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PHOTO CREDITS

So many amazing photos are taken and shared from the amazing plants, animals and people at the refuge.  We are making our best effort to give credit for each photo we have used on our site.  This list is a work in progress, and if you see that we have either incorrectly credited a photo or not give you credit for one that you took, please let our volunteers know. We'd love to have 100% accuracy on this list, but you know what? There are so many photos taken, and sometimes of the same thing, that it is practically impossible for us to tell the difference!  We want to hear from you, if you have changes. 

THIS IS NANCY'S ROUGH ROUGH BEGINNING DRAFT TO WORK FROM .... WE WILL CLEAN THIS UP AS WE WORK ON IT 
1. Girl with sun in hand:
"Magic of the Bayou"
Taken by Ben Dillingham
First Place Winner in the "People on the Refuge" Category 2004

2.  Man holding alligator showing child:
"Gator Girl "
Taken by Charles H. Heck
Honorable Mention Ribbon in the 'People on the Refuges' Category 2005

3.  Stark tree with clouds that look photoshopped: "Gathering Storm Over Black Bayou"
Taken by Dave Watson
Honorable Mention Ribbon in the 'Scenic' Category 2005

4.  Two gators in someones hands facing each other with mouths open:
"Gator Babies"
 by Leslie Calhoun
Honorable Mention Ribbon - Wildlife 2006

5. That surprised OWL (on the footer graphic):
"Great Horned Owl"
by Charlie Heck
Second Place Ribbon in the 'Birds' Category 2008

6.  Group of Fobb-ers on the Pier: 
"Usual Suspects"
by Mack Barham
Third Place People on the Refuge 2009
  
7.  All hands on big bird (black and white with kids turning Flat Blue:
"All Hands on Big Bird" 
by Burg Ransom
Honorable Mention People on the Refuge 2009

8.  Leslies leaf:
"Suspended Animation"
by Leslie Calhoun
SCENIC 2nd Place 2009

9.  The sunset with angled streaks toward one corner:
"Brush Strokes"
by Burg Ransom
First Place Ribbon in Scenic Category 2010

10.  The Visitor Center in SNOW reflecting in pond: 
"Visitor Center--Snowy Reflection"
by Leslie Calhoun
Third Place Ribbon in Scenic Category   2010

11.  Tree from below (limb shaped like backwards "S"):
"Faint"
by Mallory Danna
HONORABLE MENTION YOUTH 2010

12.  Group at Challenge Trail sign - man in white shirt holding sign one hand, pointing with other:
“My Class on the Challenge Trail” 
by Alias Harris 
1st Place YOUTH 2011

13.  Tree trunk with bumpies:
“Rough Tree Bark” 
by Alias Harris
2011 YOUTH Honorable Mention

14.  Man on boardwalk trail with dog: 
“Bob and Indy” 
by Jennifer Calhoun
2011 1st Place Amateur - People on the Refuge

15.  Pier from atop the bump, with roof and moon in distance:
2nd—Leslie Calhoun, “Moonrise on the Pier”  2011

16.  The closeup of gator eye with salvinia(I think) on him:
“The Eye Has It”
by Burg Ransom
2011 Best in Show 

17.  One lone tree in winter in black and white or fog...:
Honorable Mention: Marsha Hughes, “Winter on the Lake” 2013 Professional Scenic

18. (I can't remember whether i used this one or not ... gator with snout just barely out of water, full head above mouth showing, straight on:
3rd: Burg Ransom, “Come On In! The Water Is Fine”
2013 Professional Scenic

19.  Five tree swallows:
 “Tree Swallow Quintet”
by Doug Moon
Grand Prize 2015 Best in Show

20.  Visitor Center with snowflurries between camera and house:
“Quiet, Calm and Snow”
by Burg Ransom
3rd Professional Scenic 2015

21. Canoe page:
All mine! Nancy B.

22. That raw sienna color anole with a leave or egg or something in his mouth:
“Eye of Anole”
by Mike Colvin
1st Place Amateur, Macro 2015

23.  Fall Celebration Page Header header background:
(Asher at about 2yrs old walking away toward parking lot from pier at a distance) AND Asher in sunglasses beautiful sunlight on hair: by  Nancy Blackwell 

24.  Home Page Header background (sunset over bayou) courtesy of William Watson.

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Please note: Photographers granted permission for use of their photos when they entered the photo contest.  Other area photographers granted use of the photos they posted on our FoBB Facebook Group.  THANK YOU to each and every visitor to the refuge complex who shares their photos, so that others can learn, enjoy, and benefit from your photography.  
 
We want to acknowledge any/all photographers, so if we used your photo on this web site but don't yet have your name as the photographer, please send us an email [EMAIL of the person volunteering to maintain this page will be added here]  and we will add the appropriate credits. Thank you for sharing your photos of nature!
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PHOTOS USED ON HEADERS OF WEB PAGES:
Best of Show Winners From 2004 to Date
2004-John 
​2005-Jane

VIDEO CREDITS:

Videos used on this site are used with permission.  If you are the owner of a video, and would like us to remove it from this site, please let us know and we will promptly remove it (and replace it with another), as this is a "changing-through-time" web site.  As the years and nature changes, this site, too, will change.  


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Note to Photographers:  All photos used on the FoBB web site are with permission.  We may have cropped or optimized some of the photos to fit the pages and load quicker. If we have used YOUR photo and you would prefer that we remove it, send us an email to [email protected] and let us know.  Thank you for sharing your talents and the refuge with the rest of the world. 
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