Photo Contest Entries
"I'd Rather Be in the Finger Lakes" Photo Contest Prizes & Winners
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Greek
Peak & Hope Lake Lodge
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Vineyard
Inn & Suites, Penn Yan
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Belhurst
Castle Resort
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Fox
Run Vineyards
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The
Jewel Box
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Olney Place Deli & Market
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FingerLakes.com
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*** "I'd Rather Be in the Finger Lakes" Photo Contest Winners***
Grand Prize Winner
It was a very tough decision, but this was the entry that most judges included in their top 3 selections. A nice sign combined with a tremendous setting for an "I'd Rather Be..." photo - well done ladies!
Danielle and Andrea would rather be in the Finger Lakes . . . (but don't tell the groom!)
Runner Up: Down Under
An excellent sign in front of one of the most recognizable buildings in the world, and also very far away.
Kristin Z. in front of the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
3rd Place: Luck O' the Irish
Not just at a famous place, this photo is also in the act!
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Alan O. sends this photo from Ireland as he is about to kiss the Blarney Stone!
4th Place: - Most Effort Expended to Take a Photo
When you hike 8 miles uphill AND bring along your Finger Lakes sign, you deserve a prize!
Janelle S. took an 8 mile hike to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park just to tell people she'd rather be in the Finger Lakes!
5th Place - Southern Most in Asia
Impressively far away!
Bruce O. on the island of Sentosa in Singapore, the southern most point of continental Asia.
6th Place - Most Artistic
The most artistic entry in the group....
Jason L. from New Jersey would rather be in the Finger Lakes!
T-Shirt Winners
Bali-riffic
Would have definitely placed higher but Alicia knows a few of the judges!
Alicia V. in Bali, Indonesia!
Napa Shmapa
Stay tuned for more on the "Napa Shmapa" front from FingerLakes.com :)
Mike M. is in California's Napa Valley, but he would much rather be enjoying some wine in the Finger Lakes!
On the Moon
Tom B. shows off his Photoshop skills with an entry "from the moon!"
Finger Lakes Pride
Thomas and Jake love going for hikes at Robert Treman State Park near Ithaca, NY!
Least Effort Expended
Angela from Key West wins the award for "least effort expended" in entering the contest - and she won a t-shirt for her efforts!
Most Patriotic
Rachel P. sends an entry from Universal Studios in Orlando, FL!
Purr-fect Vacation Spot
*** Additional Contest Entries ***
Brittany B. sends a submission from St. Pete Beach in Florida!
Mike M.'s submission from Waterloo, NY.
Meryl B. at Fenway Park in Boston, MA!
Bruce and Joy O. send an entry all the way from Malyasia!
Amy L. shows some Finger Lakes love!
Pictured: Micah T. at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, TX.
Pictured: Katie M. at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
An entry all the way from Switzerland.
Irv B. sends in an entry from Parliament in Ottawa!
Angela sends a photo from the southernmost point in the continental U.S. !
...and an entry from the Hemingway Home in Key West!
Donna G. and her father Don V. send some entries from Don's horse farm in Chester, South Carolina!
Kristin Z. at The Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains of Katoomba NSW, Australia!
Neil B. on the campus of Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Being at scenic Kane Lake in Idaho reminds Gregg M. of how beautiful the Finger Lakes are.
Dona T. atop the Grand Canyon as a storm approaches.
An entry from Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, by Daria D!
A photo from Gene M. at Tortilla Flat, a ghost town in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona.
A Photoshop entry from Joshua Tree National Forest in Twentynine Palms, CA by Christina W.
Janelle sends the first of 3 photoshop entries from underwater...
and from on the moon...
and with President Obama looking for a vacation in the Finger Lakes!
