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"Duck-Duck-Goose" Blue Ribbon Photo Contest!
Our 2012 Photo Contest Begins on:
April 1st 2012!
This
Blue Ribbon could be hanging in your duck or goose's
barn!
This is a Blue Ribbon fundraising event
with two original categories: Most Photogenic
and Most Comical
and one NEW category--introduced by
popular demand in 2011: Most Mallard!
Three beautiful Blue
Ribbons will be awarded!
Check out
our archived newsletters to see prior favorite entries &
winners!
April 2009 Newsletter
July 2010 Newsletter
July 2011
Newsletter
Winning photos will be
permanently displayed in our
Winner's
Circle!
About our Blue Ribbons:
We will mail each of our lucky
winners a gorgeous Metallic Blue and Silver, 4
tier, rosette ribbon with three 30 cm long tails and an
imprinted Silver "1st" in the center. Now that's
something you and your feathered friend can display
proudly!
A framed and personalized Majestic Waterfowl
Sanctuary Winner's Certificate will
also accompany each Blue Ribbon awarded.
Judging:
Winners will be chosen by a
panel of
anonymous Judges (not including Kim because we all
know she recognizes every duck and goose by sight!)
who will not have access to contestants' identities.
Scoring:
Those photos entered in
the "Most Photogenic" category will be
scored from 1-10 in the following
equally-weighted categories: Focus, Lighting, Color,
Background, Composition, Originality, Bird's Personality
& Emotional Response.
Those photos entered in
the "Most Comical" category will be scored
from 1-10 in the following equally-weighted categories:
Originality, Bird's Personality, Emotional Response &
Caption.
Those photos entered in
the "Most Mallard" category will be scored from
1-10 in the following equally-weighted categories: Focus, Lighting, Color,
Background, Composition, Originality, Bird's Personality
& Emotional Response.
Sample
Scorecard:
Rules:
1) Photos
must be of domestic ducks
(including Muscovy ducks!) or geese who you have claimed
at least partial responsibility for. This includes
abandoned domestic ducks and geese, still in the wild, as long as
you are helping to care and provide healthy food for them on a
regular basis (which means: daily, weekly or anywhere
in between). As much as we love wild waterfowl, this
contest is especially designed to honor domestic waterfowl, so no
photo entries that feature wild ducks or
geese UNLESS you have a domesticated pet Mallard duck
who can now be entered in our new "Most Mallard"
category.
2) Photos
may NOT be digitally modified in any way (except for
cropping, which is allowable).
3) To
achieve a higher score in the "Most Comical" category,
include a caption with your photo entry, but do NOT superimpose
it on the photo itself.
4) Photos
entered must be taken within the last 12 months.
5) Amateur
photos only may be submitted. No
professional or paid photography (unless, of course,
you are a professional photographer).
6) Each
photo entry must be accompanied by a $5.00 entry donation.
This is a fundraising event, after all!
7) Photos
for this year's competition will be accepted from
April 1, 2012 - June 15, 2012 12:00 midnight EST.
Both
photographs and full entry donations must be
received between these two dates in order to be
officially entered. Photos rec'd without payment will be
disqualified.
Entry donations are non-refundable.
8)
Contestants may enter as many photos of their ducks or
geese as they would like
and are encouraged to do so!
9) All Contestants grant Majestic Waterfowl
Sanctuary full discretion to permanently display any
photo submissions on our website or in any related and
not-for-profit media (we will not sell your photos).
10) Contestants also understand that they will
receive no compensation of monetary value in association with this contest.
Directions:
By
Email:
1)
Email your photo submissions to Majestic.
Be sure to include your Full Name, Complete Mailing
Address, and Phone Number with Area Code in the body of
the email along with the names of any ducks/geese
featured in the photo. PLEASE SEND ONLY ONE PHOTO ENTRY
PER EMAIL.
2) If you
are entering a photo in the "Most Comical" category,
remember to include a caption in order to achieve a
higher score. Do NOT superimpose your caption on the photo
itself; instead, include the caption in the body of the email.
Your caption will appear to the judges EXACTLY as it
appears on your entry, so be very clear. For Example:
CAPTION: "Ducks in a
row!"
3) Specify
whether you are entering the photo for "Most
Photogenic" or "Most Comical" or "Most
Mallard."
Any entries that are received without this
specification will automatically be entered under the
"Most Photogenic" category.
4) Send us
your entry donation via Paypal
or by mailing us a check to: Majestic Waterfowl
Sanctuary, 17 Barker Road, Lebanon CT 06249.
Be sure to include
adequate information with your entry donation, so we can
accurately match it with your photo submission(s).
By
Snail Mail:
1) Snail
mail your photo submissions to: Majestic Waterfowl
Sanctuary, 17 Barker Road, Lebanon CT 06249.
2) Include your Full Name, Complete Mailing
Address, Phone Number with Area Code and Email Address
along with the names of any ducks/geese featured in the
photo on the back of each photo submitted.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY!
3) If you
are entering a photo in the "Most Comical"
category,
remember to include a caption in order to achieve a
higher score. Do NOT superimpose your caption on the photo
itself; instead, write the
caption on the back of the photo along
with the names of any ducks/geese featured. Your caption
will appear to the judges EXACTLY as it appears on your
entry, so be very clear. For Example:
CAPTION: "Ducks in a
row!"
4) Specify
whether you are entering the photo for "Most
Photogenic" or "Most Comical"
or "Most Mallard"
on the back of the photo.
Any entries that are received without this
specification will automatically be entered under the
"Most Photogenic" category.
5) Don't
forget to include your entry donation! Checks must be
made payable to: Majestic Waterfowl
Sanctuary.
6) Please send a SASE if
you would like any of your photos returned to you.
A Few
of our Proud Winners!
Our
2009 Most Comical Winner "Omalie" admires his Award!
 Our
2010 Most Comical Winner "Olga" admires her Award!
Our
2011 Most Mallard Winner "Wings" admires her Award!
Our 2011 Most Photogenic Winner "Angel"
Admires her Award!
View our
Blue Ribbon Winner's Circle!
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