CMC Member Photo
Contest (Revised)
Club members are invited to submit
entries for its first-ever Photo Contest. Here are the
contest details:
Categories: 1) Mountain Scenes 2)
Trail work scenes 3) CMC-ers on hikes 4) Close-ups on
the trail 5) Forest and/or Wildlife Scenes
Contest Rules:
1.
All photos musts be taken by club members
during club events within the last three years.
2.
Members may submit up to 5 images, regardless of category. There is no
fee.
3.
Any single image may be entered in only one category. Entrants may not
submit the same image in multiple categories. Images must be your own.
4.
Images must be submitted digitally by email, or on disk to Gerry McNabb
at one of the addresses below.
5.
(REVISED) There is no limit on image size, but if file size is large, it
is suggested that you email only one image per email message.
6, Film images are allowed but must be
converted to digital format for submission.
7.
All images must be submitted for judging by October 1, 2007, in order for
the judges to review them and make their decisions in a timely manor.
8. (REVISED)
Images may be of any size but CMC will reduce them to 1024 pixels in the
longest dimension for judging and projection. They will also be converted to 72
ppi if not already in that resolution, and set to sRGB color mode if not already in that mode.
9.
Both color and black & white photos are permissible.
10. Images should only be optimized, as they
would be in a traditional darkroom. No digital voodoo. Minimal dodging/burning,
dust/scratch removal, levels/curves adjustment, sharpening, cropping, and
conversion to b/w is allowed. But no sepia or other toning, please.
11. File names must be converted to YourName_Category.jpg to insure ownership and desired category.
12. Photos must be available following contest
for publicity, website use etc. at no cost to the club.
Judges will be Gerry McNabb, Bernard Elias, and Brad
Van Diver. Prizes to
be announced.
All entries will be judged on
originality, composition, lighting and technical quality. The decisions of the
judges on the committee will be final. None of the judges or their family
members may participate in the contest.
n Email to: gerald.c.mcnabb.jr.56@alum.dartmouth.org
n
or mail to Gerry McNabb, 122 Cloverleaf
Lane, Asheville NC 28803