NJLHS Annual People's Choice Photo Contest

2010 Annual Photo Contest
Judy Boucher

The time is upon us for the 2010 Photo Contest. I hope you have selected the entry or entries that will put you in, or keep you in, the Winners’ Circle. The winning photos will again be displayed at Sandy Hook for the month of April. In addition to that, they will this year also be displayed at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center in October. This means that the winning photos will not be returned to you until the December meeting.

The above mentioned displays – and the limitations of space on the day of the meeting – dictate that no photos larger than 8 X 10 will be accepted for the contest. Likewise, no frames are allowed. Winning photos will be put into black frames owned by NJLHS for the exhibits. You are encouraged to mat your photos, though that is not necessary.

The categories this year are:
Lighthouses on the East Coast
Lighthouses on the West Coast or Great Lakes
Other Lighthouses
Views from the Water (special category)
Winners’ Circle

Any member in good standing (dues have been paid) who is an amateur photographer (has not received any payment for photographs) may submit 3 photos in total. Those in the Winners’ Circle (Post card notices were sent to each of the 22 members) can submit 2 photos in the Winners’ Circle and one in the Views from the Water category. All other members may submit their 3 entries in any category/ categories they choose.

Each photo must be accompanied by a Registration Form. These are available at the NJLHS website: www.njlhs.org and will be available at the meeting. Do not put your name any place on the photo. The name of the lighthouse and its location may appear on the front or the back.

Anyone willing to help out the day of the contest is asked to please contact me via e-mail JudyABoucher@gmail.com or phone 845-787-4807.

I am looking forward this year to seeing your photos and to hearing prize winning photographer Gary Martin offer us tips on improving our photography.

Looking ahead to next year – there will be all new categories based on the construction styles of lighthouses: caisson/ spark plug, conical (round) tower, integral (keeper’s house attached), and skeletal – and the Winners’ Circle. Another change: only 1st place winners from this year will move to next year’s Winners’ Circle.

NAME: ____________________________	PHONE #: __________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________
CITY: _____________________________	STATE/ZIP: _________________________

EAST COAST L/H: _________	WEST COAST & GREAT LAKES: _______
OTHER UNSUNG L/H: ______	VIEWS FROM THE WATER: ___________
WINNERS CIRCLE: _________