2006 Parrots At Play Contest!!!!!!

[Lisa B]

IS OPEN AND WAITING FOR YOUR PICTURES TO BE SUBMITTED!!!!!!
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE RULES:

http://www.parrots-at-play.org/photocontestrules.htm

THEY READ LIKE THIS:

Contest rules:

ALWAYS THINK SAFETY WHEN TAKING PHOTOS OF YOUR BIRD!

Annual Photo Contest Period: Feb 1 through June 30

Eligibility: All bird owners

We are looking for interesting and entertaining pictures of birds (any species of bird) at play for publication in the Parrots At Play Calendar. Pictures should not include other animals, or humans, just your bird(s). Multiple entries are accepted PROVIDED each entry is a different specie. Only one entry per household can win.

Entries should be submitted in digital .jpg format and of high resolution for printing (300 dpi); see resolution tips below.

Pictures may be submitted by email to photocontest@parrots-at-play.org and should be sent as a file attachment; do not embed the picture into the body of the email message; or may be submitted on CD to Photo Contest, Parrots at Play Calendar, c/o P. O. Box 943, Lakeville, MA 02347.

All photo submissions become the property of The Parrots At Play Calendar Program and will not be returned.

Pictures should be accompanied with the following information:

Name of bird, species, age (if known), interesting characteristics of the bird; this may include vocabulary, name and mailing address of owner, email address, and daytime and evening phone numbers. Please be sure to include the requested contact information which will be used SOLELY for contacting you in the event your entry is chosen or if you are the winner of the grand prize drawing.

The contest for the 2006 Parrots At Play Calendar begins Feb 1 and ends June 30, 2005. In July, 2005, 12 entries will be selected for publication. The humans owned by the winning birds will be notified on or before July 31st and will receive a free calendar. In addition, all qualified entries that are not selected for the calendar will automatically be entered in a drawing to win a Grand Prize $100 gift certificate redeemable with any of the program sponsors.

Resolution Tips:

PPI (pixels per inch) is for use with monitors where an image is displayed as pixels on your screen, and DPI (dots per inch) is for printers where an image is displayed by dots on the page. For all practical purposes they are interchangable.

High resolution is required for quality printing, whereas lower resolution is required for web/email/screen usage. Your camera should be set on it's highest resolution and highest quality. The picture size for the calendar should be high resolution, 300 dpi (dots per inch) at a size of 8 inches X 10 inches. This translates as follows:

The image would be 2400 X 3000 pixels at 8 X 10 size

300 pixels per inch X 8 inches = 2400 and 300 pixels per inch X 10 inches = 3000

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!
I want to see everyone picking thier favorite picture to send in....As VP...I get to see the photos,
((((((I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VOTING PROCESS)))))
and I want to see everyones birdies that I know..........
PLEASE CROSSPOST EVERYWHERE!!!!