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November 2012 Photo Contest

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adam

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11/26/2012 08:08PM

It is time to start the November 2012 Photo Contest.

First an important note. If you see that you have won the contest or a prize in the contest, please email your address and choice of hat, shirt, or bandanna to me.

The theme for this month's contest is "Great Photos".

Monthly Category: Great Photos in Canoe Country

Prize: BWCA Hat, Shirt or Bandanna.

Winner will receive an additional prize of leather work from Dicecupmaker with the bwca.com flying moose on it. Thank you Dicecupmaker!

Thanks to Cooke Custom Sewing (CSS) for sponsoring the year end prize!

Remember 1 entry per person please. This helps us vote accurately.

Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).
- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win in a previous month.
- You must be the photographer of the photo and have the rights to post it.
- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo which you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.
- Please describe in the message the location of the photo.
- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.
- A member may win once per year.
- Photos must be posted to this thread by 11:59pm on Nov 30th.
- Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) format and uploaded to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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TuscaroraBorealis

11/26/2012 08:59PM

"Misty sunrise" Oyster lake, September 2012

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cowdoc

11/26/2012 09:49PM

Early morning storm on Gillis. July 2010.

"What could happen?"

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dicecupmaker

11/27/2012 04:22AM

Black-n-white.

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.

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Zulu

11/27/2012 07:04AM

Burntside Lake, Ely - November 21, 2012

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Navigator

11/27/2012 07:15AM

Just paddlin' along in the BWCA

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TomT

11/27/2012 08:52AM

Flying the colors, Sept. 2012.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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fishguts

11/27/2012 09:48AM

Lake Suzanette, Quetico

fishguts

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canoerone

11/27/2012 01:41PM

Heading for camp.

canoerone

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nctry

11/27/2012 04:32PM

Fishdance Lake

Nctry

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bapabear

11/27/2012 04:47PM

First morning a few years back on Kelly Lake. Conditions heightened the feeling of heading out into the unknown. It was a great trip.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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mooseplums

11/27/2012 06:05PM

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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willfess

11/27/2012 06:52PM

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kanoes

11/27/2012 07:26PM

paull lake, woodland caribou

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ducks

11/27/2012 07:43PM

Caribou Lake, July 2012

Ride EZ

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mboehme

11/27/2012 08:29PM

Sunset fishing on Ogishkemuncie - 2009

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HighPlainsDrifter

11/27/2012 09:42PM

Gordon Lake
September 16, 2008

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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schweady

11/27/2012 09:53PM

Early Morning on Horse Lake, August 2012

"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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serenityseeker

11/27/2012 11:32PM

I seriously doubt I have anything that will even compete with those already posted but this one is one of my favorites:

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Chilly

11/28/2012 12:02AM

Silence Lake

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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snakecharmer

11/28/2012 06:25AM

~ Kawishiwi River

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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moosestalker

11/28/2012 09:07AM

Rainbow on Alpine Lake: and a hush fell over the kid who would not stop talking the entire trip...

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fitgers1

11/28/2012 03:55PM

A coffee toast to a new day on Shell. August 2012

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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viewfinder

11/28/2012 03:59PM

Sunset from my favorite campsite on Lac La Croix.

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SA07

11/28/2012 05:36PM

Sunny Serenity on the Kawishiwi River, August 2012

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Chlorin8ed

11/28/2012 07:45PM

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QuietWaters

11/28/2012 07:59PM

Saganaga Lake Sept. 14, 2001

Bittersweet last day of our trip, exiting to a changed world.

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ILikePike

11/28/2012 10:00PM

Horse Lake Island August 2010

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit” -Edward Abbey

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Stumpy

11/29/2012 12:56AM

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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paddlefamily

11/29/2012 10:24AM

I don't know if this counts since it was taken in Wabakimi PP. But it's one of my favorites.

Landing on the Palisade River at the start of our trip. Sept 2011.

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zschweitzer

11/29/2012 12:57PM

Fishing Off-site on Kekekabic lake

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mwilli12

11/29/2012 01:59PM

Kekekabic Lake Aug 2012

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kellyrth

11/29/2012 03:49PM

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pajeff

11/29/2012 04:11PM

Somewhere between Chippewa and Mudro.
September 2010

Miles From Nowhere

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dentondoc

11/29/2012 04:37PM

Fall morning on Brent Lake (Quetico) 2010.

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs" chances are you missed something. (Inspired by Rudyard Kipling.)

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KTorell

11/29/2012 04:44PM

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mikeyand3

11/29/2012 07:08PM

Bound by Wind - Fall Lake

Keep close to Nature’s heart... break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. - John Muir

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trashbag

11/29/2012 07:16PM

trashbag

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mikeyand3

11/29/2012 07:21PM

Bound by Wind - Fall Lake

Keep close to Nature’s heart... break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. - John Muir

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Rambler

11/29/2012 08:14PM

The burned shores of Kawasachong lake 5/25/12

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boonie

11/29/2012 08:36PM

Island River entry, 9/22/08

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arctic

11/29/2012 10:49PM

On Cherry Lake, BWCA

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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kanoes

11/29/2012 11:40PM

i see a few photoshops in here.

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Spartan2

11/30/2012 07:54AM

Foggy morning on Cherokee Lake, September 10, 2012.

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egknuti

11/30/2012 08:31AM

Photo was taken on Sandpit Lake

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bobbwca

11/30/2012 08:34AM

Crooked Lake. June 1997.

Bob

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Corsair

11/30/2012 09:51AM

A portage that slips my mind at the moment.

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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jwartman59

11/30/2012 12:53PM

quote kanoes: "i see a few photoshops in here."

and maybe hdr? no doubt trying to recreate that kodachrome look. i still, on occasion, use one of my old film cameras, the problem is you can't get kodachrome anymore. stupid advancing technology.

