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Rules and Regulations:
1. Run dates: May 1st to July 31 11:59PM
2. Voting from August 2nd to 31st
3.a. One submission per person. Photo MUST HAVE EXIF data and be shot in the
months of May, June, July. Photos without EXIF data intact will be
removed from the contest.
3.b. If your submission is going to be an HDR image, you will be required to
provide one of the original files from the composition with its EXIF
intact. Please email these files to nlphotographers@gmail.com
4. All genres and categories accepted
5. Up until closing date, photos can be replaced/switched. Submissions
closed at 11:59PM, July 31
6. The final entries as of 12:00AM August 1 will be thoroughly reviewed by
Colin, Darrell (Sharpeshots), and Matt to determine the
semi-finalists. Submissions will be judged based on creativity,
composition, technical aspects(sharpness, exposure, etc), lighting,
and other factors. We will only eliminate photos as semi-finalists
if there is a clear segregation of superior/non-superior photos
based on the above criteria. Because of this, we are not setting a
cap on the number of photos that will advance to the semi-finalist
stage. The chosen photos at this point will go up for a vote for 7
days. At the end of the 7 day vote, the top 5 photos advance to the
final round which will be a 14 day vote to determine the winner.
7. The winning and runner-up photograph will likely be used in a NLP website
logo for a period of time as past contest winners have been. They
could also be used in a poster or promotional item for future
contests on the site, with photo credit of course.
8. Fraud of any kind when it comes to voting for the winning photograph will
not be tolerated. ex. If it becomes evident that someone is rigging
the vote by registering multiple accounts or by any activity of this
nature, that person will be permanently banned from the site and
contest.
9. We reserve the right to cancel this contest at any time, without notice
or explanation. This rule is included mainly to ensure the integrity
of the contest should something outlined in rule #8 occur.
10. Submissions are to be anonymous until the results are in. Submitting a
photograph for the contest is simple.
11. In the event of a tie in the Finalists vote, we will determine the
winner in the following manner:
- A 7 day vote-off between the top two photos will be conducted
- In the event of a tie after this additional vote, the 3 NLP staff members
will determine the winner through a vote. Whichever photo gets 2+
votes from the staff will be the winner. This method will also apply
to 2nd and 3rd place ties.
12. No watermarks of any kind are allowed on submissions. This is to ensure
anonymity among all entries.
13. Contest open only to residents of Newfoundland & Labrador. Photos may be
shot anywhere but the photographer must be a resident of
Newfoundland or Labrador. To qualify as a resident of Newfoundland &
Labrador your primary mailing address must be from Newfoundland &
Labrador.
To submit, you need to do the following:
- Visit http://contest.nlphotographers.com by following the link we will
have on the main NLP page as of May 1.
- Fill in the form completely. It is VITAL that you include your EXACT
NLPhotographers.com username when you submit so that we can identify
you as the owner of that submission.
- Use the Browse button to choose the file from your computer and click
Upload.
- That's it, you are entered. Since we allow changing your entry throughout
the contest; in order to change your entry, please email contest@nlphotographers.com
and let us know you want to change your entry. We will proceed to
delete your original entry and you can resubmit in the same way as
before. Because of potential time delays in email communication, we
do not advise waiting until the last minute to decide to switch your
entry. As of July 31 at Midnight, all entries are final.
- We will proceed to post all the entries into the Entries thread
anonymously.
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