Who
Can Enter
The contest is open to all amateur photographers, that is,
persons who do not receive a significant part of their earned
income from photography.
Prizes
Cash awards in each category!!!
The awards banquet will take place on Sunday, March, 25, 2012,
2:00 PM, at the Gordon Biersch Brewery, 3242 Peachtree Rd NE,
Atlanta, GA.
The
2012 Contest Judge
We
are pleased to announce that Mr. Giff Beaton will be our judge
for the 2012 contest. Giff began birding in 1975. His interests
include birds, bird photography, and dragonflies. After
graduation from the Naval Academy, Giff was a Navy pilot and now
flies for Delta Airlines. He is a member of Atlanta Audubon
Society and the Georgia Ornithological Society and also author
of several books including the Falcon Guide Book titled Birding
in Georgia. We are extremely pleased to have Giff judging our
contest this coming year.
Categories
This year’s contest will feature the following categories, which
were designed to place birds of similar difficulty in the same
category:
Wading birds (large), such as herons, egrets, storks,
spoonbills.
Songbirds (passerines/perching birds).
Raptors.
Shorebirds and waterfowl, such as ducks, geese, pelicans,
mergansers, sanderlings, sandpipers, stilts, avocets and
plovers.
All other birds that do not fall into the categories
above.
Mammals and Reptiles.
Insects.
AAS Members Only (to include the above seven categories)
Youth (age 18 and under)
Eligible Images
To be eligible for the 2012 contest, the images must depict a
species of bird or animal whose known geographical range is at
least partially in the United States.
There is no restriction on when the photograph was taken.
Images of captive or trained birds or animals are not permitted
(i.e., raptors used for falconry or bird shows; birds or animals
that live in captivity in zoos, aviaries, private collections or
other displays).
An image that received an award (including honorable mention) in
a previous Atlanta Audubon Society Photo Contest is not
eligible.
Images must be submitted as JPEG files. The images may be in any
aspect ratio, but the size submitted should be no more than 4
Megabytes in file size.
The file names of the images may be in any format, so long as
they contain the name of the photographer and the name (species)
of the subject bird or animal in the filename.
Images may be processed by being cropped and by having color,
luminosity, contrast, noise reduction, sharpening, dust removal
and similar image optimization applied to all or a part of the
image.
Images may not be altered to remove any element or object, or
add any element or object that was not present in the original
image at the time of capture. Likewise, techniques that combine
elements of more than one camera exposure (i.e., HDR, time lapse
or other multi-exposure or multi-flash sequences) in a single
image are not permitted.
The AAS reserves the right to ask for a copy of the original
file generated by the digital camera (or the negative, if the
image was taken on film) to determine eligibility of any image
submitted.
Each photographer may enter up to 20 images.
How
To Enter
You can enter the contest in either of two ways:
(1) E-mail
the images to
peachstate@bellsouth.net, together with your
application form (MS
Word version).
(2) Send
the images on a CD or DVD to:
David Cree, 214 Smokerise Trace, Peachtree City, GA 30269
with your
name, address, e-mail address and phone number written on the CD
or DVD and enclosing your application form:
You do
NOT need to specify the category for the
images. We will place the images in the appropriate categories.
The entry
fee for the contest is $25.00 for AAS members, which covers the
first 5 images submitted, and then $3.00 per image submitted
after the first 5, up to a maximum of 20 images total. For
non-AAS members, the entry fee is $35.00 for the first 5 images,
and then $4.00 for each additional image, up to a maximum of 20
images total. Individuals may join Atlanta Audubon Society for
$25 for the year. Family membership is $35 and Students may join
for $15. You may pay the entry fee by check made out to:
“Atlanta Audubon Society” and mailed to David Cree, 214
Smokerise Trace, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
Entry Deadline
Your images and payment must
both be
postmarked by March 2, 2012
in order for your entries to be considered in the contest.
What
Your Entry Means
AAS has the right to use winning images (1st, 2nd & 3rd place
photos in each category) for items and publications consistent
with AAS's mission. You grant AAS a perpetual, non-exclusive
license to use winning photos in any manner and in any medium,
including in or on items that AAS may sell for fundraising
purposes.
Photographers retain ownership of their images and may use or
sell them, but may not revoke the non-exclusive license granted
to AAS for winning photos.
AAS will publish the winning photographs and the names and
cities and states of residence of the photographers who
submitted those images. AAS will always, to the greatest extent
possible, credit the photographer in connection with the use of
winning images. If AAS desires to use non-winning photos, AAS
will always gain permission from the photographer prior to their
use.
By entering images in the contest, you represent to the AAS that
you have the full rights to the images and that your submission
of the images to the contest does not infringe on the rights of
any other person.
By entering images in the contest, you also represent that no
birds or wildlife were harassed or harmed in connection with the
photograph being taken.
If one or more of your images is selected as a winner in the
contest, you agree to provide the AAS with a copy of the
original image as it was recorded by the digital camera (or the
negative, if the image was taken on film), which will be used
for any printing or display of the image.
The AAS
reserves the right to determine eligibility of all images for
the contest in its sole discretion.
