Announcing Energizer's Ultimate Photo Contest Finalsts (and a Giveaway for you!)

Two months ago I blogged about the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest, which was open to anyone, and with a fabulous Grand Prize of a trip to the Greek Isles plus a feature in an Energizer ad in December's issue of National Geographic. Twelve finalists have been chosen, and Energizer is encouraging everyone to check out their photos at www.nationalgeographic.com/lithium and vote for their favorites!

Votes will be accepted through September 15 -- all you have to do is click on the "Choose" button below your favorite photos. No registration required, it couldn't be easier. The only difficult part will be deciding which photos you like best!





Here's more information about the final round of the contest from Energizer:

Twelve photographers from across the country have just been named Category Finalists in the 2010 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest with National Geographic. They are now one step closer to their “shot” at greatness—the Grand Prize Winner will receive a trip of a lifetime to the Greek Isles and will see his or her photo appear in the pages of National Geographic magazine in an ad for Energizer® Ultimate Lithium batteries.

The 2010 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest, which launched in April, has named two Finalists in each of its six thematic categories: animals/wildlife, nature, travel, people/cultures, weather and action/energy. Now it’s up to the public to pick the Category Winners. From now through Sept. 15, people can go to www.nationalgeographic.com/lithium to view the gallery of Category Finalist photos and to select their favorite in each category.

From more than 14,000 entries, 12 photos stood out as the best in their respective categories, according to Jim Richardson, National Geographic photographer and judge for the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest. The Finalist who receives the most votes in his or her category will advance to becoming a Category Winner. The six Category Winners will enter a second round of judging by Richardson, who will determine the Grand Prize Winner, to be announced on or about Nov. 4, 2010.


Win an Energizer Gift Pack
You may not have been one of those lucky twelve finalists, but you can still be a winner with Energizer. They have offered me an Energizer Gift Pack to give away on my blog! One lucky Bonggamom Finds reader will win two four-packs of Energizer® Ultimate Lithium AA batteries and two four-packs of Energizer® Ultimate Lithium AAA batteries.



Required Entry
Go to www.nationalgeographic.com/lithium, check out the entries to the Ultimate Photo Contest, then come back here and leave a comment telling me which 3 photos you like best. This entry must be completed before extra entries qualify.


Extra Entries
For extra entries, you can do any or all of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each extra entry with a way to verify the entry (i.e. tweet link, blog post link, Facebook id, Twitter id, etc.).

1) Go to www.nationalgeographic.com/lithium, vote for your favorite photo in one of the categories, then come back here and leave a comment telling me which one you voted for (1 entry).

2) Tweet this, up to once per day (1 entry per day, leave a comment with the tweet link for each tweet):

RT @bonggafinds: See the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest finalists' photos & vote for your fave! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lithium

3) Write this on the Bonggamom Finds Facebook page (1 entry):

I entered the Energizer giveaway! http://tinyurl.com/35hy4bd

4) Follow Bonggamom Finds on Networked Blogs (1 entry).

5) Follow Bonggamom Finds on Blogger(1 entry).

6) Follow Bonggamom Finds on Twitter and tweet this, up to once per day (1 entry per day, leave a comment with the tweet link for each tweet):

Win an Energizer gift pack from @bonggafinds http://tinyurl.com/35hy4bd #giveaways

The Rules
This giveaway ends at 11:59PM PST on September 15, 2010; I will draw a winner at random on September 16 and post the winner's name after the winner confirms acceptance. US addresses only. For additional giveaway rules, click here. Good luck!

Disclosure: I will be receiving an Energizer gift pack similar to the one being provided as a giveaway prize. I was not paid to review the product or give my opinions. Contest information is provided by the featured company and is clearly indicated as such. The views and opinions expressed here are my own.