OA Photo Contest

Photography Contest Information

Rules
Categories
Prizes
Submissions
Contacts

Entry Rules

The contest is open to any amateur photographer not employed by ADCNR. An amateur is defined as someone who does not earn the majority of their living from photography. ADCNR employees and members of their immediate families are ineligible to enter.
Photos must have been taken in Alabama in the past two years.
Eligible format is high quality digital images from handheld cameras only. Cellphone, smartphone, game camera or drone images will not be chosen as winning photos.
File Size must be between 5 Mb to 10 Mb. See "How to Prepare Photos for Contest Upload" section below.
Photographers may enter up to 8 photos total, all in one category or across different categories.
Each photo must include a description (species, location, etc.).
Minor adjustments to color/contrast, sharpening, spotting, dodging and burning are acceptable.
Photographs manipulated for artistic purposes by applying special effects such as collage, HDR or photo composites will be disqualified.
Images with borders, watermarks, dates, and names will be disqualified.
Judges will make selections based on quality, composition, content, originality, uniqueness, creativity and general appeal with a focus on traditional photography techniques and the use of hand-held cameras.

HOW TO PREPARE PHOTOS FOR CONTEST UPLOAD

File Size should be no smaller than 5 Mb and no larger than 10 Mb.
When preparing your photos for upload, first change the resolution to 300 dpi for each image.
Next, adjust the longest side of the image (width or height) to somewhere between 2,500 and 4,500 pixels. Make sure the proportions are locked so that the photo is resized correctly. Note: Images less than 2,500 pixels on the longest side may be too small for the judges to properly view and too small for printing, if selected for exhibition.
JPG, TIF or PNG formats only.

Prizes

Judges will make selections based on quality, composition, content, originality, uniqueness, creativiity, and general appeal.

In addition to having their winning entries printed in the website, prizes will be awared to first, second, and third place winners in each category.

Submissions

By submitting an entry, photographers grant permission to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to use photographs in publications, on its website or to share with entities it deems appropriate. However, the photographer also retains the right to use the photo.

Contact

For more information:
Call 1-334-242-3152
Write to Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest, 64 N. Union St., Ste. 106, Montgomery, AL 36130 or email Billy Pope

Contest Pending

The contest is open to any amateur photographer except employees of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and members of their immediate families. An amateur is defined as someone who does not earn the majority of his or her living from photography.