Prizes, New Rules for Photo Contest
Prizes and a few new rules enhance Cuivre River's 7th Annual Photo Contest, which gives members the opportunity to submit photos for the cooperative's 2011 wall calendar.
Prizes will help judges reward the most outstanding work submitted by both adult and youth photographers.
New rules will help make sure all photos qualify with adequate print quality. "We have welcomed snapshots and digital entries in the past," says Manager of Communications Mary Jane Clark. "Either media can produce inferior enlargements, which are unsuitable for the calendar, regardless of the subject or scene," she adds. "By requesting a high-resolution digital image and a companion 8" x 10" print, we're hopeful all entries will be suitable for reproduction in the calendar."
Twelve photographs will be selected by a panel of judges who will choose prize winners and select photos for the 2011 wall calendar. Not all photos chosen for the calendar will win a cash prize.
Prize Categories:
Best of Show
1st place $100.00
2nd place $75.00
3rd place $50.00
Best Young Photographer*
1st place $100.00
2nd place $75.00
3rd place $50.00
*Designate Age 18 or younger on Entry Form.
Revised Contest Rules:
1.) Only Cuivre River Electric Cooperative members are eligible.
2.) Limit two entries per person; include a separate entry form for each photo.
3.) Submit an 8” x 10” print on photo quality paper plus a high resolution digital file (minimum 200 dpi). Use the best camera setting to obtain 8” x 10” print quality. Digital files must be in jpeg or tiff format, and compatible with a PC (not exclusively Mac).
4.) Image must be HORIZONTAL.
5.) One prize award per photographer.
6.) Photos may be any appropriate subject or scene, but must be taken in the Cuivre River area (St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, southern Pike and eastern Montgomery counties).
7.) Entry deadline: September 1, 2010.
8.) Photos become the property of Cuivre River Electric Cooperative and will not be returned.
Questions? Contact a member of the Communications Department weekdays at 800.392.3709, 636.528.8261, 636.695.4700, ext. 230, 234 or 330; e-mail ltucker@cuivre.com, mjclark@cuivre.com or rsmerkar@cuivre.com.