ORGANIZED BY: The Loxahatchee River District, Friends of the Loxahatchee River and the River Center

1. Who can enter?

TERRITORY: local? (not specified in the official rules)

ENTRANT STATUS: amateur, professional, student

AGE LIMITATIONS: none

2. Competition info

ENTRY CLOSES: 1st April 2010 (at 4pm) – received by

ENTRY TYPE: mail

> Entry Fees

• $15 for first 3 images
• $10 each additional image
• $8 for first 3 images (students)
• $5 each additional image (students)

3. What should photos be about?

We are looking for personal interpretations of the Loxahatchee River.

One of Florida’s most unique treasures, the Loxahatchee River meanders through freshwater marshes and cypress swamps, down to the brackish estuary, and empties through the Jupiter Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean. Navigating the Loxahatchee River is a journey back in time as you explore untouched freshwater reaches, teeming estuaries and coastal marine environments. The Loxahatchee River was the first of only two National Wild & Scenic Rivers in Florida. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Loxahatchee River’s Wild & Scenic designation, and represents a remarkable milestone in our community’s environmental legacy.”

There are 5 categories:

• Flora (plants & trees)
• Fauna (fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, invertebrates, etc)
• Riverscapes and Still Life (stuff that does not breathe)
• Human Dimensions (people and wildlife, education and outreach, urban interface challenges)
• Creative and Clever (humorous or composite/artistically-altered images)

Maximum 2 images per category, maximum 14 images per entry.

> Judging Criteria

• image impact and content (message and feelings conveyed),
• clarity
• color
• contrast
• composition
• lighting
• photographic standards

4. Photo Requirements

AREA WHERE IT CAN BE TAKEN: at Loxahatchee River

AGE OF PHOTO: no limit

IMAGE FORMAT: colour prints, 8″x10″ size, mounted on a white 11″x14″ mat board, no frames

PHOTO EDITING: Acceptable: enhanced by removing stratches or dust, or by making slight alternations that have traditionally been made by filters or in the printing process. Acceptable in Creative and Clever category only: extensively altered by double exposure; assembly from two or more images; removal of obstructions or other significant parts; addition, subtraction, or duplication of elements within the image; or other alternations.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Entrants must submit an electronic version (jpeg format, min 300 dpi), along with the print (on CD).

5. Legal Issues

> Your legal responsibilities

Entrant must have taken the photo(s) and have all rights to its/their distribution and use.”

> Photo usage rights

By submitting your photo(s), you agree to allow The Loxahatchee River District and The River Center to publish the image(s) in the future in any medium. A photo credit will run with the photo.”

6. Judges

There is no information who the judges are.

7. Prizes

Overall winner (Best in Show): prizes donated by local businesses

Category winners: prizes donated by local businesses

People’s Choice of each category: prizes donated by local businesses

Selected winning photographs will be published with photo credit in a 2011 river calendar and be part of a traveling exhibit representing the Loxahatchee River.

Winning entries will be displayed at various places throughout Florida and on the web.”

8. Useful Links

Read official rules yourself (opens a pdf)!

Official website of the competition:
http://www.loxahatcheeriver.org/25th-anniversary.php

I cannot take any responsibility for changing of rules or mistypes in this article. This article has only an informative nature. For official rules always refer to the official website!

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