Nature’s Best 2005 Photo Contest

:: Friday, October 14th, 2005 @ 4:42:53 pm

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screaming turtle

My screaming turtle photograph has won the “Animal Antics” category of this year’s Nature’s Best photography contest. A large print will be included in an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum later on this year. Also, one of my great hammerhead shark photographs received a highly honored award in the Oceans category. It’s a great honor to be included as a winner in such a prestigious contest!

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1. posted by kenny on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 5:33 pm

   congrats, dude!

2. posted by syndromes on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 6:36 pm

   Damn you and your highfalutin awards!! Back when I was a kid…
   
   Oh, and congrats too :)

3. posted by EggRollMonster on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 7:24 pm

   Where is the great hammerhead shark photo Eric? Can we see it? Thanks!

4. posted by the all-powerful, etc, eric on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 8:34 pm

   whoa, you’re gonna be in the Smithsonian. dude!
   
   the other day that Diving magazine with your cover was on a magazine rack a cafe down the road. someone picked it up before i could get to it, but then i had th chance to say “yeah, i know the guy who took that. uh-huh. yeah.” =)

5. posted by Dave on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 9:59 pm

   That is f-ing excellent. Congrats! And who took the photo of you that’s in the magazine?! :)
   
   The movie sounds great. Sunday? I owe you a call….tomorrow…

6. posted by Aaron on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 11:04 pm

   So, you’re going to be in the Smithsonian? …and you’ve only been shooting underwater for a few years? Damn you and your mad skillz! :)
   
   Many well-deserved congrats.

7. posted by Caroline :) on Fri, October 14, 2005 @ 11:33 pm

   wow. congratulations, eric. this is great news!

8. posted by Jens Kuhfs on Sat, October 15, 2005 @ 3:27 am

   Very good and congratulations !!!

9. posted by Alexis on Sat, October 15, 2005 @ 4:03 am

   Congrats Eric Cheng, you deserve it !

10. posted by norm on Sat, October 15, 2005 @ 8:19 am

    Wow! That is fantastic… That’s some serious mileage you’re pulling from the kamikaze turtle!

11. posted by michelle on Sat, October 15, 2005 @ 10:16 am

    hi eric,
    
    i just wanted to say. congratulations on all your great work and honors. my husband and i met you at kliu’s wedding. great photos!

12. posted by michelle on Sat, October 15, 2005 @ 10:18 am

    and i wanted to say HI!

13. posted by annalise on Tue, October 18, 2005 @ 11:27 am

    a big congrads to Eric Cheng!

14. posted by markus on Tue, October 18, 2005 @ 3:51 pm

    just wanted to join the long list of felicitators: congratulations to you!

15. posted by akanie on Wed, October 19, 2005 @ 6:16 am

    congrats!

16. posted by Maggie on Mon, March 06, 2006 @ 6:33 pm

    Hi! You don’t know me but my husband and I recently saw your amazing photograph in the Natural History Museum. Are you going to sell prints of your photograph!? That would be amazing–my husband would love one! Amazing photographs!!!!

17. posted by Tiana on Sat, September 16, 2006 @ 2:34 pm

    I love turltes and about 6months ago someone sent me a jpg with the screaming turtle. I love it. It is on my desk top and I just love this picture. Is there anyway I can get a print of this pic? Email me please, and let me know where I can get one. You are an amazing photographer. Thanks for sharing your work!

18. posted by Randy Aldrich on Sun, January 13, 2008 @ 2:09 pm

    that’s an awesome shot. I can see why you won. I have no idea how you were able to time that so perfectly.

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