My name is Howland Blackiston and I am the author of the book, "Beekeeping for Dummies
". The Second Edition of the book is coming out in March 2009.
John Clayton took the current "Bee & Pollen" image, and it is great. It's an impactful close-up of bee with a rainbow of pollen colors in the cells. A powerful image that grabs your attention! But a new edition needs a new cover photograph.
I am inviting members of this forum to submit photos
they think would make a great cover shot. Ideally it would be unique, eye-catching and emote the joy and wonder of beekeeping. If selected, the "winning" image will grace the cover of the largest selling beekeeping book in the Nation. The photographer of the winning image will be awarded monetary compensation (to be determined by the publisher) and considerable bragging rights.
So, if you already have a great image, or wish to take a stunning photo for the cover, by all means go for it! The winning image will be selected in October.
You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.org