OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win
How to Enter:
The 3rd Brooklyn Aquarium Photo Contest will be announced Friday, June 12th 2015 at the monthly Society's meeting, all entries will be accepted starting Saturday, June 13th, 2015 until Sunday October 18th, 2015. The results of the Contest as well as the award ceremony will take place on November 13th, 2015 at the Society's monthly meeting. Digital photos must be submitted to basnyphotocontest.weebly.com in JPEG format. As a condition of registration, you will be required to click on the 2015 "Register Here" tab and fill out all space marked with an asterisks (*) to signify that you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. With each submission, participants must include the following: 1) Name of Photographer, 2) Phone Number, 3) Email, 4) Screen name under they wish to appear, 5) Category of Freshwater or Saltwater the photo is to be entered 6) Scientific and Common Name of Subject in Photo.
Photo Eligibility:
To enter, you must be a member of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society in good standing, no age restrictions. BAS judging individuals and their immediate family are not eligible to participate in this contest. Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be disqualified.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified. Submitted photographs are to be minimum 720 pixels wide or 720 pixel tall.
Number of Entries:
An individual may submit a maximum of five (5) photos per category.
Photo Subject Restrictions:
Photos must be appropriate for category entered. Photos unrelated to the contest or of questionable content will not be considered. BAS retains sole discretion as to what constitutes appropriate content. Photos must not contain people or other objects other than the subject for the category entered. All submitted photos are to be of the participant's own tanks or a tank you setup (no stores or public aquariums) except the 2 following categories: Fascinating Creatures In Their Environments (both Freshwater and Saltwater).
Deadline:
Contest ends midnight Sunday October 18th, 2015. Any late entries will not be considered.
Prizes:
Prizes for each category to be announced during the November 13th, 2015 BAS meeting, and on the basnyphotocontest.weebly.com, on the BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY Facebook page and on our web site (WWW.BROOKLYNAQUARIUMSOCIETY.ORG). No substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner.
Judging:
Entries will be judged on the basis of overall photographic quality, showing clarity and effectiveness in conveying the beauty and/or unique character of the object in their respective categories. A panel of judges consisting of representatives of the Contest's sponsors as well as members of the BAS Board will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final.
Winners:
The judging panel will select 19 winning entries (one per category). Winners and all prizes will be announced and presented during the BAS November 13th, 2015 meeting. If a winner of a category is not able to attend the meeting, the prize will be kept at BAS until the February 12th, 2016 meeting. If the winner/s fails to collect the prize as mentioned earlier, the prize/s will be auctioned during the February 12th, 2016 meeting. No prizes will be shipped.
Photographer/Copyright:
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must be the sole owner of the image submitted. By submitting your photo, you guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo. By submitting, the contestant waives all rights upon submission and therefore has no recourse whatsoever in the use of the photo. Winner agrees by submitting photos for consideration that they may be used by the sponsors of our contest who donate the prizes, in their advertising or other promotional efforts at no additional remuneration. Winning entries will be published in BAS publications and on our Web site.
Additional Terms and Conditions:
BAS is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, BAS is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. BAS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice. BAS is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. BAS reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that BAS has reason to believe is not the original work of entrant, or does not otherwise meet the contest rules.
No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win
How to Enter:
The 3rd Brooklyn Aquarium Photo Contest will be announced Friday, June 12th 2015 at the monthly Society's meeting, all entries will be accepted starting Saturday, June 13th, 2015 until Sunday October 18th, 2015. The results of the Contest as well as the award ceremony will take place on November 13th, 2015 at the Society's monthly meeting. Digital photos must be submitted to basnyphotocontest.weebly.com in JPEG format. As a condition of registration, you will be required to click on the 2015 "Register Here" tab and fill out all space marked with an asterisks (*) to signify that you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. With each submission, participants must include the following: 1) Name of Photographer, 2) Phone Number, 3) Email, 4) Screen name under they wish to appear, 5) Category of Freshwater or Saltwater the photo is to be entered 6) Scientific and Common Name of Subject in Photo.
Photo Eligibility:
To enter, you must be a member of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society in good standing, no age restrictions. BAS judging individuals and their immediate family are not eligible to participate in this contest. Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be disqualified.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified. Submitted photographs are to be minimum 720 pixels wide or 720 pixel tall.
Number of Entries:
An individual may submit a maximum of five (5) photos per category.
Photo Subject Restrictions:
Photos must be appropriate for category entered. Photos unrelated to the contest or of questionable content will not be considered. BAS retains sole discretion as to what constitutes appropriate content. Photos must not contain people or other objects other than the subject for the category entered. All submitted photos are to be of the participant's own tanks or a tank you setup (no stores or public aquariums) except the 2 following categories: Fascinating Creatures In Their Environments (both Freshwater and Saltwater).
Deadline:
Contest ends midnight Sunday October 18th, 2015. Any late entries will not be considered.
Prizes:
Prizes for each category to be announced during the November 13th, 2015 BAS meeting, and on the basnyphotocontest.weebly.com, on the BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY Facebook page and on our web site (WWW.BROOKLYNAQUARIUMSOCIETY.ORG). No substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner.
Judging:
Entries will be judged on the basis of overall photographic quality, showing clarity and effectiveness in conveying the beauty and/or unique character of the object in their respective categories. A panel of judges consisting of representatives of the Contest's sponsors as well as members of the BAS Board will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final.
Winners:
The judging panel will select 19 winning entries (one per category). Winners and all prizes will be announced and presented during the BAS November 13th, 2015 meeting. If a winner of a category is not able to attend the meeting, the prize will be kept at BAS until the February 12th, 2016 meeting. If the winner/s fails to collect the prize as mentioned earlier, the prize/s will be auctioned during the February 12th, 2016 meeting. No prizes will be shipped.
Photographer/Copyright:
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must be the sole owner of the image submitted. By submitting your photo, you guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo. By submitting, the contestant waives all rights upon submission and therefore has no recourse whatsoever in the use of the photo. Winner agrees by submitting photos for consideration that they may be used by the sponsors of our contest who donate the prizes, in their advertising or other promotional efforts at no additional remuneration. Winning entries will be published in BAS publications and on our Web site.
Additional Terms and Conditions:
BAS is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, BAS is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. BAS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice. BAS is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. BAS reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that BAS has reason to believe is not the original work of entrant, or does not otherwise meet the contest rules.