Galveston FeatherFest: CALL FOR ENTRIES

Title: Galveston FeatherFest: CALL FOR ENTRIES
Location: Please submit photos online
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Description: Entries are now being accepted for the FeatherFest Photo Contest held in conjunction with Galveston’s annual birding, nature and photography festival.

Individuals are invited to submit images of birds taken in Galveston or adjacent counties. Entries for Week 1 are due Tuesday, March 1. Contest details are outlined below.

Photographers also have an opportunity to participate in PhotoFest, the track of field trips and workshops held April 7 through 9 during FeatherFest that are designed for photographers of all skill levels.

Photo Contest Rules:

* Photos must be of birds from Galveston or adjacent counties.
* Photos must be e-mailed to photofest2011@gmail.com by 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 8, 15 and 22 to be included in photos being judged for the following Tuesday edition of The Daily News.
* Two photos per week may be submitted and must arrive in separate e-mails.
* Photos must be in JPEG format at 300 dpi and not larger than 6 MB.
* Images may be cropped, sharpened, color adjusted and/or altered in other minor ways.
* Images may not be collages or blends of more than one image.
* Photos must be accompanied with the photographer’s name; title of photo; name of bird(s) in photo; and location where photo was taken.
* First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected each week for four weeks. A Grand Prize photo will be selected from the four weekly first-place winners.

· A photographer may not win more than one first, second or third place during the four weeks.

* Photographers who submit an entry grant The Galveston County Daily News and The Galveston Island Nature Tourism Counsel a limited license to publish and display the photo and to use it in promotional materials without compensation.

Visit www.GalvestonFeatherFest.com for further information.
Date: 2011-02-21