Post Early - Vote Late

Post your images to our Meetup page as well:  https://www.meetup.com/A-Notch-Above-Photography-Club-startup-Littleton-Franconia/photos/

The monthly Notch Above Photo Contest is open for posting, commenting and voting by both active club members and sign-ups on Meetup.  Both groups will be eligible for monthly “Best of Category”, but only active dues paying members will be eligible for the Annual Award.  Those interested in becoming active club members may contact the co-organizers:  doctortim@wildblue.net or sfmatz@gmail.com.

• The club dues are in lieu of any photo submission fee for the Annual Award.

• Each contest runs from one meeting (2^nd Saturday of every month) to the next.

• Contest entrants are limited to two photos per month, but only one can be a previously taken photo. A previously taken photo must still fit the category for the current month.  A specific photo can be submitted only once per year.

• Active members should post their photos on both the website Photo Contest page (NotchAbovePhotoClub.com) and the Photos page of Meetup for maximum visibility.  Meetup sign-ups may post only on the Meetup Photos page.

• Entrants are encouraged to post their photo(s) in the first 2-3 weeks of each month cycle for maximum visibility and to give others a chance to vote and comment. Entrants should include info about their photo(s).

• If you post a photo on either site you must comment on at least one other photo. Commenting is encouraged even if not voting.  Posting, commenting and voting are open to both active club members and Meetup sign-ups.

• Entrants prepare their own jpegs for submission. In brief, images should be jpeg, long side not more than 1200 px, preferably “sharpened for web” and jpeg quality ~ 70-80.  Image file size should be not more than 500 KB.

• One person/one vote per month, and you cannot vote for your own photo(s).

• Contest categories will be determined going forward, and will be a mix of “open” and “specific”.  Consult the Photo Contest page of our website or the Photos page of our Meetup for the current category.

• Monthly awards are in the form of recognition as best in category, e.g. “Best in Flowers”, and will be posted on both our website and Meetup.

• There is one winner each month (unless there are ties). In December, the Annual Award winner(s) will be chosen from the monthly winners.

• If there is only 1 entrant there is no winner that month. So encourage others to join up!

• Active club members need to win in only 1 month to be eligible for the Annual Award.

• All prior submissions will be retained for viewing under that month’s listing on Meetup. On our website they will be moved to the member’s page, unless you instruct otherwise.

• We will explore the possibility of displaying prints of contest winners (members are responsible for printing their own winning photos).