The
National Railway Bulletin,
the NRHS' premier publication, is running its annual cover
contest. 2005 NRHS convention goers are invited to submit
photographs taken at any 2005 NRHS convention event. The
best of the submissions will be used on the front cover
of issue 5, 2005 in conjunction with the annual convention
article. The winning contestant will receive a $200 award
upon publication. Entries will be judged based on the quality
of the photograph (lighting, contrast, sharpness, color
balance and composition). Photographs that fit our 6"x9"
full-bleed vertical format with room for the Bulletin masthead
at the top are heavily favored, although other sized photographs
will be accommodated.
The
fine print:
- Winning
and non-winning submissions will be returned after publication
only if accompanied by a SASE with sufficient postage.
- Only
NRHS members in good standing can enter this contest.
- All
entries must be received by October 1, 2005 to be considered.
- Photos
must have been taken at an official 2005 Convention
event.
- There
is no limit to the number of photographs any one photographer
can enter.
- Color
slides and/or prints can be entered.
- Prints
should be sized at 5"x7" or 8"x10" and should not be
mounted or framed. Please note that machine prints of
any size are generally not sharp enough for publication.
Prints should be processed at a custom lab.
- Digital submissions are accepted but must be high-resolution
(300dpi) in TIF or RAW format. Generally rule-of-thumb,
a 6-megapixel camera or better is required. A print
of each photo must be included (thumbnails are acceptable).
- Digital submissions should NOT be e-mailed under any
circumstances; they must be submitted on CD.
- Prints
made on a home photo printer will not be accepted.
- Bulletin
staff is excluded from the contest.
- Please
include your name, address, caption information for
each photograph, and email address or phone number in
your package. Please make sure each print or slide mount
is marked with your full name.
- The
$200 payment will be made upon publication.
- Non-winning
entries may also be used inside the magazine to illustrate
the convention article, however, no payment will be
made for photographs used in this manner. If you do
not want your photographs used for anything other than
the cover contest, please indicate this with your submission.
Please
address entries via U.S. Mail to:
NRHS
Attn: 2005 Cover Contest
100
North 17th Street Suite 1203
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2783
If you are sending material via Federal Express, UPS,
etc. please send it to:
NRHS
Attn: 2005 Cover Contest
100
North 17th Street Suite 1203
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2783
NOTE:
Please do not include any other correspondence in the package,
as they will not be opened until after October 1.
Any
questions can be addressed to Bulletin Editor, Jeffrey Smith
at bulletin@nrhs.com.
