The Friends of Chesapeake Gateways invites photographers to enter the Star Spangled Banner Geotrail Photo Contest. You must read the following rules, terms and conditions before submitting any photos.
Eligibility
The Star Spangled Banner Geotrail Photo Contest is open to all photographers at least 18 years of age, except employees, relatives of employees and contractors of Friends of Chesapeake Gateways. The contest is open to all participants regardless of residence or citizenship, as the laws of their jurisdiction allow participation. If you are under 18 years of age and would like to submit a photograph, you will have to ask a parent or guardian to do so on your behalf.
All photographs must be taken at sites along the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail. A list of sites along the Geotrail can be found here.
Image quality of all submitted photos is an important consideration. When submitting please try to upload the highest quality photo that you can. Ideally all submitted photos should have a minimum resolution of 1 megabyte. Flickr™ does limit photo uploads for basic level Flickr™ members (free) to 10 megabytes per photo and 20 megabytes per photo for “Pro” level ($24.95/year) Flickr™ members. Friends reserves the right to exclude photo submissions that may fall below certain basic minimum quality levels.
Rights
An entrant must hold all rights to a photograph he or she submits to the contest. For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must complete a model release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian. At the bottom of this page is text that can be cut/pasted into a sample form. An image that contains recognizable people will not be selected for an award if the photographer is unable to provide a valid model release upon request.
“Recognizable” means that a third party could identify the individual in the image, due to the visibility of any distinctive physical features, uniform, identification numbers, and so on. Photos that violate or infringe upon another person’s copyright are not eligible.
Individuals submitting photos into the contest retain full rights to their photos, including ownership, but through the act of participation (entering a photo into our contest and tagging those photos with the appropriate contest tags) will also grant to the Friends and our partner, the National Park Service, a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, and display the submitted photos which might include, by example, methods listed below:
The right to publish the image in any format, including on the web and in print publications or presentations, such as newsletters, brochures, fundraising appeals, public service announcements, grant proposals, reports, awards, thank-you cards, displays, mailings and invitations.
The right to provide images to other individuals and organizations for non-profit, Friends-related use in news stories, newsletters, reports, slide shows, displays, web pages, wayside exhibits and the like.
The right to use the photo’s title, your name, city, state, and country of residence in our publications.
The right to keep the files provided, and to archive the images on CD or in other electronic forms, so that your photos can be used to support our mission and be properly credited.
We reserve sole rights to eliminate and/or delete photographic submissions to our Flickr™ group or content that we deem to be objectionable or of dubious provenance. No prior warning or notification will be required of the Friends.
Types of photos that we would remove without warning:
Photos that showcase dubious taste or themes
Photos involving racial or ethnic insensitivities
Photos involving salacious subjects and presentations
Photos that are unrelated to the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail
Friends will reserve the rights to change or modify all text associated with a photo entered into the contest. This would include titles of the photo, accompanying descriptions, and tags.
Deadline
Submissions for the Photo Contest will be accepted between June 15th, 2010 and September 30, 2010. Winners will be announced in October 2010.
How to Submit Photos to the Contest
For photos to be considered for the Star Spangled Banner Geotrail Photo Contest they will need to be added to our Flickr™ Group (Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail). Submitted photos will also need to be “tagged” with one of the category tags listed below. More info on how to add a tag to a photo in Flickr™ »
Geocaching (tag: SSBGC) Images of you and your family and friends searching and finding geocaches along the Trail.
War of 1812 (tag: SSB1812) Images of battlefields and other sites directly associated with the War of 1812 or of people enjoying and exploring these sites.
Outdoors on the Bay (tag: SSBCB) Images of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and people (and wildlife) enjoying life on the water. Fishing, paddling, sailing, swimming etc
History and Culture (tag: SSBHC) Images of interesting and historic places along the Trail like lighthouses, cemeteries, plantation homes, ships and more! You can be creative here. Did you see a lighthouse at sunset for example.
When uploading your entries, remember to tell us something about when and where the photo was taken.
Entry Period June 15 - September 30, 2010 | Winners Announced: October, 2010
Contest Awards
From all the qualified photos we will select a First, Second, and Third Place winner in each of the 4 contest categories.
Four winners total will receive a Friends of Chesapeake Gateways/National Park Service Star-Spangled Banner Prize Pack that includes a special edition Star-Spangled Banner Polo Shirt, Star-Spangled Banner Cap, Chesapeake Bay Gateways Blue Crab tote bag, commemorative water bottles and a pocket naturalist guide to Chesapeake Bay wildlife. In addition, their photos may be included in various Friends and NPS presentations, both online and offline as well as the new Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Website.
Second Place winner in each category
Four second place winners will receive a Chesapeake Bay Gateways Blue Crab tote bag, commemorative water bottle and a pocket naturalist guide to Chesapeake Bay wildlife.
Third Place winner in each category
Four third place winners will receive a commemorative water bottle and a pocket naturalist guide to Chesapeake Bay wildlife
Honorable mention will receive a lapel pin and a certificate.
Judging
Judging will be done by a select group of Friends and National Park Service employees and other photographic experts in our community.
Friends of Chesapeake Gateways Rights and Indemnifications
By entering the contest the participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Friends of Chesapeake Gateways, its affiliates, employees, and officers from any issues, losses, or actions emanating from or in relation to the Star Spangled Banner Geotrail Photo Contest. This would include any losses or issues related to third party claims of copyright infringement or violations of personal privacy.
The Star Spangled Banner Geotrail Photo Contest is void where prohibited by law.
Each participant in the photo contest is responsible for ensuring that he or she possess the full rights to the photos that they are submitting.
Each participant is responsible for accurately titling and describing his or her photos.
Friends of Chesapeake Gateways has, at its sole discretion, reserved the right to terminate, suspend, or modify the photo contest.
Sample Model Release Form
MODEL / PHOTO RELEASE
I, ___________________________________ hereby give permission to _____________________________________(photographer) and Friends of Chesapeake Gateways to use my photographic likeness and possibly publish my photo in promotional material.
Print Model Name __________________________
Model Signature ____________________________
Date ______________________________________
If Model is under 18:
I, ___________________________________ am the parent/legal guardian of the individual named above. I have read this release and approve of its terms.
Print Parent/Guardian Name ______________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature ________________________________
Date __________________________________________________
