Prizes and Judging
Your Rights
Restrictions on Entries
Deadlines
Win a Subscription to Bay Nature

Prizes and Judging

Entries will be judged solely by the editorial staff of Bay Nature magazine based on subject, composition, originality, overall impact, and artistic merit.

The top eight winners will be included in the January-March 2011 issue of Bay Nature, with credit, along with several articles on the occasion of Bay Nature’s tenth anniversary.

The grand prize winner will receive a $200 cash prize from Bay Nature and the following from Sarber's Cameras: A $50 gift certificate, a Lowepro Slingshot 202 AW ($90 value), and a Black Rapid Strap RS-4 or RS-W1 (woman’s strap) ($60 value).

The second place winner will receive a $100 cash prize from Bay Nature and the following from Sarber's Cameras: A $50 gift certificate and a Black Rapid Strap RS-4 or RS-W1 (woman’s strap) ($60 value).

The six remaining winners will each receive $50 from Bay Nature and a $20 gift certificate from Sarber's Cameras.

Your Rights

You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit other than those rights licensed in these rules. By entering the contest, you grant to Bay Nature Institute and Sarber's Cameras:

1. Winners only grant a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, and publicly display winning photographs as long we include photo credit and do not attempt to resell the rights or use the images on products meant for resale, such as calendars or framed prints or any similar products. We may also contact semi-finalists about such rights, but granting those (or not) will not affect your chances of winning.

2. The right to use your name in promotions and other publications.

Restrictions on Entries

though it's OK to upload versions at 1024 by 768, please be sure your photos are readily available in digital form with a resolution of 4 megapixels or greater. That means that the width times the height (in pixels) of the file should equal at least 4,000,000 pixels.

Enter up to 5 photos. If you tag more than 5 photos on Flickr, we will consider only the first five we find.

Photo captions must accompany all submissions, and should include the subject of the image, the date taken, the location where the image was taken, and the name of the photographer. For photos of people who are recognizable, please have names and contact information available. (If your photo is one of the finalists, we’ll ask the folks in the picture for permission to use the image in Bay Nature materials to help spread the word.)

Do not include photographs of pets or domestic animals, other than dogs or horses using the parks with human supervision. Images of captive animals photographed in zoos and commercial game farms are also prohibited.

Our preference is for photographs that accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared, though images with digital manipulation for artistic effect—if clearly identified or acknowledged—may be considered.

All published photographs will be credited with the photographer's name, but Bay Nature and Sarber's Cameras will not be liable for any errors in attribution other than to make reasonable efforts to correct such errors.

Deadlines

Entries must be tagged on Flickr by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on October 20, 2010.

Win a Subscription to Bay Nature

After you've uploaded your photos, you can enter to win a Bay Nature subscription by contacting us on Facebook or Twitter. Just follow the steps below.

To Enter the Drawing on Facebook

• Become a fan of Bay Nature Institute on Facebook.
• Post a message to our wall letting us know that you entered your photos in the contest and provide a link to your photos.

To Enter the Drawing on Twitter

• Write a message @BayNature on Twitter letting us know that you entered the photo contest and post a link to your photos.

Informing us of your entry on Facebook or Twitter does not impact your status in the photo contest, but enters you in a drawing for a free one-year subscription to Bay Nature. Current subscribers enter to win a free one-year renewal. The drawing will take place on Monday, October 25, 2010.