Bob Kupbens and I were out walking around the canoe racks the other night looking at the sculptures being built for the City of Lakes Cross Country Ski Luminary Loppet. It started to snow and the skyline lit up from all the reflected street lights. I had my trusty f1/1.4 lens and was able to catch a few images.

The Luminary Loppet is a great photo opportunity, here are some of my photos from last year.

Speaking of the Luminary Loppet, it’s this weekend. I set up a photo contest for anyone that wants to come down and take photos of the event, there’s two $50 prizes! Here’s the rules:

City of Lakes Luminary Loppet Photo Contest

1. The contest is open to everyone!
2. Entries must be submitted by uploading them to Flickr.com and adding them to the “2009 City of Lakes Loppet Photo Contest” group by Feb 28, 2009.
Flickr.com provides free accounts.
3. Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.
4. No identification may appear on the image.
5. All submissions must be made from images recorded during the 2009 City of Lakes Luminary Loppet.
6. Each entrant may submit up to five (5) images. Submission of more than five (5) will disqualify all entries. Images must be at least 4
megapixel.
7. The deadline for submission is February 28, 2009.
8. Two $50 Prizes, one for each category. Please tag your photos with the category.
“Capturing the Spirit of the Event” photos of the community enjoying the event.
“Capturing the Beauty of the Ice Structures” photos of the ice sculptures and luminaries.
9. Judging will be conducted by a panel selected by critics chosen by the organizers of the Luminary Loppet
10. The winning photos will be published, and may be displayed at the next years City of Lakes Loppet and at other appropriate locations including the City of Lakes Loppet web page.
11. By entering the Contest, all entrants grant an irrevocable perpetual non-exclusive license to City of Lakes Loppet, to reproduce, distribute,
display and create derivative works of the entries in connection with the Contest, City of Lakes Loppet in any media now or hereafter known.

You must register for the Loppet to ski the course, you may walk on the lake and take pictures, but please stay off the ski tracks and out of the way of skiers.

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