2011 Photo Contest
Get your best prints
ready for the annual Cuyahoga Valley National Park Photography Contest, run by
the CVPS, taking place on November 8, 2011. There are plenty of opportunities to win awards
and prizes in a number of categories. Entries are displayed in an exhibit at the
Akron-Summit County Public Library,
60 S High Street, Akron, OH 44326
Exhibit opening and awards
presentation takes place on November 8, 2011 at 7:00pm at the Akron-Summit
County Library. Entries will be exhibited November 8 - December 2.
First place winners in each
category will be displayed at Park Place (formerly Blue Heron Bookstore) in
Peninsula from December 5, 2011 - January 2, 2012.
2011 Contest Categories:
A. Plants/Flowers - Nature (no hand of man)
B. Animals/Wildlife - Nature (no hand of man)
C. Scenics/Landscapes
D. People - Activities in the Park
E. Black & White
Printable Contest Entry Form with
rules and instructions available
here.
This Contest Entry Form is in PDF format.
Viewing and printing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for
downloading free of charge
here. (It must
be installed after it is downloaded.)
2011 Contest Requirements / Updates
- All submitted photographs MUST be
framed in simple black frames with plain white mats. Prints that are
framed or matted in other formats will not be accepted into the contest.
- All prints MUST be securely wired and ready to
hang.
- Size requirements for photo and mat; Max: 16"x24"
including matting, but excluding frame; Min: 12"x16" with visible
print area at least 8"x10".
- Photos/frames must be bubble wrapped to protect them during
transportation to the Akron-Summit County Library.
- Photographer's name, phone number, title, category and email address
must appear on the back
of each print - not on the front.
- Digital images MUST be submitted for each entry.
File format must be .jpg with a max of 1200 pixels on the longest side.
EXIF (or IPTC/XMP) data to include the photographers name in the
'Author' field, and the image title in the 'Title' field. Submit images
on CD labeled with photographer's name and image title/contest category.
See the Gallery page for digital
image requirements.
- Contest Entry Fees: free for members, $10 per photo for non-members.
- Entries accepted at the
Boston Store Visitor Center October
22 - October 30.