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Members may use this DropBox link to submit up to 3 photos taken in the last year for the CURRENT month's contest. Please review the submission criteria below.
Photos submitted need to be:
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Related to the current month's theme (see below for descriptions)
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Treated as you see fit (there are no post processing restrictions)
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Submitted on time, by midnight of the current month's contest deadline (see below for due dates)
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Submitted through the CVPC website using the DropBox link (no email submissions accepted)
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Taken within the last year (unless otherwise noted)
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Sized to 8"x10" or 8"x12" at 300 dpi recommended (displays well during judging and makes it easy to print if image wins)
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Saved as a JPEG and LESS than 25mb file size (no TIFFs, PDFs, GIFs, PNGs)
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Renamed using a number then underscore then photo's name. E.g.:
Photo Contest Rules
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"1_Happy Horses.jpeg"
"2_Flying Bird.jpeg"
"3_Cool Barn.jpeg"
Use the numbers to denote your priority of the image to be judged. If we happen to get too many image submissions, we will drop all #3's and may drop #2's to keep the number of images to be judged reasonable for the judge and our meeting time.
In fairness to our members and judges, photos outside these criteria will not be judged.
Winners :
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Please send a NON-watermarked full resolution jpg to Nancy Hulsey (nancyhulseyphoto@aol.com).
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Bring an 8"x10" or 8"x12" printed photo of your winning image (which 300 dpi is best to print from) to Robin Grueninger at Marty’s Appliance. Sandy Jonkey will hang at library.
Questions? View our uploading guide for more instructions or contact Kimberly at kjburchiel@gmail.com
Be Your Own Judge - View "Contest Judging Tips" on critiquing your work or that of others!
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2024 Contest Themes
Subject to change
Jan - Holiday Decorations
Share silly, funny, beautiful, or whatever interesting holiday decorations you've seen.
Feb - Eyes
They say the eyes are the window to the soul. Find some eyes that tell a story to you.
March - Birds and Agriculture
Eagles and Ag brings attention to all the birds and agriculture in the Carson Valley. Share your best bird and/or ranch images of the season.
April - People at Work
Share images of others around you doing their job.
May - Fences in Landscape - Due May 7
Fences can be made from many kinds of materials and can create interesting patterns and textures.
June - Bridges - Due June 4
Bridges can be big or small. You can find them in many different places. Capture a portion for an artistic view or the whole span for a large landscape view.
July - Macro Photography - Due July 2
Find interesting items to capture in the small world.
August - Domestic or Wild Animals - Due August 6
What is your favorite furry or feathery creature you've seen either at home or in the wild?
September - Night Photography - Due September 3
Capture a photo of the night. Could be time exposures or other shots showing the night time.
October - Toys - Due October 1
Toys could mean many things. We each have our favorite toys even as adults. Or maybe there are toys you see younger generations around you playing with.
November - Spooky - Due November 5
Capture that spooky or haunting image from this time of year.
December - Best of 2024 - Meeting TBD
Bring your best picture of the year to our last meeting of the year. Print at a maximum size of 11" x 14", no frames. First prize $75, second prize $50, their prize $25.
PAST CONTESTS
PastContests
2023 Contest Themes
Click yellow links below to see past entries
Jan - Red and Green
Feb - Birds in Flight
March - Feet
April - Baby Animals
May - Stairs
June - Water in Nature
July - Red, White, and Blue
August - Authentic Joy
September - Historical Landmarks
October - Reflections
November - Beautiful Leaves
December - Best of 2023
2022 Contest Themes
Click yellow links below to see past entries
Jan - Holiday Lights
Feb - Eagles and Agriculture
March - After the Burn (Post Fire)
April - Photo Trip Sharing/Travel Photography
May - Horses
June - Macro View of Succulents or Other Plants
July - Look Up, Way Up!
August - Hometown Pride
September - Light Painting
October - Objects in the Sky
November - Shadows
December - Best of 2022
2021 Contest Themes
Click yellow links below to see past entries
Jan - Eagles & Agriculture
Feb - Patterns & Textures in Winter Landscapes
March - Capturing Shape, Form, & Linear Perspective through the Lens
April - Light of the Spring Season
May - Balance or Asymmetry in the Environment OR Submit 2 of Your All Time Favorite Photos
June - The Drama of Daily Life - Home Life, Ranch Life, Work Life, Chance Encounters
July - Short Exposure Time - Animals, Birds, Sports, Things in Motion
Aug - Long Exposure Time – Clouds, Water, Lights, Fireworks, Stars
Sept - Architecture from Cityscapes to Ghost Towns
Oct - The World in Monochrome or Sepia
Nov - HDR (Kodachrome color), Panoramics and Fall Aspen Landscapes
Dec - Best Picture of the Year
2020 Contest Themes
Click yellow links below to see past entries
Click here to enjoy a video montage of 2020
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