Fruit Shoot 2010
In its 14th annual photo contest, the CRFG Development Fund again
offers 12 prizes.
Win for yourself or for someone else!
• 1st PRIZE
(1 Winner): Choice of $100, or Admissions plus meals for two people at the 2010
Festival of Fruit
• 2nd PRIZE
(2 Winners): Your choice of a 3-year CRFG domestic mail
subscription/subscription extension, or a 5-year CRFG electronic mail
subscription/subscription expansion, or $50, or Admission plus meals for one
person at the 2010 Festival of Fruit
• 3rd PRIZE (4 Winners): Your choice of a 2-year CRFG domestic
mail subscription/subscription extension, or a 3-year CRFG electronic mail
subscription/subscription expansion, or $25, or admission (without meals) for
one person to attend the 2010 Festival of Fruit
• 4th PRIZE (5 Winners): Your choice of a 1-year CRFG electronic
subscription/subscription expansion, or $15, or 50% discounted admission for
one person to attend the 2010 Festival of Fruit
Judging Guidelines
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Judges will look for images emphasizing
composition, design and color aesthetic images, as opposed to those that merely
document or convey information. Inclusion of people, hands, rulers or other
extraneous objects in photos is undesirable unless they add aesthetic value.
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Photos of fruit, flowers or foliage
attached to a live plant are preferable to photos showing them severed and
displayed artificially.
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It is essential that the photo subject
be in sharp focus.
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Unfocused images are discouraged except
in unusual cases, for a desired effect.
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Fruits, buds, flowers, roots or any
vegetative plant parts are suitable subjects, but all plants or plant parts
displayed should be recognizable as a source of produce edible by humans.
Pictures of plants grown strictly as ornamentals or for aroma, wood, animal feed,
soil conservation or general landscaping are inappropriate. Cultivated or wild
plants, including edible weeds, are acceptable.
General Rules
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Anyone may enter.
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No purchase is required.
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Color prints and digital images will be
accepted.
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All photo prints and digital images
entered become CRFG property and will not be returned.
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By the submission of each entry, the
entrant warrants that he or she is the creator of that image and grants to CRFG
the right to reproduce the image in Fruit Gardener magazine and elsewhere, with
attribution to the originator.
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CRFG will duly consider each image for
the prizes listed above and will award a prize to the entrant, or his or her
assignee, for any image judged a winner.
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Entries will be judged by the
Development Fund Committee.
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Winners will be announced and winning
photos will be displayed on August 14, 2010, at the Festival of Fruit in Pomona,
California.
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There is no limit to the number of
entries that can be submitted; however, no contestant will be eligible to win more than 2 prizes in this year’s contest.
Print Rules
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Only color photos in print form will be
accepted.
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There is no limit to the number of
prints that can be submitted.
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The minimum print size that will be
accepted is 3 inches by 5 inches.
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Larger print sizes are preferred.
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If possible, please send negatives along
with prints.
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A brief description with each image is
requested, but simple identification of the subject is sufficient.
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Do not write on the fronts of photos for
any reason.
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Do not write directly on the backs of
photos; use pre-gummed labels on the backs of photos and write on the labels.
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Pre-gummed labels on photo backs should
also be used for the entrant’s name and address.
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All entries must be received by July 5,
2010, and must be mailed to:
CRFG Development Fund Committee
Attn: Emory Walton
Digital Rules
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Cameras with high resolution (pixel
density greater than 1.6 megapixels) are strongly recommended for capturing
images submitted to the contest.
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If camera resolution is selectable, the
setting for the highest possible image quality should be used.
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Photo prints digitized using a flatbed
scanner should be scanned with a minimum resolution setting of 300 dpi and a
maximum setting of 600 dpi.
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If a large print is available, scan it
rather than enlarging a small print.
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Software should not be used to alter the
original pixel density of any image submitted.
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Cropping and enhancements such as
sharpness, color balance, contrast or brightness are permissible.
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Images will only be accepted in jpeg
(.jpg) file format.
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No other compression (e.g., .zip or
.sit) should be used on the file before transmitting it or saving it to a CD.
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Digital Images may be submitted by
postal mail, on a CD. Follow Print Rules for mailing instructions. Disk must be
formatted to be readable by PC.
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Entrants can go to http://www.crfg.org/g2 and choose the Fruit
Shoot 2010 album. Once in the album, select “Add Items” on the left side of the
page. A menu will allow selection of the images the entrant wishes to upload
from his or her computer. Include a brief description of each entry as a
caption.
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Send a notification to [email protected], including:
ü full name
ü mailing address
ü e-mail address
ü number of images submitted to the contest
ü a
brief description of each submitted image is requested, but simple
identification of the subject is sufficient.
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Digital entries may not be submitted
before March 1, 2010. All entries must be uploaded by July 5, 2010, 11:59 PDT.
WARNING!
DO NOT submit images containing watermarks, signatures or copyright
information.
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All entries to this contest become CRFG
property, and the contestant relinquishes all rights except the right of
attribution.
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Send questions to [email protected]