We have a winner!

Photograph for the 2010 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp has been selected

Russell Reynolds' photo of a Baltimore oriole will adorn the innaugural Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp.

Amateur photographer Russell Reynolds of Lima submitted the winning Baltimore oriole image to be featured on the first Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp, available March 1, 2010.
 
Credit for pursuing wildlife photography as a pastime was given to the Wild Ohio magazine. Reynolds, who is retired, told the Division of Wildlife that the photos in the magazine were his inspiration.
 
“That’s what got me started and it’s just gone from there,” said Reynolds, adding that “I am so happy that a photo I took will become a stamp that will be used to benefit Ohio’s wildlife for years to come.”
 
His lifelong appreciation for wildlife began as a child while watching red-tailed hawks, and dreaming of some day traveling to Alaska to see bald eagles.
 
“I never thought I’d see eagles flying in Ohio.”
 
Reynolds used a Nikon D70 with a Tamron 200-500 mm lens. The photo was taken mid-afternoon on a sunny day in his backyard
 
Forty-two participants at the 2nd Annual Wildlife Diversity Partner’s Meeting at Shawnee State Park judged the 22 photo entries. Attendees of the conference included representatives from statewide conservation organizations, metro parks and zoos, wildlife enthusiasts, and outdoor writers supportive of wildlife and their habitat.
 
The judges also selected two honorable mentions during the photo competition. Brian Zwiebel from Oregon, Ohio snapped his Baltimore oriole photo in the backyard of a friend’s house in Ottawa County. Zwiebel said there was a light overcast the morning he shot the photo; he used a Canon EOS 30D camera with a 500 mm lens.
 
Another photo submitted by Reynolds placed as the second honorable mention
 
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