Jeff Hirsch
3448 Manhattan Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63143-1687, USA
Email: jlhirsch@swbell.net
Telephone: 314-781-1687 Cell:314-249-5100
Entry Fee is $8 for 1 or 2 sections. Any entry not paid by for will not be in the catalog sent to Star Ratings, Who's Who, etc.
Entry Fee is waived for members of St. Louis Camera Club.
| Color Projected Images and Nature | ||
| Larry Durbin, APSA, PPSA | - | Sun City, AZ |
| Erik Rosengren, APSA, PPSA | - | Largo, FL |
| Don York | - | Ballwin, MO |
2011 Mississippi Valley will offer two sections: (1) Open/general section recognized by Color Projected Image Division of PSA and (2) Nature (Open) which is recognized by Nature Division of PSA.
Note: nature images must comply with the PSA Nature Definition below
"Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify as to its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements enhance the nature story. The presence of scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals is permissible. Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements, are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques that add to, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content are permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. The removal, or manipulation, of colors contained within the original image to enable the production of monochrome images is permitted.
The PSA Gold Medal will be awarded to Best of Show in each section. A PSA Silver Medal and a PSA Bronze medal, as well as PSA Honorable Mention Ribbons, will be awarded in each section.
The "St. Louis Award" will be presented to the best image by a member of the St. Louis Camera Club in each section.
After you have carefully read the "Conditions of Entry", and after double checking to make sure your files are no larger than 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high.
Exhibition entry is now closed.
CD entries via mail will not be accepted.
After you submit your entry, you will receive an email with your name, address, email, etc. plus the image titles you typed in. Please review and if you made any errors, please contact General Chairman - jlhirsch@swbell.net to resolve.
Click Here To Review The Entry Status List - The entries are processed periodically and the status report indicates the time/date of the next scheduled status list up.
Saving your JPG file using sRGB color is recommended as it will provide better quality under the projection conditions used for judging the exhibition and producing the exhibition show.
Maximum image width is 1400 pixels. Maximum image height (vertical) is 1050 pixels (high).
Smaller images are acceptable. Maximum permitted file size per image is 800 KB.
You do not have to follow any naming convention for your jpg files when you enter. The web pages properly rename your files to meet the needs of our exhibition software.
Closing Date: November 1, 2011
Judging Date: November 12 - 13, 2011
Notification Date: November 27, 2011 (via email only)
Award Mail Date: January 29, 2011
Catalog Availability Date: January 29, 2011 (PDF Download)
Accepted Images, including award winners, will be on display at www.stlcameraclub.com. These images will also be shown at the St. Louis Camera Club and Collinsville Area Camera Club - specific dates, times and locations will be advertised on www.stlcameraclub.com
Maker's Name: The maker's name and/or image title shall not be in the image area of digital file.
Original Image Statement: Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of object via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a web site. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, subject to divisional restrictions, by the maker and artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print mater, mounting excepted.
Previously Accepted Images: An image previously accepted in Mississippi Valley is not eligible for entry.
Exhibition Is Open: The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.
You do not have to be a member of the St. Louis Camera Club or of the Photographic Society of America to enter Mississippi Valley.
