WHO:
Amateur
and Professional Photographers
WHAT:
Photography
depicting the trains and associated railway landscapes of the
Fostoria area -- from 1854 (when the Fremont and Indiana
Railroad began laying track for its line) to the present.
WHEN
/ WHERE:
People's
Choice Judging
will be held
at the
Fostoria Railroad Festival
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
HOW:
Review
Official Rules and complete the Entry
Form.
A
Lens-Eye View
Photo Contest
$100.00
cash
and Certificate of Merit
2nd
Place
Train
Memorabilia
& Certificate of Merit
3rd
Place
Certificate
of Merit
Contest
Period:
Entries
must be submitted
by
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Winners
will be announced
at the Fostoria Railroad Festival
on Saturday, Saturday 20 2008
Sponsored
by
PO Box 421 ~ Fostoria, OH 44830
419.435.1781 ~ Fax . 419.435.1781
e-mail
· trains@VisitFostoria.com
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RULES |
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Open
to all amateur & professional photographers
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Entries
must be submitted along with the Official
Entry Form. Each Entry Form can contain
up to two (2) photographs and must be accompanied by a
non-refundable $10 Entry Fee for each photo.
Additional photos may be entered with a separate Entry
Form. NOTE:
Check and/or Money Order to be made payable to the
Fostoria Rail Preservation Society.
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Unaltered
Photos may be in black-and-white or color (no slides
or mixed media accepted); up to 8 x 10 inches; must be
mounted for display (no frames, please).
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All photos
must have the name and address of photographer on the
back of the photo, and also indicate the location in
Fostoria, Ohio where the photo was taken.
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Selection
Criteria: Appropriateness of Fostoria train
heritage, creativity and overall technical quality.
Judging decisions are final. Photos depicting a train
may be preferred to architecture and/ or settings.
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Winners
Announced: during the
Fostoria Railroad Festival.
(Winner will also be notified in writing.)
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All
submitted photos become the property of The Fostoria
Rail Preservation Society (FRPS). The FRPS has
the right to publish and use for advertising all
photographs. Credit lines will be given to the
photographer whenever possible.
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