black and white. Photos will be entered and judged in four categories:

• Wildlife – plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, invertebrates, fungi (please, no domestic animals)

• Landscapes – sites, scenery, historic buildings

• Agriculture – farm-related activities, farm landscapes

• Trailcam – interesting photographs captured on your trail cam

For more information, contact Chotty Sprenkle at csprenkle9@gmail.com or 610-593-2808 or text 484-888-5416.

We look forward to your photographs showing the beauty and wonder of the Octoraro watershed.

🏆 CONTEST WINNERS 🎉

Congratulations to all the winners! 🎉💐👏

Best of Show: Anita Bower, Nottingham, PA

Wildlife 🏆 :

1st Place – Mona Steinhauer, Lancaster, PA

2nd Place – Donna McCool, Cochranville, PA

3rd Place – Leah Kline, Kirkwood, PA

Landscapes 🏆 :

1st Place – Brian Van Gilder, Atglen, PA

2nd Place – Esther Knapicius, Parkesburg, PA

3rd Place – Rupert Rossetti, Port Deposit, MD

Trailcam 🏆 :

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place – Rupert Rossetti, Port Deposit, MD (Rupert was the only participant in this category.)

Agriculture 🏆 :

1st Place – Mary Lois Kreider, Kirkwood, PA

2nd Place – Liz Kindig, Drumore, PA

3rd Place – Donna McCool, Cochranville, PA

People’s Choice 🏆 :

Chosen during the Membership Meeting with no names attached to any photograph.

Winner: Chotty Sprenkle, Cochranville, PA

All photographs entered will now be part of a traveling display. The first stop will be the Atglen Library, Atglen, PA for the month of April 2023. Afterward, we will schedule showings at the Oxford Library, Quarryville Library, and a library in Cecil County, MD. The display will be up by this Friday in Atglen.

The winners will receive their prizes (checks) in the mail shortly.

Once again, thank you for participating in this year’s contest. We look forward to your entry in 2024. 😄

Chotty Sprenkle, President of Octoraro Watershed Association