Giveaway from Energizer and National Geographic!


~~The giveaway is now CLOSED~~
Energizer Ultimate Lithium and National Geographic are calling all photographer enthusiasts to enter their second annual Ultimate Photo contest! Everyone is welcome to enter a photo in one of six thematic categories: animals/wildlife, nature,people and cultures, travel, weather and inspiration/Keep Going® by the end of June. All entries will be judged by the award-winning photojournalist Jim Richardson. The Grand Prize is a 10-day National Geographic Expeditions trip for two to the Galápagos Islands! The winning photo will also be featured in National Geographic magazine. You may get a sneak peek of the current entries below.

After Richardson select two finalists from each category, between August 14 and September 15, Americans will be given the opportunity to review each of the category finalists and vote for their favorite in each category. You may enter now for your shot at the fabulous grand prize or wait until the voting period to help choose the grand winner. Regardless, Energizer and National Geographic would love you to win a great prize package on my blog just for checking out their hot contest.

The Giveaway

Thanks to Energizer and M80, I'm giving away a one-year subscription of National Geographic Magazine and a sample of Energizer Lithium Batteries!

Required Entry: Check out the current entries in the 2009 Ultimate Photo Contest and leave a comment telling me your favorite photo from one of the six categories. (Please leave a valid email address in your comment or make sure one is visible in your blogger profile).


Extra Entries (optional): please make sure you do the required entry first! Please leave a separate comment for each extra entry, i.e. 1 comment=1 entry.
  • UPDATED: Enter any current giveaway at Kiddies Corner Deals (1 extra entry)
  • Follow my blog publicly (1 extra entry)
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  • Follow Me on Twitter AND tweet the following message (1 extra entry per day) Yes! You may tweet once daily to increase your chances:
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  • Fave me on Technorati (2 extra entries) and leave your user name
  • Blog about this giveaway and link back to my homepage, and leave the link in your comment (1 extra entry for mentioning this giveaway on your blog; 3 extra entries for a separate blog post).
  • Leave a relevant comment on this post (1 extra entry) This will help bring you another great giveaway!
Giveaway ends at 11:59 Central Time on 6/30/09
Open to US Residents Only.
Winner will be chosen using random.org and will have 72 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
Thanks for entering and good luck!


89 comments:

  1. I love pic #6 in week 3, the cherry blossoms remind me of my family down in Maryland!

    Stef

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  2. #8 is my favorite. I had a really hard time choosing, but I found this one really captivating.

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  3. My favorite is the one of the seeds on a beach in Maui.

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  4. I suscribe.

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  5. I follow.

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  6. i love the cherry blossoms, thanks

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  7. I love week 2 the Sunflowers,neat picture and to be taken with a cell phone is wild.
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  11. Faved on Technorati #1
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  12. Faved on Technorati #2
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  13. My favorite in Week 3 is the close-up of the butterfly's wing.

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  14. I love the picture from outside the Badlands in South Dakota. It seems like the road is never ending. Thanks for the chance.

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  15. My favorite is the photo and caption by Molly Reiners. It shows wisdom.
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  16. I follow you on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway.
    http://twitter.com/partymix25/status/2282726561

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  17. My favorite photo is the Turkey Foot Falls in Alabama.
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  18. Follower!
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  19. I'm an email subscriber
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  20. My favorite photo is the one by Sara Forrest. I just love the textures and colors in that photo.

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  21. I blogged #1
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  22. I blogged #2
    http://ferretsandparrots.blogspot.com/2009/06/you-could-win-one-year-subscription-of.html#links

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  23. I blogged #3
    http://ferretsandparrots.blogspot.com/2009/06/you-could-win-one-year-subscription-of.html#links

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  24. I love Week 1 Image 10. It is intriguing.

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  25. Tweet!
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  26. I love the week one, photo 6 of the cobweb in the wheatfield! I didn't see the catagory name, but I'm sure it was "Nature."

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  27. (1) I favorited you on Technorati

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  28. (2) I favorited you on Technorati

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  29. I subscribe to your feed.

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  30. I'm the #13 entrant to the Starbucks GC giveaway at Kiddie Corner

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  31. tweet..

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  32. I entered the Carolyn's Kitchen giveaway at Kiddies Corner Deals

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  33. I subscribed to your feed via email katie745 at gmail dot com

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  34. The close up of the butterfly wings is amazing.

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  35. I love Glen Traver's lightening strike photo. JeansandTs@hotmail.com

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  36. It was hard to pick one but I like the one that's outside the Badlands in South Dakota.
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  37. Glen Traver's photo is my favorite-great color and clarity.

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  38. following you on twitter and tweeted
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  39. My Favorite Photo is the Winter Sunset on Lands End in San Fransisco by Wei Lee :)

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  40. I now follow you on Twitter, and here's my Tweet..
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  41. 6/28 tweeted
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  42. 6/29 tweeted
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  43. I love the polar bear photo (the first image), but my favorite has to be the Jason Rossi photo of his newborn daughter holding his wife's hand. The story behind it is powerful and the image is beautiful.

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  44. Picture 4 in Week 4 is stunning!

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  45. Kobe the polar bear is my favorite. yyeres(at)gmail(dot)com

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  46. I like the photo by Chris Larkey of the sailboat taken during a sailboat tour in Maine. I love anything to do with boats, ships and the seas.

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  47. I like the cherry blossoms
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  48. I love the picture of the foggy morning in England.

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  49. I like the hot air balloons just over the water and the lighting picture!

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  50. retweet..

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  51. I like the dandolion photo best. The mama and baby photo is beautiful and heartbreaking.

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  52. I entered the Dropps giveaway at Kiddies corner!

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  53. LOVE the dandelion picture!

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  54. tweeted http://twitter.com/kgail11/status/2411929636

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  55. I love picture 6 in week 4 very percious

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  56. http://twitter.com/Jammie79/status/2411979028 I follow and tweeted

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  57. I am subscribed via feedburner

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  58. great giveaway would love to win this for my daughter

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  59. #7 The hot air balloons
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  60. I follow.
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  61. I am a subscriber.
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  62. I entered Kiddies Corner Deals Piggy Paint contest. Thanks for the chance.

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  63. i really like week 4 picture 9 photo by wei lee
    i think its so pretty and it looks very mystical :)

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  64. following your blog as klp1965
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  65. http://twitter.com/klp1965/status/2412597791

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  66. My favorite photo is winter sunset of Land's End in San Francisco
    by Wei Lee

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  67. I follow - janetfaye

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  68. Subscribed.

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  69. I follow and I sent a tweet:
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  70. 1. Blogged separate post with link to homepage:
    http://blog-giveaways.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-from-energizer-and-national.html

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  71. 2. Blogged separate post with link to homepage:
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  72. 3. Blogged separate post with link to homepage:
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  73. My favorite photo was the polar bear in the water...June week 4
    thanks
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  74. Email subscriber
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    thanks

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  75. Follow publicly!
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  76. Follow on twitter and tweeted
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    tried to fave on technorati, but they are down for maintenance...AGAIN!

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  78. Email subscriber

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  79. Technorati fave - bridget3420

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  80. Entry #2 for Technorati fave

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