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The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition invites submissions for the 2008 Tahoe Bike Photo Contest. This is an open invitation for anyone interested in submitting photographs depicting Lake Tahoe as a premier bicycling destination – showing the Lake’s beauty, and cycling’s adventure and energy. There are four competitive categories. Entrants may submit photographs in each category.
Destination
Bicycling with the Lake in sight. ( A shot like you would see in a travel/adventure/lifestyle magazine)
Recreation
Family and friends enjoying bicycling in Tahoe together on the bike path, trail, shopping or at the beach.
Sport Adventure
Riding off the bike path and enjoying the outdoors. (examples: bike camping, x-country, freeride, etc.)
Competitive
Road or mountain bike racing.
 Winning photographers will be credited and invited to attend a winner’s ceremony during the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Film Festival in September.
CONTEST RULES:
- All entries must be postmarked by midnight, September 19, 2008.
- All photos must depict an aspect of Lake Tahoe’s bicycling scene. The photos must have been taken within the past three years.
- Photos must be taken by entrants.
- Photographs will be judged according to the following criteria:
a. Technical merit (composition, sharpness, exposure, color)
b. Appropriateness to category
- Winners will be notified after September 19, 2008. Entrants providing a self addressed stamped envelope will have their materials returned a few weeks after the final selection. Winning images will be held for a period of time and then returned. Selected images are used on a non-exclusive basis.
- Submissions are preferred in digital format and submitted either by e-mail or on a CD-ROM. Digital images must be at the photo’s original resolution. Please clearly mark all materials with your name and address.
- All entries must be of outdoor themes, landscape, close-ups, and action shots are acceptable. Horizontal pictures are preferred to vertical. Vertical photographs will be considered, yet if selected may require cropping.
- Entrants may submit no more than 2 photos per category. Multiple images must be submitted with a single entry form and entry fee.
- Each image must be the work of the person submitting the image, and a signed entry form is required. Entrants under 18 years of age must submit a release from a parent or guardian.
- Entries will be evaluated based on appeal, content and photographic skill. The decision of the judges is final.
- Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition assumes no responsibility for submissions. Winning entrants agree that Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition has the right to use, without further compensation, their photographs for promotion, publicity as well as other related uses.
Guidelines
The following gives you additional information as you consider your entries.
When viewing photographs, judges look for: impact, creativity, composition, center of interest, lighting, color balance, and sharpness. If a photo captures all but is not sharp, it loses all these elements – above all the photograph must be sharp.
Resolution for electronic files must be no less than 300 dpi and saved in either; JPEG, PDF, or GIF format.
Mail your entries to:
Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition
PO Box 1147
Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
Attn: Photo Contest
E-mail entries to:
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The Process
Photos will be judged by a panel of leading professionals in the fields of photo-journalism, marketing and tourism.
The judges will determine a first, second, and third place award in each category and then the Best Photo of the Year. Judges decisions are final.
The winning entries, first through third, will be assembled into a slide show and presented at the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Film Festival. Entries will be returned by mail only if accompanied by self-addressed, postage-paid packaging. The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is not responsible for damage or loss. And, we will do our best to take good care of all entries.
Awards Presentation
The Awards Presentation will take place at the Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theater, October 4, 2008, during the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Film Festival intermission. Winning photos will be presented on a big screen during intermission and the awards announced.
Awards TBA
Best Photo of the Year
Recreation
Sport Adventure
Competition
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