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Finalist for the National Geographic Travel Photo Contest - Please Help !

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Posted by Kevin McNeal on August 18, 2008 at 12:51 PM
I feel awful about pleading for your help but the opportunity is to hard to pass. I am one of eight finalists in the National Geographic Travel photo Contest from 8100 submissions.The winner receives a trip for two to Tanzania with a National geographic photographer and their image in the Dec 2008 issue. Being that I have a 1 in 8 chance of winning I am appealing to my photography forum and mentors to take a minute to vote at this link:
I am the image under adventure/exploration - the image of the photographer standing in the water at sunset

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/energizer/vote.html

I realize that this is a hassle but it would mean everything in the world to me to win. I would be forever grateful to you for your time. Thank you for your time. Kevin McNeal
Posted by Peter Carroll on August 18, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Not one bit of a "hassle" as you put it Kevin. I'm thrilled to vote for a fellow NPNer is such a big contest. Best of luck.

P.S. Work out the html coding for your link above to make it easier for passers by to click and vote. :wavey:
Posted by Steve Foss on August 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Congrats on getting to the finals, Kevin. It was my pleasure to vote for you. It's an excellent photograph, and best of luck. Africa awaits!

To make it a hot link put [ url ] in front and [/ url ] behind the whole url, first removing the spaces I've inserted in the code. Just basic html code. You can use 'i' in there instead for italics, 'b' for bold or 'quote' to
quote someone's post,
just as a few examples.
Posted by Benjamin Glatt on August 18, 2008 at 1:25 PM
My vote has been cast for you McNeal. Hope you win!
Posted by Steve Foss on August 18, 2008 at 1:54 PM
Kevin, I just got a thank-you e-mail from N.G. that seemed to imply we can vote more than once. It said: Remember that you can vote on your favorite from August 15 to August 28.

Does that mean we can vote over and over again?
Posted by James Fillip on August 18, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Got my vote!
Posted by John Mumaw on August 18, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Voted!
Posted by Mary Dempsey on August 18, 2008 at 2:43 PM
I don't know... that cloud shot... :biggrin: just kidding...my vote is for you! Hope you win your trip. :toast: for being in the top 8.
Posted by Tom Smit on August 18, 2008 at 3:16 PM
You got my vote!
Posted by Steve Sieren on August 18, 2008 at 3:42 PM
OOoh! Awessome. If I vote and you win can I go? j/k. Good luck, you got my vote. Congrats too.
Posted by Pam Colander on August 18, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Done! Yours is truely a winner Kevin...best of luck :cool:

Pam
Posted by Jim Neiger on August 18, 2008 at 4:12 PM
I voted for your photo. Good luck.
Posted by Gail Diane Yovanov on August 18, 2008 at 4:23 PM
I voted! Best of luck....
Posted by Pete D on August 18, 2008 at 4:40 PM
You got my vote. Good luck.
Posted by Arni Cheatham on August 18, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Great image. Easy to vote for that and count my vote in. Good Luck!
Posted by scott lanz on August 18, 2008 at 6:09 PM
My vote is cast. Good luck!
Posted by Edward Nunez on August 18, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Voted. Good Luck!
Posted by Dennis Workman on August 18, 2008 at 8:12 PM
My vote has been cast Kevin..Good Luck
Posted by Kent Staubus on August 18, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Done.


Kent in SD
Posted by Kevin McNeal on August 18, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Thank you to everyone for taking time out to help me out. It makes me feel great to belong to a forum as supportive as this. Thanks again. Kevin McNeal
Posted by Lisa Wiesbauer on August 18, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Awesome Kevin; well done!!!

I voted -maybe we'll see you there if you're going in Oct. :smile:
I would just love to have a NG photog along on the trip.

Sure hope you get it. :toast:

Lisa
Posted by Mark Kraus on August 18, 2008 at 11:07 PM
One more vote
MK
Posted by Paul Marcellini on August 18, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Voted, good luck.
Posted by Harold Ankney on August 18, 2008 at 11:37 PM
You got my vote..Good luck!


Harold
Posted by Tom Nevesely on August 19, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Done! :smile:
Posted by Bart Heirweg on August 19, 2008 at 4:30 AM
It was a bit af a hassle with the registration thing, not allowing foreign people, but I cheated with the postalcode and state :-)
You've got my vote. Well done by the way.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on August 19, 2008 at 4:39 AM
You got my vote buddy. Good luck. :toast:
Posted by Michael Anderson on August 19, 2008 at 6:16 AM
Just voted for you Kevin. Good luck!!!
Posted by Lance Warley on August 19, 2008 at 7:19 AM
You got my vote, too.

Hey, I bet pro athletes pay people big bucks to vote for them in all star games.
Posted by Clif Moore on August 19, 2008 at 7:56 AM
I always feel conflicted about this kind of thing... voting for someone because we share a forum. Honestly, I tend to vote for the image I like best then feel a bit guilty for not supporting a colleague. Luckily, your image was easily the best of the group, IMO. Voted!
Posted by Jim Sabiston on August 19, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Voted. Good luck!
Posted by Donald Gorczynski on August 19, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Just voted! Good luck!

Don
Posted by Ned Fenimore on August 19, 2008 at 12:45 PM
You got it.. can I go with you if you win??? :biggrin:
Posted by Dan Baumbach on August 19, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Good Luck.

- Dan.
Posted by Jim Goldstein on August 19, 2008 at 2:27 PM
My vote has been cast. Your Yosemite photo was beautiful.

LOL
Of course I'm joking. I voted for the correct photo. Best of luck and maybe you can stow me away in your luggage when you make the trip.
Posted by Heather Nilson on August 19, 2008 at 2:52 PM
OK...Hope to see LOTS of beautiful photos of Tanzania on the NPN forum in the future!
Congratulations on being chosen as a finalist--amazing work--and best of luck for the big prize.
Posted by Ted Griffith on August 19, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Voted- and congratulations!! :toast:
Posted by Stan Rose on August 19, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Voted--good luck! (and congrats)
Posted by Kirk Greene on August 19, 2008 at 9:50 PM
You got my vote. Good luck and congrats on making the final 8! :toast:
Posted by Mac McGlamery on August 20, 2008 at 8:21 AM
No problem--good luck and congrats!!
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on August 20, 2008 at 11:26 AM
One more vote--best of luck, Kevin.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 20, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Done - Good luck Kevin. :smile:
Posted by Pam Colander on August 20, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Kevin, I didn't notice when I was at the NG website. When are winners announced?

Pam
Posted by Mike DiRenzo on August 24, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Glad to help yu out...good luck.
Posted by Thomas Biggs on August 25, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Voted - good luck!
when are the winners announced?