2011-12 Year-End Contest Guidelines

Rules for the Year-End 2011-2012 Year End Photo Contest

Work will not be considered unless submitted in accordance with these listed requirements.  Gretchen Cole and Pat Woods will be collecting and organizing the images to go to the judge.  Our judge this year is Tom Strongman.

Submittals for our Year-End-Contest are due at our May 2012 meeting.  Only images shot on or since April 15, 2011 to present (May 2012 meeting) are eligible.  Images recorded prior to that date will not be accepted.  Re-processed images recorded prior to April 15, 2011 are not eligible for submission to the current contest.  Copying portions of images from past images for insertion into current contest images is also prohibited if they pre-date April 15, 2011.    

There are nine subjects to choose from.  You may select a maximum of six subjects with a maximum of two entries for each of the six subjects chosen.  A professional photographer will judge our images and present the results at the June meeting.  All images will be copied to a DVD for the judge’s convenience. 

Please remember to adjust the size of your images at 72 in the resolution box and then 1024 pixels for the longest side.  Save the image as a JPG.  Then check your image.  If it looks blurry or pixilated (unintentionally), you may have started with a low resolution or highly cropped image.  In this case, you may need to increase the setting in the resolution box to improve the image; but be sure to retain 1024 on the longest side.  Submit JPG files only, labeling each image with your last name, one underscore, category code, and number as follows.   

Abstract = AB

Curves = CV

HDR = HD

Autos/Transportation/Wheels = AT

Rusted/Busted/ Old/Dilapidated = RB

Nostalgia = NO

Close Up = CU

From Below = FB

“Wild” Things = WT

Place each category you are entering in a separate folder on a Flash Drive labeled or tagged with your first and last name so it can be returned to you at the June meeting. 

The following is an example of how to designate your file identification.

New Folder = AB

Include the individual files within this folder as follows:

Sebelius_AB1.jpg

Sebelius_AB2.jpg

And so on.  Before turning in your images please verify that they have been copied properly to the Flash Drive (they are readable) and that your name is on the media.  If you have questions contact Gretchen Cole at gretchencole@comcast.net or  Pat Woods at p-woods@kc.rr.com.