Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog

Photo of the Week: A Gift of a Sight

Photo by Gina Stewart. 

"[This is] a picture I took off of my deck in North East, Maryland. This Eagle is overlooking the North East River . . . a gift of a sight—majestic and bold."

—Gina Stewart

Ensure that Gina and future generations continue to enjoy extraordinary sights like these in our watershed. Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint!

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

Photo of the Week: Frog Congregation

Eight colorful frogs congregating by a fountain in North Point State Park, Maryland. Photo by Myrtha Allen.

"I taught the course  Ecosystems of the Chesapeake Bay in the Baltimore City Public School System at Patterson High School, so the Bay means a lot to me. The flora and fauna that live in and around the Chesapeake Bay region are truly unique. This uniqueness drives home the point that we must keep our waters clean. Otherwise those little frogs and other amazing animals dependent on the Bay for life, will become but a memory. Clean water is important not only for the life in the Bay, but also for those who love recreational swimming, fishing, crabbing, and a waterman's livelihood. Through teaching, it was my hope to embed and motivate . . . to drive others to love and care for our Bay and its tributaries as much as I do."

—Myrtha Allen

Ensure that Myrtha and future generations continue to enjoy extraordinary sights like these in our watershed. Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint!

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

Photo of the Week: Day Break over Heywood's Creek

Photo by Bucky Burruss.

"My fiancee Bucky Burruss is dedicated to chronicling the sunrise each day as day breaks over Heywood's Creek in Gloucester County. He has taken hundreds of such shots and each is beautiful and distinctive. Today's is even more unusual than the rest." 

—Terri Haynie

Ensure that Bucky and Terri and future generations continue to enjoy extraordinary sights like these in our watershed. Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint!

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

Photo of the Week: It's Voting Time!

A small footbridge invites you to take a closer look at the Monocacy river in Frederick, Maryland. Photo by Amanda Angleberger.

Voting is now open for the Viewers' Choice winner of our annual Save the Bay Photo Contest! We've narrowed it down to 10 images—including the gorgeous photo above—but now we need your help determining the finalist. Vote for your favorite pic now!

The winner will receive $100 and be featured in CBF's 2013 calendar. Voting closes on Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. EST (the winner will be announced May 7).

Photo of the Week: Willoughby Spit

Photo by Randy Owen. 

"I actually took this photo in Oct. 2011. I grew up on this strip of sand, Willoughby Spit, in the lower Chesapeake Bay. This picture represents home to me. There is always something beautiful, every day, here to photograph."

—Randy Owen

Ensure that Randy and future generations continue to enjoy extraordinary sights like these in our watershed. Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint!

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

Photo of the Week: One Week Left!

Last year's second-place winner of the "Save the Bay" Photo Contest. Bushes line the beach at Cape Charles, Virginia, and are speckled with hundreds of monarch butterflies. Photo by Dianne Appell.

There's just five days left until the annual "Save the Bay" Photo Contest submission deadline! Have you submitted your photos yet? From Pennsylvania to Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains to the Eastern Shore, we want to see your vision of the Bay and its rivers and streams. Submit your photos today, and you can win not only bragging rights, but cash prizes!

—Emmy Nicklin

Photo of the Week: Tabbs Creek Picture-Perfect Sunset

A mid-March sunset along Tabbs Creek in Matthews, Virginia. Photo by Harold Crowder.

"The Bay is an open invitation to an endless variety of adventures. From the thrill of competition, crewing in sailing boat races out of Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville, to relaxing romantic getaways in quaint historical villages like Gloucester, Mathews, and Smithfield where you can absorb the natural beauty, habitat and wildlife, and charm, while amidst a calmer pace on backroads and taking in local epicurean delights.

The Bay, this invitation, is for all, but those of us who are Virginians, it is in our backyard! With every visit I feel the tide pulling stronger for my return and discovery of more of its majesty, a richness that needs to be preserved for future generations."

—Harold Crowder

We're looking for YOUR best shot! Submit to our annual "Save the Bay" photo contest and you could win cash prizes! Learn more here. Contest closes April 12!

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

 

Photo of the Week: Urbanna Sunrise

Photo by John H. Whitehead.

"This is a photo I took on 11/12/12 of a beautiful sunrise over the mouth of Urbanna Creek in Urbanna, Virginia . . . I've spent most of my life on the Bay and never tire of the adventures and pleasures it offers."

—John H. Whitehead

Ensure that John and future generations continue to enjoy extraordinary sights like these in our watershed. Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint!

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

Photo of the Week: The Old Cabin at Red Point

Photo by Mike Redmond.

"This is a picture of the Redmond Cabin on the cliffs of Red Point back in 2005 . . . It TRULY was one of the coolest places on the Bay. Still is an amazing point to watch the most awesome sunsets of all time.

The photographer (Mike) and writer's (Eve) daughter Hannah at the cabin by day.

The cabin is sorely missed [deconstructed] but the owners (my sister and brother-in-law) have spent SO much time and effort to bring back the integrity of that cliffside, which was quickly falling into the Bay. It's a beautiful sloping hillside now, planted with indigenous trees and flora. Kudos to them!"   —Eve Redmond

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!

 

Learn how we're saving the Bay for future generations through the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.

Photo of the Week: A Dramatic Kent Island Sunset

Photo by Doug Edmunds.

A dramatic sunset on Kent Island from this past summer.   

Ensure that Doug and future generations continue to enjoy extraordinary sights like these in our watershed. Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint! 

Do you have a favorite Bay photo you'd like to submit to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Photo of the Week contest? Send your digital images to CBF's E-Communications Manager, Emmy Nicklin, at enicklin [at sign] cbf.org, along with a brief description of where and when you took the photo, and what the Chesapeake Bay means to you. We look forward to seeing your photos!