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2007 APCUG Digital Photo Contest

Following up on the success of our 2006 Digital Photo Contest, the APCUG is please to announce our 2007 Digital Photo Contest. Again, it will showcase the talents of our member group photographers! Somewhere inside of all of us is a creative genius just waiting for the chance to grab the spotlight……and we want to give you that chance. There will be multiple chances to win….including……professional judging and our own “Photo Idol” chosen from our Conference attendees! So, grab those cameras and start shooting! Contest Rules
  1. The photo contest event will begin on September 1, 2007.

  2. Final submittal of entries will be October 15, 2007. Entries not postmarked on or before that date will be disqualified.

  3. The contest is open to all individuals who are members of APCUG affiliated User Groups. Photos may be submitted in each of four categories:

    1. People
    2. Animals
    3. Landscape
    4. Still life

    Note: Landscape can be mountains, sky, sea, flowers, desert, trees, etc.

    Still life is any object not shown in motion; architecture, automobiles, boats, sculpture, historical objects, etc.

    Let your imagination look through your viewfinder!

  4. Entries must be taken with a digital camera

  5. All Photos are to be printed no larger than 8 ˝ x 11. Panoramic prints are accepted but should not to exceed the same area as 8 ˝ x 11 (93 square inches). Prints must be made on glossy photo paper.

  6. Prints are to be without borders. Entries received with borders will be trimmed before presentation for judging.

  7. Entries can be color or black and white.

  8. The entry label is to be pasted or taped to the back of each print. Download the APCUG Digital Photo Contest Entry Form from here.

  9. Entrants will submit one photograph (with 4 prints of it) per category and a CD or floppy disk with the image in .jpg format. Entrants can enter all 4 categories if desired.

  10. Entrants will be judged for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place under the following criteria but will not be applied to the People’s Choice Award:
    Composition (5 points)
    Technical Skill (5 points)
    Visual Impact (10 points)

  11. All Entries must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2007 and mailed to:
    APCUG Photo Contest
    C/O Roger Tesch
    1918 Greenway Cross, Apt 3
    Fitchburg, WI 53713-3037
    APCUG will not be responsible for any lost photos in the mail. Entrants should retain copies of the photos. Entries that are not postmarked by October 15, 2007 are disqualified.

  12. There will be 3 judges reviewing all entries. Each category will have 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards. The People’s Choice award will be selected from entries and that selection will be chosen by the attendees at the APCUG Conference in January, 2008. First Place winners and the Peoples Choice winner will be published in the APCUG Reports. Awards and certificates will be presented at the APCUG Conference in January, 2008.