walsh2000
10-04-2009, 08:57 PM
Hi Everyone,
This year, MetroWest Dive Club's WRECKS show on Saturday October 24, 2009 is expanding to include a photography contest open to all WRECKS attendees.
The show is in Framingham, MA. See http://www.mwdc.org/wrecks
Cash prizes will be awarded to the winner of each of two categories:
1. Wrecks. (First place is $100)
2. Marine Life. (First place is $50)
Entrees will be in the form of prints which will be displayed at WRECKS.
For contest rules and entry submission instructions, read on...
RULES
1. Attendees of WRECKS 2009 are eligible to participate in the WRECKS 2009 photography contest.
2. Eligible photographs are those:
a. taken by amateur photographers
b. that have not won cash prizes in other contests
c. that have not been published
d. taken underwater, but, not taken in aquariums and/or pools
e. that were taken by the person submitting the photo
3. Photos will be judged according to the following Criteria and at with will of the judge or judges
a. Relevancy to Category
b. Composition/Arrangement
c. Difficulty or Uniqueness
d. Technical Aspects (lighting, exposure, etc)
e. Creativity
4. Photographer maintains ownership and copyright of all entries.
5. MWDC and WRECKS reserve the right to use any entry for promotional purposes including, but, not limited to publication in the MWDC Westwind Explorer, publication on www.mwdc.org and publication in the 2010 wrecks promotional materials. Photographer will be given credit.
6. A maximum of 1 entry per photographer per category is permitted.
7. Basic photo editing with software is allowed such as brightness/color/sharpness/etc adjustments. Cropping is acceptable. However, combining elements from multiple photographs is prohibited. And, over manipulation is discouraged. (Feel free to showcase your Photoshop skills in the photography display, but, not the contest!)
ENTRY SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Entry deadline is two days ahead of WRECKS. Entrants must notify the contest coordinator (Mike Walsh, walsh2000@comcast.net) by 12:00 noon Thursday, October 22, 2009 of their intent to enter the contest. Entrants are then responsible for delivering prints to Mike preferably in advance of WRECKS. Prints will be accepted on the day of the show. (The premise is that poster boards will be prepared in advance to display the number of photos entered.)
2. Submitted prints must be the print only... no matte, frame or any mounting mechanism. The prints will be mounted on poster board by mounting corners in advance of WRECKS or on the morning of WRECKS.
3. A maximum of 1 entry per photographer per category is permitted.
4. on the back of the print (or on a sticker on the back of the print), include your name, your contact information, the category "Wrecks" or "Marine Life", and an optional title.
5. options for print delivery: (a.) mail to Mike (Michael Walsh, 31 Porter Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824), (b.) bring to MWDC October 13th meeting to give to Mike (c.) make other arrangements with mike via email or (d.) as a last resort, bring to WRECKS day of show at 8:00am
6. Prints may be picked up by participants at the end of the day of WRECKS.
This year, MetroWest Dive Club's WRECKS show on Saturday October 24, 2009 is expanding to include a photography contest open to all WRECKS attendees.
The show is in Framingham, MA. See http://www.mwdc.org/wrecks
Cash prizes will be awarded to the winner of each of two categories:
1. Wrecks. (First place is $100)
2. Marine Life. (First place is $50)
Entrees will be in the form of prints which will be displayed at WRECKS.
For contest rules and entry submission instructions, read on...
RULES
1. Attendees of WRECKS 2009 are eligible to participate in the WRECKS 2009 photography contest.
2. Eligible photographs are those:
a. taken by amateur photographers
b. that have not won cash prizes in other contests
c. that have not been published
d. taken underwater, but, not taken in aquariums and/or pools
e. that were taken by the person submitting the photo
3. Photos will be judged according to the following Criteria and at with will of the judge or judges
a. Relevancy to Category
b. Composition/Arrangement
c. Difficulty or Uniqueness
d. Technical Aspects (lighting, exposure, etc)
e. Creativity
4. Photographer maintains ownership and copyright of all entries.
5. MWDC and WRECKS reserve the right to use any entry for promotional purposes including, but, not limited to publication in the MWDC Westwind Explorer, publication on www.mwdc.org and publication in the 2010 wrecks promotional materials. Photographer will be given credit.
6. A maximum of 1 entry per photographer per category is permitted.
7. Basic photo editing with software is allowed such as brightness/color/sharpness/etc adjustments. Cropping is acceptable. However, combining elements from multiple photographs is prohibited. And, over manipulation is discouraged. (Feel free to showcase your Photoshop skills in the photography display, but, not the contest!)
ENTRY SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Entry deadline is two days ahead of WRECKS. Entrants must notify the contest coordinator (Mike Walsh, walsh2000@comcast.net) by 12:00 noon Thursday, October 22, 2009 of their intent to enter the contest. Entrants are then responsible for delivering prints to Mike preferably in advance of WRECKS. Prints will be accepted on the day of the show. (The premise is that poster boards will be prepared in advance to display the number of photos entered.)
2. Submitted prints must be the print only... no matte, frame or any mounting mechanism. The prints will be mounted on poster board by mounting corners in advance of WRECKS or on the morning of WRECKS.
3. A maximum of 1 entry per photographer per category is permitted.
4. on the back of the print (or on a sticker on the back of the print), include your name, your contact information, the category "Wrecks" or "Marine Life", and an optional title.
5. options for print delivery: (a.) mail to Mike (Michael Walsh, 31 Porter Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824), (b.) bring to MWDC October 13th meeting to give to Mike (c.) make other arrangements with mike via email or (d.) as a last resort, bring to WRECKS day of show at 8:00am
6. Prints may be picked up by participants at the end of the day of WRECKS.