Park Rapids Downtown Photo Contest – United States

Categories

• Park Rapids Area Lake Scenes
• Park Rapids Main Street Scenes
• Park Rapids Area Recreation
• Park Rapids Area Wildlife

Eligibility Criteria

• All photos must have been taken in the Park Rapids area within the last three years.
• The photo subject must be relevant to one of the following contest categories.
• An individual may submit only one photo per category for each contest period.

Judging Criteria

• Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality, and effectiveness in conveying the beauty and/or unique character of Park Rapids in one of the contest categories.
• A Park Rapids Downtown Business Association panel will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final.
• Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be disqualified.
• The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association panel will include professionals in graphic design, website design, website development, retail, marketing and public relations.

Selection Criteria

• Judges will select a first place winning photo for each of the contest categories.
• If fewer than ten eligible photographs are entered in a category, Park Rapids Downtown Business Association may cancel that category.
• Winners will be notified by email using the information on the entry form.
• Winning photographs, along with the photographer’s name and information about the photo will be displayed on the Park Rapids Downtown Business Association website.

Application Requirements

• Entries must be submitted by the original photographer.
• Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than you.
• You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted.
• Your submission of the photo and entry form is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.
• Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public website. Obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association retains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content.
• Submitting Digital Images:
  • Submit your digital image using the online photo contest entry form.
  • Images must be submitted in a JPG high quality format. Images submitted that are smaller than 600 by 400 pixels may be rejected.
• Image Modifications:
  • Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified.
  • Not Permitted:
    • No borders or frames may be added to images.
    • No watermarks, signatures, or copyright notices may be added to images. All winning images will be displayed with the photographer’s name.
    • Adding or replacing elements in an image is not permitted.
    • Artistic filters are not permitted
  • Permitted Modifications:
    • Images may be cropped and rotated as necessary as long as the rectangular format is maintained and the size is within the specifications above.
    • Images may be resized as long as the aspect ratio is maintained.
    • Red-eye removal and spot editing.
    • One-step enhancement (such as “AutoFix”, “QuickFix”, “Auto Levels”, etc.)
    • Use of filters to sharpen, soften, blur, despeckle, or remove noise.
    • Use of corrective functions to improve the natural appearance of the image, such as levels, contrast, brightness, curves, intensity, tone, hue, saturation, lightness, value, color balance, and tint.
    • To submit digital images complete the entry form and upload your photo.

For more information, visit Park Rapids Downtown.