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Think you can capture the spirit of rowing or want to show off your artistic rowing style? Then take part in our new Rowtography contest, our first-ever online photo contest, designed to give rowers everywhere an opportunity to showcase their passion for the sport and the chance to win a brand new Concept2 Indoor Rower.

All you have to do to enter is to take a photo that includes the Concept2 Indoor Rower. Get together with teammates or row on your own. We're looking for your great photographs that showcase the world of indoor rowing. A new Model D with PM3 will be awarded for the best pictures in the following categories:

• Inspiration & Motivation
• Fun & Humor
• Intensity & Determination
• Art & Composition

Images must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, January 1, 2009. You must be 18 years of age to enter. To enter, or to find out more, visit www.concept2.com/photocontest.

In order to help people out over the holiday season, thw deadline for the contest has now been extended to Sunday, February 1.

Best,

David Hart
Concept2

OK, so now that all the photos are submitted, when do you do the judging and post the winners?

Hi Mark,

We'll be doing the judging this week and next week. All winners will be informed by February 16th at the latest, and we'll get something posted on the website by then as well.

Best,

David Hart
Concept2

hmm. Don't think this was well advertised. First time I've heard of it. We have some pretty good photographers at our club.

Oh well, maybe next time...

The winners of the contest can now be found at http://www.concept2.com/photocontest/

Best,

David Hart
Concept2

David; Here are some sour grapes from a (losing) submitter. First let me say that I think the photos you picked are indeed very good, so quality is not the issue. Congratulations to the winners!

However, I find it interesting that three of the winning photos were tagged "inspiration" by the submitters, but C2 decided to choose two of those and put them in the "art" and "intensity" categories. Sort of twisted your rules a little bit. Secondly, the four winners all have model D's in them. Better for marketing purposes, I guess. There were lots of great photos with models A, B, and C as well as the D.

Just venting. I had fun with the contest and, of course, think mine should have won. End of discussion, at least from me.

The winning photos are really amazing!

Cyclist2 wrote:However, I find it interesting that three of the winning photos were tagged "inspiration" by the submitters, but C2 decided to choose two of those and put them in the "art" and "intensity" categories. Sort of twisted your rules a little bit.

My only complaint is that C2 completely ignored the original tags. Twisted the rules more than a bit. I don't think my entries should have won, and the photos that did win were very good, but you can't change the rules after the fact.

Congrats to the winners. Well done all !