Purposes: 1) to celebrate the photography talent of SVCC members 2) to have a fun experience and generate enthusiasm among SVCC members. Contest Details: The annual “Photo of the Year” will be selected by SVCC Members Second Place, Third Place, & President’s Choice will also be selected All SVCC Members are encouraged to participate; Only Members may participate Photos must be taken between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020 Only One Photograph Submission per SVCC Member Submissions will be confidential. The president is the only one with the password to the submission email below so no one will see the photos until it is time to vote. The president will post all photographs on the competition page identified by random numbers. Photos will be Submitted during the month of October. Submission specifications below. Photographs will be posted on November 9th, 2020. Members of SVCC will vote for first and second choice November 10 - 12, 2020. Voting rules below. Photo Submission Specifications: Image Format: JPG (sometimes referred to as JPEG). Please do NOT submit Photoshop PSD, TIF, BMP, GIF, PNG or any other file format. Image Mode: RGB (red green blue) or Gray scale (black & white). (Please do not submit images in CMYK mode.) Resolution: 72 ppi (pixels per inch) Maximum length in the longest dimension: Member Gallery Photos: 1200 pixels. Cropping/Aspect Ratio: Member Gallery Photos - Crop to your preference. E-mail Subject Line Naming Convention: Please put your first and last name in the E-mail subject line. Please name your images using the name of the image you want to see displayed with your image in the online winners gallery. For the competition all photographs will be numbered with no name. Please attach your image to an email and send the email to this address: svcc.image.sharing@gmail.com Voting Rules: Each SVCC member will send an email to svcc.image.sharing@gmail.com with their name in the subject line. In the body enter the number of your first choice and second choice. Let me know which is first and second. The president will add one point for each first choice vote. If there is a tie, the president will add 1/2 point for each second choice vote. Hopefully, there will not be any ties at this point. The president will send an email to all SVCC members with the results by EOD November 13, 2020. Prizes: First Place: $50 Second Place: $25 Third Place: $20 President’s Choice: $10 All winning photos will be displayed on the SVCC website