Date: August 12, 2020

To: The Members of the Fontenelle Forest Photography Club

Re: 2020 “DIGITAL” Photo Contest

From: Donna Gray, Contest Coordinator

Bellevue University has decided to NOT open the Humanities Building in August and is undecided for future months. The Fontenelle Forest Photography Club’s board has decided to have a digital contest this year due to Covid-19.

We will be using the same rules for categories that were in effect last year.

“Novice Class”:  This is open to club members who have NOT won a first, second or third place in any individual category, or Overall Show award in prior years’ photography club shows.

“Advanced Class”:  This is open to club members who have won a first, second or third place in any individual category, or an overall show award in the prior years’ photography club shows.

Categories:

• Scenic/Landscape: Continental US, outside continental US, any nature themed image where the focus or subject IS NOT manmade objects, including urban, city, pets, and Humans.  Must be a nature-based photo taken by a club member.

• Animals: Any living creature, wild or domesticated, including pets. Not humans.

• Flora: A photo where the following are the main subject of the photo.  Any flower, plant, fungi or tree.

• Anything Goes: (Combined category – Novice & Advanced) 

Any photograph not meeting the requirements of the 3 categories listed above.   Also, any photo that is over enhanced or un-naturally manipulated will be entered into this category.

Members may enter four photos in any of the usual categories. Please forward your photos to me in jpg (jpeg) format. Don’t worry about file size. I will take care of any resizing that needs to be done. If you don’t know how to convert to a jpg (jpeg) file, just email what you have, and I will convert as needed. Please have your photos to me by August 21, 2020. Email them to me at djg618@yahoo.com

There are two ways to let me know the information needed for the contest – depending on the level of your computer skills. If you are not familiar with how to rename a jpg file, simply type the category name, whether you are entering as a Novice or Advanced, the title of the photo and if it was taken at Fontenelle Forest as part of the email. Make sure your name is also included in case it is not part of the email address.

For those who are comfortable renaming files, I have a code that will shorten everything and hopefully, make it easier for you…….and me  ! After each letter group, put a comma to separate them. And again, please make sure your name is included in the email. If after reading the code, you feel it is too cumbersome, just follow the instructions in the preceding paragraph.

A – Advanced

N – Novice

FL – Flora

SC – Scenic

AN – Animals

ANY – Anything Goes

FF – Taken at Fontenelle Forest

If you are entering a photo of a bird, taken in Fontenelle Forest, and you are a novice photographer…..

Original file name: img_1234.jpg

Contest file name: N,AN,FF,Happy Robin.jpg

First letter – Advanced or Novice Photographer

Second Group – Category – Flora, Scenic, Animals, Anything Goes

Third Group – Taken in Fontenelle Forest (Used only when photo is taken in Fontenelle Forest)

Fourth Group – Title of photo

I will be responsible for everything to do with getting your photos to the judge and getting the results. Phil will eventually be putting the photos on the website so everyone can see them. At this point, I have no idea if a critique will be possible due to restrictions at Fontenelle Forest on the number of people who can be in attendance.

Please keep in mind, as far as I know, a digital contest is a first for our club. It is definitely a learning process for me, and I suspect for a lot of the members. Ask questions if you have them and be patient with those of us who are attempting to get it right!