PSSAT Photo Contest

Categories:

- Plants (including crops)

- Soil Profiles (pit faces and road cuts)

- Landscapes

- Wildlife

- Miscellaneous (people at work, buildings, and anything else that doesn't really fit into the other four categories)

Rules:

  • Photos can be submitted anytime during the year - deadline for final submission for the 2011 meeting has been extended to January 21, 2011.
  • Only current PSSAT members will be eligible to submit a photo for judging.
  • There is NO entry fee.
  • All photos submitted may be considered for use on the PSSAT website, PSSAT newsletter and/or in other official PSSAT publications without compensation, but with photographer credit.
  • Submission via email officially authorizes PSSAT to use the photos in these venues without further notification.
  • Photos will be judged prior to the meeting. 
  • Winners in each category will receive a framed print: 1st place – 11X17 and 2nd place – 8X10. Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show awards will receive a larger print, which will be displayed at registration.
  • Limit of (2) entries per member, per category, per year. A total submission of 10 photographs per year is possible.
  • All photos submitted must be in JPG or TIF format (no BMP, GIF, etc. accepted).
  • Maximum photo file size of four (4) megabytes (Mb).
  • Photographer must pick category for photo to be judged in – failure to do so will have your entry considered incomplete, and thus, not considered.
  • Please include a description of where the photo was taken in the body of the email.


Email Digital Photos to:   pssat_photo_submit(at)yahoo.com

Substitute (at) with @ - listed this way to cut down on spam.

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Photo Submission Format*:

Email Subject Line: Photo Contest Entry

Attachment Name: Category; Photographer; Description

Body of Email: Photograph description, Location taken, & Contact information

*Photo Submission Format Example: