Submissions: Color transparencies (35mm slide format or larger), black-and-white and color prints (no larger than 8"x10") and high-resolution digital images (300 dpi or higher) may be submitted. Digital images should be 8 bit (NOT 16 bit) saved on CD as tiff, jpeg or psd files and must include a color or black-and-white printout (full-size or thumbnails). Mounted or framed prints, color negatives and photo books are not accepted. 35mm slides must be in plastic or cardboard mounts. All photos must be taken in the Adirondack Park. Each entrant may submit up to 5 photographs total in categories such as Recreation, Landscape, Wildlife, Macro, Alternative Process and Black and White. Other creative categories are encouraged. There is no entry fee. THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME, ADDRESS AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE IMAGE MUST BE PRINTED ON EACH. Unlabeled prints and slides will not be accepted. Professional Photographers submissions will not be considered!
Mailing: If you would like your entry returned please include a suitably sized self-addressed stamped envelope. (For those who submit photo disks, please indicate if you don't want them returned.) Enclose an inventory list of numbered images—including locations where images were taken. SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT AN inventory list WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Include a stamped, self-addressed postcard for acknowledging receipt of your material.
Judging: Entries will be judged according to the overall quality of the photograph, with special attention paid to composition, exposure, focus, color and general interest.
Deadline: All submissions must be sent to Adirondack Life Photography Contest, Box 410, Jay, NY 12941 and postmarked no later than December 1, 2009. Winners will be announced in Adirondack life's April 2010 issue; all photos except the winners will be returned by March 5, 2010.
Prizes, Awards and Usage: A grand prize of a coupon redeemable for the full registration cost of any Adirondack Photography Institute workshop in 2010 will be awarded for the best image. First, second and third prizes will be awarded to traditional color entries, black-and-white and/or wildlife photos. The judges may also select images for honorable mention or special categories. Winners will receive a commemorative pottery bowl or mug. Winners agree to have images published in the April 2010 issue of the magazine. Winning images may be used with full credit for promotion of subsequent contests.
ADIRONDACK LIFE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MATERIAL LOST, DAMAGED OR MISDIRECTED IN THE MAIL. Loss or damage to materials on the magazine's premises shall not exceed the amount payable by the magazine under insurance carried to cover such liability.
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