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DeterminedOrange

11/30/2012 09:43PM

Cherokee Lake 2011

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bapabear

12/01/2012 11:23AM

Cherokee Lake. Definitely one of my favorite lakes!

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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JackpineJim

12/01/2012 01:02PM

Burke Lake, traveling south: May

Wilderness both captivates your soul and sets it free :)

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jwartman59

12/02/2012 01:16AM

mountain lake, june.

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Kiporby

12/03/2012 04:03PM

McKenzie Bay, Kawnipi, August 2009

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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walllee

12/03/2012 07:16PM

portage out of Big Moose Lake

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HikingStick

12/04/2012 12:42PM

Little Loon Lake, early morning, September,2011.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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Spartan2

12/04/2012 01:41PM

What a beautiful bunch of photos! With the exception of the burned legs and the burned shore of Kawasachong (no offense intended, please) every single one of them made me think, "Oh, I SO want to be THERE!"

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HikingStick

12/04/2012 01:42PM

quote bumabu: " The first and second pictures are better than anything I got, so let's have some fun with it!
DONT FORGET TO PUT ON SUNSCREEN!"

LMAO! Been there, done that... a long time ago.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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Spartan2

12/05/2012 07:38AM

Oh, I totally agree. Our first trips were before sunscreen even existed! If you have read the report of MY first canoe trip, sunburn was a big factor. But I don't want to relive it. LOL!

As I said, no offense, intended. But I don't want to go there again if I can help it. And now, in my later years, having had several small skin cancers removed, it isn't even a laughing matter for me anymore. But this is a hijack, so I will quit now. Sorry.

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bumabu

12/06/2012 12:19AM

Did u say before suncsreen existed???

Who I am precedes what I do, not the other way around.

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Spartan2

12/06/2012 07:24AM

If there was a true sunscreen in 1971, I surely didn't know about it, or where to get it. There was stuff like Coppertone Shade that had some protection, but nothing like a real sunscreen as we have today. If you think that the products on the market in 1971 really protected a blonde, fair-skinned person who was out in the elements for a 10-hour+ day of paddling in shorts, I could have showed you some legs that were blistered to prove differently! LOL!

But of course I shouldn't have said it didn't exist. I should have said that the very effective kinds we have now were not available then. Thanks, bumabu, for keeping me honest.

Now. . .back to the photo contest? Aren't the photos wonderful?

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HikingStick

12/06/2012 11:59PM

Not to keep us off course, but in the early 1970s (and into the 1980s), you were more likely to find tanning aids on endcaps and islands in stores. Back then, everyone wanted a tan. Only the rare, odd birds liked to stay pale.

My parents had friends like that--always covered up, stayed in during the peak of the day, etc. The talk was that they would outlive everyone. They are both long gone. My father, on the other hand, who always tanned a lot during the summers, will turn 80 in February.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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Rambler

12/07/2012 11:33AM

quote Spartan2: "What a beautiful bunch of photos! With the exception of the burned legs and the burned shore of Kawasachong (no offense intended, please) every single one of them made me think, "Oh, I SO want to be THERE!" "

Sorry you feel that way. I had a great trip, and a great expeirience with a great friend. So to me this was nothing but a great photo. The shores may be burned, but it didn't matter. No offense taken.

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Spartan2

12/07/2012 06:50PM

quote Rambler: "
quote Spartan2: "What a beautiful bunch of photos! With the exception of the burned legs and the burned shore of Kawasachong (no offense intended, please) every single one of them made me think, "Oh, I SO want to be THERE!" "

Sorry you feel that way. I had a great trip, and a great expeirience with a great friend. So to me this was nothing but a great photo. The shores may be burned, but it didn't matter. No offense taken."

I think it is a WONDERFUL photo! It gives the feeling of the burned area so well, and the black and white is a very special touch that helps in that regard. The drama of the burned area is portrayed in that photo in such a way that it gives me goosebumps. I never meant that I didn't like the photo--just that I didn't personally want to be THERE. We took a great trip that included Kawasachong right before the fire, and I just prefer to remember it as it was.

But I am glad that you had a great trip, and I am glad that you shared this amazing photo.

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adam

Moderator

12/15/2012 10:05PM

Great photos this month and tough to chose!

The winner of the photo contest is ViewFinder.

IBFLY is the winner of the trip report contest.

And the extra prize goes to SA07.

Drop me a email with your chose of prize and address.

Adam

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viewfinder

12/17/2012 09:49AM

I am honored that my photo was selected from among so many strong images.

jwartman59 / kanoes - Yes, this was an HDR image processed in Photomatix from 3 bracketed images.

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jwartman59

12/17/2012 10:13AM

quote viewfinder: "I am honored that my photo was selected from among so many strong images.

jwartman59 / kanoes - Yes, this was an HDR image processed in Photomatix from 3 bracketed images.
"

you did a really good job, a nice, subtle touch. congtrats.

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hobbydog

12/17/2012 03:04PM

quote viewfinder: "I am honored that my photo was selected from among so many strong images.

jwartman59 / kanoes - Yes, this was an HDR image processed in Photomatix from 3 bracketed images.
"

Very nice. It really captures a perfect evening in camp.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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boonie

12/17/2012 08:57PM

Congratulations to ViewFinder and IBFLY.

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mocha

12/18/2012 10:54AM

congrats to you guys... love the photos and enjoyed IBFLY's trip report.

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mnrackhunter

06/18/2013 01:28PM

Any idea what model of wenonah canoe is in Navigator's photo?

Save the Minnesota moose population, reduce the number of wolves before it's too late!! "As water reflects the face, one's life reflects the heart" Proverbs 27:19

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