Carefree Truth

                      Issue #452, January 4, 2016

 

 

Joe Corpora and I invite photographers to enter the 2016 Carefree Desert Gardens Photo Contest.  The 4 acre Carefree Desert Gardens in downtown Carefree contain many spectacular and rare plants, and several unique features. All photos submitted must be taken within the Gardens.  The entry form is below, and is also attached.  You can download it on the Town of Carefree website too, at www.carefree.org. 

 

 

 

Photos may be taken at any time of the year, but if you don't have any yet, grab your camera, stroll the Gardens, take your best shots, and enter the contest this month.  Your photo could be one of those in the 2017 calendar.  The 2016 Gardens calendars are now available at Carefree Town Hall.  

 

 

 

Enjoy the Gardens, and have a happy 2016!

 

 

Lyn Hitchon & Joe Corpora

Co-Chairs-Carefree Desert Gardens Photo Contest

 

 

Carefree Desert Gardens Photo Contest Entry Form

 

o   There are no time constraints on when the photo can be taken. The photos may be entered throughout  the month of January. The deadline for entries is January 31, 2016.

o   Photos may be in either film or digital format. Digital entries may be enhanced. Participants must submit an 8" x 10" print.  Those who submit via digital format will also be required to furnish a CD with their high resolution photo in JPEG or TIFF at 300 dpi.  Photos with date stamps will be automatically rejected by the judges. Submit print photos to the Carefree Desert Gardens Photo Contest drop locations at The UPS Store at 36889 N. Tom Darlington Dr., The UPS Store at Scottsdale Road and Carefree Highway, or The UPS Store on 48th Street and Carefree Highway , or at the photo counter in CVS at Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway. Each of these locations is capable of printing your photos. Entry forms may be obtained at these locations and at Carefree Town Hall, located at 8 Sundial Circle, or downloaded from the Town of Carefree website at http://www.carefree.org/  or from the CITYSunTimes website at www.citysuntimes.com. The Town of Carefree will have first rights to use the photos that are entered, but the photographers will retain ownership of the photos. The photographer will be credited when photos are used for merchandise or marketing.

o   A maximum of 3 photos may be entered. An individual may only win once per yearly competition.

o   A jury panel of professional photographers will judge the contest. Photographs will be judged on both technical and artistic merit.

o   Finalists will be selected and awarded prizes.

o   The photos will be mounted on an 11" x 14" mat board for final judging and public presentation. Photos will be prominently displayed at the Carefree Festival of Fine Chocolate and Fine Art, February 11-14, 2016, at the Desert Foothills Library, February 15-21, 2016 and on the Town of Carefree website for public viewing and voting. The  photo receiving the most votes will win the highest honor, the "Juanita and Mark Wdowiak Award". Ballots will be available where the photographs are displayed. Each person may vote only once. Please do not use social media to solicit votes for photos.

o   It does not cost anything to enter the contest. Complete the entry form, sign it, attach one to the back of each of your print/s, and deliver it in an envelope with your name clearly printed on the outside to one of the drop points. A special box will be available where the entries are accepted.

o   The Town of Carefree reserves the right to use all photos for any purpose.

o   If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at LHitchon@aol.com.

 

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