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Foreword

Capture Arkansas Staff Grand Prize

Two years ago, we decided to have a little fun and publish a coffee-table-worthy book featuring photographs of Arkansas by Arkansans.

We had such a good time, and the end result was so beautiful, we decided to do it again! And guess what? Once more, we were amazed at the talent and the creativity and the “eye” of Arkansas’ ama-teur and professional photographers, and once more, we are proud to bring you the results.

Capture Arkansas does just that — it captures the

places and faces that make this state unique and that make this state a great place to call home.

You snapped, you shared, you voted for your favorites online. In a big way. The numbers are overwhelming:

✚ 2,061 photographers

✚ 63,774 photos

✚ 3,027,928 votes

Now you can sit back and enjoy.

This piece of art — and that is indeed what it is — would not have been possible without the support of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, a vibrant online community and our generous sponsors: Bedford Camera & Video, Central Arkansas Library System, Garvan Woodland Gardens and Heifer International. Please thank them for their participation at your first opportunity.

Now, turn the page and prepare to be awed.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Project manager

Tabitha Cunninghamonline director

Conan GallatyPromotions director

Kelly Fordeditor

Jeff Lemastersales coordinators

Norma Edwards and Natalie HortonsPonsorshiP sales

Stevi Jackson

The Pediment Group, Inc.

President

Brad Fenisononline & creative director

Chris FenisonProject coordinator

Nicole Fenison

The grand prize and cover prize, provided by Bedford Camera and Video, is an Olympus PEN EPL-1 package. The package includes an Olympus PEN EPL-1 kit w/14-42 lens, Olympus PS-BLs1 extra battery, Promaster 8GB SD Card, protective UV Filter, case, tripod, 200 4x6 digital prints and training, and is valued at more than $1,000 each! Turn to page 156 to see the grand prize and cover winners!

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news & events ......................................................................5

Friendly critters............................................................13

Fun in arkansas ...............................................................21

nature ................................................................................ 49

PeoPle .................................................................................67

scaPes .................................................................................79

liFe ...................................................................................117

landmarks & architecture ....................................139

community stats ........................................................154

Published PhotograPhers ......................................155

winners .........................................................................156

sPonsors .......................................................................157

Table of ContentsCapture ArkansasTM is a unique approach to fine-art book publishing. An online community of local photographers submitted photos to be considered for this book. Then, area residents voted to deter-mine which photos would be published. From more than 60,000 photo submissions to the pages of this book, 3,027,928 votes helped shape what you hold in your hands. It's the most unique photography book on Arkansas ever! Enjoy it.

How to use this book.Open. Look at the best pictures you’ve ever seen. Repeat. Actually, maybe there’s a little more to it. First, be sure to check out the published photographers list in the back of the book. You’ll also want to watch the DVD. It’s got more than a thousand photos on it! Captions are published as submitted by the photographer, mostly verbatim.

Copyright info.Copyright © 2010 • ISBN: 978-1-59725-260-7 | All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright owner or the publisher. All photographers retain full rights of their photos that appear in this publication.

Do not use or copy any images from this book without written permission from the photographer. Note: photos may appear in different chapters than they were submitted. Prize awards were not affected. For more information on the Capture Arkansas Web site, please contact Pediment Publishing (books@pediment.com). Published by Wehco Media in partnership with Pediment Publishing, a division of The Pediment Group, Inc. www.pediment.com. Printed in Canada. Capture, Capture Book and Capture Arkansas are trademarks of The Pediment Group, Inc.

Join the community.Every bit of this book was made possible by an active com-munity of users on the Capture Arkansas website. Whether you're a professional photographer, hobbyist, or just like looking at great Arkansas photos, join the community at http://capturearkansas.com.

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News & EventsCelebrations, festivals and newsworthy events.

above ¤ Bacon, a 750-pound hog that survived the tornado that struck Scotland, mills around the home of his owner, Ricky Lyndsey. Ricky’s brother, Ronnie, is photographed here with the hog.

left ¤ Lake Harrison eye candy.

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carcraSh02 © JeFF MiTchell ¤ f4.0 @ 1/320 sec.above ¤ Wood chips fly by Bobby Glaze as he chops down a tree during the Tree Fell event of the Forestry Club’s 62nd Annual Field Day at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. UAM forestry students competed in 10 events, including the Tree Fell, where competitors mark a spot on the ground where they try to make a tree fall.

right ¤ A firefighter waits for water and help during a car fire on Interstate 530 south of Little Rock.

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PoPS on The river © JaSon crader ¤ f8.0 @ 10 sec.

FourTh oF July © BoB Shull ¤ f16.0 @ 37 sec.

above ¤ Celebrating independence in the heartland is as simple and wonderful as sitting on the ASU campus green in Mountain Home and watching majestic fireworks displayed to patriotic music.

left ¤ My girls sitting on a hay bale, silhouetted against a grand Fourth of July display.

below ¤ Pops on the River, an Independence Day celebration, Little Rock.

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above ¤ Light-up hula hoop at Wakarusa 2010.

opposite left ¤ July 4th celebrations at Beaverfork Lake, 2009.

opposite right ¤ Watermelon eating.

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Fancy dance © WalTer lang ¤ f5.6 @ 1/500 sec.

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above ¤ Eureka Springs Father’s Day Native American Powwow.

right ¤ Brenda Zambrano, left, and Irwin Castillo perform with other members of the Mexican Folklore Ballet during a Cinco de Mayo celebration in the River Market. The event, sponsored by the Little Rock chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

far right ¤ The gentleman running this giant steam engine kindly took time to pose for a photo for me! The sounds of whistles and thumping steam power were everywhere at the Hope Watermelon Festival.

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