2015 SE-ARS PHOTO CONTEST

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Any number of photos by SE-ARS members (regular or associate) submitted to the SE-ARS Photo Contest will be displayed on the SE-ARS website beginning March 1, 2015.   Our goal is to increase the number and quality of rhododendron/azalea related photos on the website.  At the end of the year, the winner in each CLASS will be awarded recognition and a plant, and the overall winner will receive a sponsored one year membership extension.    If you are not a member, you may enter up to 3 photographs in one or more of each of the seven categories;  if you wish to enter more photographs, please JOIN.

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CLICK on Contest Entry Form

Photos may be submitted March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015.

Until the completion of voting, photos will be displayed on the website in the Photo Contest section, by CLASS.

In October, a voting form will be available on the website, so that members may vote for their favorite photos within each CLASS.
Contest results will be posted on se-ars.org in December.

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Questions? CLICK on Form

CLASSES:
A   Rhododendron/azalea Truss or Spray.
B   Rhododendron/azalea Shrub.
C   Garden View.
D   Natural Landscape.
E    People and Plants.
F    Macrophotographs.
G   Foliage

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RULES:

• Any number of photographs may be submitted by SE-ARS members (regular or associate).   Nonmembers may submit up to 3 photographs in one or more of each of the seven classes.
  
• For all pictures, the name and email address of the contestant submitting the images must be included.
• The same pictures may also be eligible for the 2015 ARS national contest in Sidney, BC.
• There is no restriction on the dates when the photos were originally taken, as long as they have not been published elsewhere.
• Names of contestants will not be published until after the final contest voting.   Pictures subsequently used on the website will acknowledge the photographer, unless otherwise directed.
• Submitted digital photos should be .jpeg files of images up to 1400 pixels in width.   Specific information on resizing and uploading for our website can be seen on the pages for Basic principles, Photoshop, Lightroom and Picasa.
• Photos should preferably be submitted online by the PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY FORM.
  
• Photos may also be submitted by flashdrive, CD, etc., and we will downsize files as necessary.
  
• All photographs submitted to SE-ARS are still the property of the photographer as copyright owner.  SE-ARS is granted the right to use copies of the images on this website in any manner without compensation. 
  
• Please include as much information about the pictures as you can, in the information boxes:  Captions, when and where they were taken, names of plants, persons, buildings and locations that are visible on the images.  Technical information regarding camera, lens, etc. is optional, but will be of interest to photo enthusiasts.
• Photos must be submitted by the photographer or by someone who has prior permission from the photographer to submit them, and must be the photographer's original work.

• Photographs containing a photographer's watermark or other copyright mark may not be submitted.

Click for Printable Release Form

• Portrayal of any member of ARS has implied consent for publication on the website, unless otherwise directed by the member.   Photos of other identifiable persons, particularly minor children (parental permission) and identifiable private properties should have a release form signed, a sample of which can be found here.
  

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Photos, illustrating various topics, which you do not desire to enter in the contest, may be submitted for website.                                                                                                                                                                                              CLICK HERE.