June Contest Reminder

[HappyCynic]

Just a reminder that submissions for the June contest (Topic: "Skies", blind submissions) will begin in about one day from now. I'll post a full set of rules (primarily just adding the schedule) tomorrow when I start accepting submissions. Here's the basic rules:

BASIC CONTEST/CHALLENGE RULES:

Only one entry per person. Entries are to be blind submissions. You need to email your entry to the host of a contest/challenge. Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments. The Host will usually start a separate thread just for comments. The submission thread will be updated periodically to reflect the entries received to date. Only the first thirty (30) valid submissions received will be accepted.

Please keep your photograph entry no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 250K in file size, unless otherwise designated by contest host. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing just ask.

Please do not use frames, except for a 1 or 2 pixel black frame to define white backgrounds.

Post-processing is permitted in the same tradition as processing techniques of print photography.

The contest host may alter the written rules at the beginning of their contest, and is the final arbiter of the rules and any issues that may arise.

The contest host may not enter their own photo contest, but may choose the theme in any manner they decide.

The winner of the contest agrees to host the next month's contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest). For seasonal contests, winner agrees to be host the next seasonal contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest).

Be sure to read the following before you enter a photograph:


CONTEST LICENSE

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph" Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.

Additional info:
If you submit an entry and decide to change your entry (title and/or photo), I will allow it up to the close of submissions and a brief time afterwards (probably about a day). If your entry does not meet the requirements (e.g. it's too large), I will send you a message and allow you to adjust your photo accordingly. You will not lose your spot in the contest unless the photo is not modified to conform to the requirements before the preliminaries start. In that case, I will decide whether or not to modify the photo to conform the requirements or to discard the entry and use the next valid submission.

Let me know if there are any concerns with the rules as stated.

Hope you're all having fun taking photos for the contest. And good luck with deciding on your entry.

[Mira]

1. Great job already!

Thank you