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Thank you to all who entered and we hope everyone had fun. The winners are listed in alphabetical order:
• Rebecca Day, New Hampshire, U.S. (Isaiah's First Shave)
• Randall Dixon, Maine, U.S. (Katherine, Pleased With Her Findings.)
• Roberta Doe, Maine, U.S. (Adriana and Miracle)
• Annabel Dryden, Massachusetts, U.S. (Learning to Kayak)
• Kristi Gilleland, Georgia, U.S. (Chattanooga Steamboat Trip)
• Susan Hyde, Maine, U.S. (African Giant Millipedes)
• Kimberly Jacko, Pennsylvania, U.S. (Alaskan Caves)
• Alexander Sharpe, La Bruguiere, France (Cutting Lavender)
We thought our readers would be interested in knowing a little more about our photo contest winners. Here are the answers from a very short survey that some of them submitted (by our printing deadline). Once more, listed in alphabetical order:
Rebecca Day, New Hampshire, U.S.A (Isaiah's First Shave)
Camera used: I used an HP Photosmart 620 2.1 mp
Q. How long have you been homeschooling?
A We have been home schooling since June of 2005 when our son was almost five. We differ from most home school families in that we school continuously-year round, taking breaks when we need them as a family.
Q. How large is your family?
A. Our family is just the 3 of us right now but we are expecting a new
addition in July (on Isaiah's birthday!) which we are all very excited about.
Q. What are your favorite things to do?
A. Our family is very active in our home church and we enjoy working
together at church and at home. We also enjoy our "down times" with board games, playing outside sledding, biking, and ball games, and cooking & baking is always fun.
Q. Do you have a favorite homeschool subject or activity?
A. Isaiah is a very good student and does well in all his studies but he is also very active in mind and body and finds it difficult to tolerate the length of time it takes to study Math! Keeping up with his extra questions
about various things in our studies is always an adventure.
Q. Does your family enjoy photography?
A. Yes, I guess we do enjoy taking family pictures and being rather silly with the camera. Isaiah is eager to "perform" whenever I get the camera out and attempts to involve everyone and everything.
Roberta Doe, Maine, U.S.A (Adriana and Miracle)
Q. How long have you been homeschooling?
A. Since preschool - Addie is now in 5th grade
Q. How large is your family?
A. Adriana-11yrs - Mom-Roberta - Dad-Skip - dogs-Scruffy male 10yr Chihuahua/Terrier mix and Gonzo male 2 yr old long hair Chihuahua - Goat-2yr old pregnant Nubian Goat
Q. What are your favorite things for your family to do together?
A. Enjoying family and friends, camping ,fishing, short hikes, reading aloud, watching movies, games, target shooting
Q. Do you have a favorite subject(s) that you study?
A. Drawing/art-Addie LOVES to draw, especially making her own cartoon characters, reading, Biology, piano
Q. Does your family enjoy photography?
A. Addie has digital camera and is learning-enjoys taking lots of pictures of pets and friends; Dad has 35mm w/multiple lenses-enjoys taking color & b+w photos;
Mom has automatic 35mm-enjoys capturing family and friends on film
Kristi Gilleland, Rome, GA, U.S.A. (Chattanooga Steamboat Trip)
Camera used: “I use a Sony DSCV-1. It is a bit older now, so very affordable, but it has completely manual controls, so if we have any photogaphy students out there, it might be one for them to check out. It also takes video, and takes short bursts.”
Q. How long have you been homeschooling?
A. We have been homeschooling for 4 years now.
Q. How large is your family?
A. We have 3 members of our family - Kristi, Chip (dad), and our son, Sage.
Q. Do you have a favorite homeschool subject or activity?
A. We love having bonfires and looking up - our family enjoys astronomy, and we are active in our local amateur astronomy club. Sage loves learning learning languages (He is studying Latin, Japanese, and Spanish) and all things related to science and technology.
Q. What are your favorite family things to do?
A. We are all artists, and love art in many forms, including drawing, painting, computer art, and photography
Q. Does your family enjoy photography?
A. We do take a lot of pictures! Sometimes I paint from pictures I've taken as well. Sage likes to import pictures into Flash and other progams and make short animations with them. Sometimes I have to wrangle him for the camera.
Susan Hyde, Maine, U.S.A. (African Giant Millipedes)
(Susan’s photograph appears on the cover of this issue.)
Q. How long have you been homeschooling?
A. 2 years
Q. How large is your family?
A. Two parents, two kids, two dogs
Q. What are your favorite things your family enjoys doing together?
Hiking, snowshoeing, going to the beach, playing with our dogs, boating
Q. Do you have a favorite subject that you study?
A. My older son Aaron, 8, loves geography. Robby, 5, enjoys reading Magic Treehouse books
Q. Does your family enjoy taking photos?
A. Yes -- digital photography is great because we can share easily with the
grandparents. We use a lot of photographs to document our homeschool activities.
Alexander Sharpe, La Bruguiere, France (Cutting Lavender)
Camera used: “I used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi SLR with the kit lens, 18 - 55 mm. The shutter speed was 1/200; Aperture 4.5;ISO was 400”
Q. How long have you been homeschooling?
A. I have been homeschooling since the beginning of first grade and I am now registered as a 9th grade homeschooler. . But during the times our family has lived in France I have gone to school here in the village of La Bruguiere. For example, I went to the village school for all of kindergarten, some of 1st grade, and all of 5th grade.
Q. How large is your family?
A. I have a twin brother William (we are 13), and a younger brother Patrick who is 9.
Q. What are your favorite things to do?
A. Take pictures! I am planning to be a photographer. I also like to read all the time. I love skiing and all winter sports -- Nordic skating, snowboarding, backcountry skiing, etc. I also love sailing, riding and fencing. I like to travel and go camping and hiking.I also like to play the guitar (classical and folk guitar).
Q. Do you have a favorite homeschool subject or activity?
A. Photography, reading
Q. Does your family enjoy taking photos?
A. My mother takes a lot of photos. My father and brothers prefer to draw.
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