4th Annual Photo Contest

Our Annual Photo Contest

PEC will begin accepting entries to our 4th Annual Photo Contest in July 2013. Last year, hundreds of beautiful photos were submitted and over 600 people voted for their favorites. Each contest finalist receives a free PEC membership and will have his/her work featured in upcoming PEC publications. The grand prize winner receives dinner for four at a nearby Buy Fresh Buy Local restaurant. We can't wait to see what next year's contest will bring!

Red Barn, Rappahannock Co.
2012 entry by Joyce Harman

View the 2012 winners and all of the finalists!

2013 Terms and Conditions
The Piedmont Environmental Council's 2013 photo contest is open to all photographers except employees of The Piedmont Environmental Council and their immediate family.

Photo Guidelines
PEC connects people to the landscapes, communities and heritage of Virginia's Piedmont. As part of that mission, PEC is looking for images that enables people to experience this wonderful place in new and exciting ways. Photos must be taken within PEC’s nine-county region --Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock.

You can enter up to six pictures in each of the following four categories:

• Beautiful Landscapes
• Community
• Native Plants and Wildlife
• Local Farms and Food

You are responsible for obtaining the permission from any individuals depicted.
Photo captions must accompany all submissions, and should include:

• The subject of the image,
• The location the image was taken,
• The name of the photographer(s).

How to Enter
To submit your photos via Flickr™, use your Yahoo!® ID to login to www.flickr.com. If you do not have an account, you can sign-up for free, it's easy.

After logging in, join the Piedmont Environmental Council group on Flickr™ by visiting our group page and clicking on "Join this Group".

After joining our group, you can begin to upload your photos. To do so, click on the "Upload" link on the menu at the top of the page. Next, click on the large pink box that says "Choose Photos and Videos," and select the photos from you files that you wish to upload to Flickr. When your photos appear as thumbnails, you can click each photo (highlighting it in pink) and assign the appropriate tags (see below) as well as send the photo to the Piedmont Environmental Council group (which you have joined).

Once your photos have been tagged and selected to go into PEC's Flickr group, you must click the blue "Upload photo" button at the top right corner of the page.

Appropriate Tags depending on the Category (be sure to use the quotation marks, the full tag is what enters your photo into the appropriate category):

• "Landscapes PEC 2013"
• "Plants and Wildlife PEC 2013"
• "Community PEC 2013"
• "Farms and Food PEC 2013"

Your photo must be tagged to be considered as part of the contest. Also, you must include a description with the subject of the photo, the photo location and the photographer's name.

Eligibility and Judging
PEC staff, with the help of guest judges, will select finalists in each category. Photos will be judged based on content, contrast, composition and originality. The ultimate winners and runners-up in each category will be determined by a public online vote. Pictures with a low resolution are less likely to be considered as finalists.

Deadline
The Deadline for submitting photos will be September 15, 2013. Finalists will be determined in October. PEC reserves the right to adjust the deadline(s) as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.

Your Rights
You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit -- including ownership if applicable. By entering the PEC Photo Contest you attest that you are either 18 years of age or older, or have provided written consent to participate from your parent or guardian to PEC (P.O. Box 460, Warrenton, VA 20188-0460).

You also grant PEC a nonexclusive right, in perpetuity, to:

• Publish the images for PEC’s purposes in any format, including on PEC’s website and in PEC’s publications or presentations, such as newsletters, emails, brochures, grant proposals, displays, and mailings.
• Use, in connection with the Photo Contest, your name, city/county, and state in promotions and other publications.

As conditions of this permission, PEC shall credit all photographs when the full name is available, or by the participants Flickr username when the participant’s full name is unavailable.

Questions
Questions and inquiries about the contest can be emailed to photos@pecva.org

Via Flickr™ –

Frog Eye Reflection, Culpeper
2010 entry by Betty Jo Troiano