Capturing the essence of nature
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Animal behavior
Picture by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne |
In a move to promote the art of wildlife photography and interest and
awareness of cohabitation, Yala Village, a member of the John Keells
Hotels Group together with Etisalat Lanka presents – ‘Yala Village -
Etisalat Nature Photographer 2010’.
Nature photography enthusiasts now have the opportunity to show case
their talent by entering this competition. Competitors can submit
entries in the following categories; Animal behavior, birds in action,
wild and scenic places and best camera phone wildlife image. The junior
competition will be open to children under the age of 16, while the
adult competition will be open to those who are above the age of 16 as
at August 31, 2010. Entries will close by October 30.
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Leopard in Yala |
The Mobile Camera Photography competition is a new category added
into this competition due to Etisalat’s sponsorship, enabling
participants to capture a photo on their mobile phone and MMS them to a
short-code which will be uploaded onto the competition website. Category
winners will be selected in addition to an online voting competition
facilitating viewers to vote for their favorite camera phone photo.
Sri Lankan Resorts at John Keells Hotels Group Sector Head Jayantissa
Kehelpannala added: “Yala Village takes pride in being the catalysts of
conserving the star attractions in the area which will sustain and grow
wildlife tourism in a post war Sri Lanka.”
The John Keells Hotels Group together with Etisalat will award
winners of each category and the overall winners, prizes in cash to the
value of Rs.160,000 as well as complimentary vouchers to visit John
Keells Hotels. Entry forms with the rules and regulations for the
competition can be downloaded from www.johnkeellshotels.com and
www.etisalat.lk . Printed forms can also be collected from Yala Village,
John Keells Hotels Reservations and any Etisalat Authorized dealers’
located island wide. |
