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Members may use this DropBox link to submit up to 2 photos taken in the last 12 months 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"
Use the numbers to denote your priority of the image to be judged. If we happen to get too many image submissions, we 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:
Bring an 8"x10" or 8"x12" printed photo of your winning image (300 dpi is best to print from) to Robin Grueninger at Marty’s Appliance in Minden. You will have until 2PM on the Friday which is 10 days after the meeting to get your photo to Robin. Sandy Jonkey will hang the winning photos at the 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!
contestthemes
2025 Contest Themes
Subject to change
January - “Get Down”
February - Black & White Photography
March - Stormy or Dramatic Weather
April - Waterscapes
May - Fibonacci Spiral
June - Doors
July - Panning Photos - Due July 1
Make your picture show motion by moving your camera with the subject. (Sports Photography).
August - Flash Photography - Due August 5
Share with us your images taken with a Flash.
September - Geologic Features - Due September 2
Choose your images of “Geologic Features”, such as “Half Dome”, or “Devils Post Pile”.
October - High Dynamic Range - Due October 7
Some Cameras can do this in the camera. You may use software to achieve HDR for you picture.
November - Golden Hour - Due November 4
When sunlight turns magical. (Dawn or Dusk). Capture your pictures then.
December - Best of 2025 - 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.
PastContests
PAST CONTESTS
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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