Photo Salon

Exhibition of photographic slides & digital images

ENTRIES - All entries must be mailed to Cady Soukup Box 600, Flint Hill, VA 22627-0600 postmarked no later than May 15, 2008. Include a self-portrait slide or digital image. Provide a list of all entries with each entry described by its entry number, title, photographer(s), classification category (A, B, C or D, see below) and a short description of the image (location, participants, unusual stories associated with the picture), in a neatly handwritten list, a typed list or in an electronic table format(spreadsheet or formatted list). A release note (see below) must be provided.

CATEGORIES - Classification letters are:
A. Story Series (maximum of 20 slides, include a caption for each slide in the series)
B. Scenes from Nature, including closeups and images, whether taken with single or multiple flash or in natural light (each of these was a separate category in the past)
C. Enhanced & Surreal Imagery, including non-standard lighting, film processing, gels, computer enhancement, unusual subjects for a cave setting such as models in atypical attire; this is also the category for those images that have been digitally manipulated.
D. Humor. Humor images are scored by the judges, but selected for show by the Slide Salon Co-Chairmen. If you have a slide that may not be up to full artistic standards, but is a crowd-pleaser for its humor, please consider entering it

MEDIA -
Film Slides must be mounted in 2 x 2 inch mounts of 35mm or superslides. No glass mounts will be accepted. Cropping is permitted. Place a spot in the lower left corner of the slide mount as it is viewed by the naked eye when properly oriented. Write the photographer's name and a unique entry number on each mount.
Digital images submitted for judging should be submitted on a CD or DVD in standard file format (TIF, JPG, PDF) in the highest resolution available. Digital image files must be given a file name similar to the image’s title and, if possible, the unique number assigned by the photographer, i.e.: 01-BuddhaFormation.jpg.

ENTRY FEE - The entry fee is $2.00 for entry of 1-3 film slides or up to 10 digital images. Add $2.00 for each additional 1-3 film slides or 10 digital images. There is no fee if the film slide or digital image is donated to the NSS. There is a limit of 30 slides or digital images per photographer. If you wish your entry returned by mail, you must provide postage cost. A single story series is considered as one entry.

ENTRY INFORMATION - Additional information you choose to include about each slide on your entry sheet, such as the name of the cave, general area, state or country where it is located, name of persons in the scene, or process (or lighting / digital techniques) used to create an unusual photograph is appreciated.

RELEASE - Include the following statement with your signature: "I grant to the NSS the right to reproduce these entries in NSS exhibits, catalogs, publications, recordings, and audio/visual programs. The NSS may display a low-resolution image of my entry on the NSS web site."

JUDGING - Judging criteria are shown at the link below. Each classification of slides is judged separately with a single "Best of Show" award covering ALL entry classifications. Judging occurs prior to convention.

FURTHER INFORMATION - If you have questions, please contact one of the co-chairs below.

CO-CHAIRS
Cady Soukup, Co-Chair
P. O. Box 600
Flint Hill, VA 22627-0600
540-675-3015
cady@mindwrap.com

Ray Cole, Co-Chair
3410 Austin Ave
Alexandria VA 22310-3102
703-960-3559
K4GAA@arrl.net

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