RULES:

1.) ONE ENTRY OF 5 PHOTOGRAPHS PER CAMERA CLUB MEMBER.
2.) EACH ENTRY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A $10 ENTRY FEE TO SVCC AND MUST BE SUBMITTED TO JEANNE CONNELL AT CAMERA CLUB BY FEBRUARY 1, 2009.
3.) EACH ENTRY SHOULD INCLUDE 5 PHOTOS. THE ENTRY CAN BE 5 SLIDES IN A SLEEVE OR 5 PHOTOS ON A CD IN A PLASTIC CASE (COMPATIBLE WITH A PC ONLY) INCLUDING ONE OF EACH OF THE BELOW CATEGORIES IN ANY ORDER. ALL SLIDE ENTREES WILL BE RETURNED IN 2009 WHEN TOM VISITS.
4.) EACH PHOTOGRAPHER WILL BE ASSIGNED A NUMBER BY JEANNE TO IDENTIFY THEIR ENTRY. ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE BLANK, HAVE NO IDENTIFYING MARKINGS ON THEM OTHER THAN THEIR NUMBER.
5.) THE TOP 3 WINNERS WILL SPLIT THE CASH ENTRANCE FEES (MINUS CLUB EXPENSES) WITH AMOUNTS FOR 1ST, 2ND & 3rd TO BE SET BY TOM ULRICH.

THERE WILL BE FIVE CATEGORIES WITH ONE ENTRY FOR EACH:

• A PUPPY
• SUNSET OR SUNRISE
• CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
• URBAN WILDLIFE
• CHOCOLATE

THE WINNERS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST COMBINATION OF SCORES AFTER ALL CATEGORIES ARE JUDGED.

JUDGING WILL INCLUDE:

CREATIVITY
HUMOR
IMAGINATION
FOCUS

TOM WILL BE PRESENTING A DIGITAL SHOW TO THE CLUB OF ALL ENTRIES WHEN HE COMES TO BIRMINGHAM NEXT YEAR.
IF YOU HAVE SHOWN TOM ULRICH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OR TOM HAS JUDGED THEM IN THE PAST, DO NOT ENTER THEM. THIS IS A BLIND CONTEST AND PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE FAMILIAR TO TOM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.