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  • POTM - Rules, Guidelines and other Required Reading

    HoustonFishBox.com

    Photo of the Month

    Rules, Guidelines and other Required Reading


    **New Important Information**

    Starting with the February 2011 POTM contest, I will no longer be posting less than 10 photos for voting. If I don't have enough submissions by the deadline, there won't be a contest for the month and the submitted photos will be held for the next month.


    - Submit 1 photo per contest.

    - Member must be in good standing to participate.

    - All photos posted must be the work of the member posting.

    - Non-winning photos can be resubmitted after 3 months.

    - A winning photo can not be resubmitted.

    - Photo must be fish hobby related (fish, plants, invertebrates, tanks, etc). Photos that are not aquatic-related will be discarded.

    - Photo must be a minimum of 640 x 480 pixels. Higher resolutions are preferred.

    - Accepted file extensions - .jpg, .jpeg, .png

    - Photo must not have copyright, or any other identifying mark.

    - Photo must not be drastically manipulated. Cropping, resizing, and color adjustments are acceptable as long as the photo is not distorted or looks unnatural.



    When? Where? How?


    Submit your photos via email to hfbpotm@houstonfishbox.com

    You must include, "POTM - <Your HFB Member Name>" in the e-mail subject line.

    - Please make sure all requirements are met before sending your photo.

    - Please make sure you have included your member name in the e-mail. If I don't know who's photo it is, it will not be submitted in the contest.

    - Photo must be included in the email as an attachment. Do not send a link to the photo.


    POTM Schedule:

    Submit your photos at any time. The first 10* photos submitted before 10:00pm CMT on the last day of the month will be placed in the current contest. Additional photos, and photos received after the deadline will be held over for the next month.

    * Subject to change dependent on popularity.

    Voting begins on the first day of the month. Submitted photos will be posted at this time for viewing and voting. I will announce that voting has opened and provide a link to the submitted photos at that time. Photos will be available for viewing and voting for the first 3 weeks of the month. In the case of a tie, voting will be extended for an additional week.

    Owners of the photos will remain anonymous until voting is closed. Please do not reveal which photo is yours. We want this to be about the best photo, not the best campaigning skills.

    The winning photo will be announced on the 22th of each month (or the 29nd in case of a tie) and displayed on the front page of HoustonFishBox.com for a full month.

    We must have at least 3 photos for the POTM voting to occur.


    Legal Stuff


    By submitting your photos to HoustonFishbox.com at hfbpotm@houstonfishbox.com, you agree to allow HoustonFishBox to use your photos to promote HoustonfishBox.com. The photograph will NOT be used outside of HoustonFishBox.

    **All rules and guidelines are subject to change.**
    Last edited by cichlid1409; 03-26-2011, 08:58 PM.
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