Who May Enter

The 2009 Land Between The Lakes Photo Contest is closed, but here are the details for the 2nd annual contest in case you would like to enter the 3rd contest in 2010.  Details for the 3rd contest are not reflected below and are only here for reference.

What To Enter

All Photographs must have been taken in or of the Land Between The Lakes.

Photographs will be judged in the following 6 categories:

1. Mammals - Portraits and Behavior

2. Birds - Portraits and Behavior

3. Small World – Tight Close Up and Macro

4. Connecting People and Nature - People enjoying the LBL

5. Habitat - Landscapes and plant life from wild areas

You must declare on your entry form if your photograph is of an animal in captivity, such as Woodlands Nature Center, Elk & Bison Prairie or The Homeplace.

No pets or domestic animals will be accepted, with the exception of animals at the Woodlands Nature Center, Elk & Bison Prairie, The Homeplace or animals participating with people in outdoor recreation (for example, hunting dogs or riders on horseback). Please do not harass wildlife in an attempt to photograph it.

Manipulation of images, either film or digital, should be limited to conventional darkroom techniques or basic sharpening, cropping and removal of dust spots. Images should contain only the subject matter as originally seen through the viewfinder (except for the Digitally Enhanced category).

An entrant must hold all rights to a photograph. Photos previously published or pending publication or that violate or infringe upon another person’s copyright, are not eligible. Please do not infringe on the rights of property owners in an attempt to photograph animals. Previous LBL Photo Contest winning photographs cannot be re-entered.

How To Enter

Click on the "Entry Form" to enter. Only JPG files smaller than 2 MB will be accepted. Upload your photos using the online entry form on the Web site.

Entry Fee: $20 entry fee ($15 for members of Friends of LBL). Entry fee must be paid before you upload photos.  Send entry fee and make check payable to:

Land Between The Lakes Association
345 Maintenance Road
Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211

Entrants may submit a maximum of three (3) photos per category.

An image may be entered in only one category. For instance, if a photo of a wood duck preening on a creek might fit in Birds or Habitat, you must choose the one category in which you want the image to compete.

Entries must be uploaded no earlier than August 1, 2009 and no later than 5 pm CDT October 1, 2009. Entrants may verify receipt of entries by logging in to their account.

Six finalist will be chosen from each category and will be required to submit a print no larger than 20" on its longest side for judging. The Grand Prize winner will be picked from the 1st place winners. Submit or drop print(s) off at Lighthouse Landing, 320 W. Commerce Ave. (PO Box 129), Grand Rivers, KY 42045, attention Marty Colburn.  Contestants will be notified by email or phone approximately one week after the submission deadline if they are one of the finalists. Prints must be received by Nov 1, 2009 in order to be included in the final judging.

Prizes

Winners will be selected by a panel of 3 judges.

Entries will be judged on reflection of theme, technical excellence, visual impact, and composition.

All decisions of the judges on all matters relating to the competition are final.

By entering the Land Between The Lakes Photo Contest entrants agree that if their submission is selected as a winner, they grant LBL Golden Pond Visitor Center the right to display their photograph(s). Exhibition of entries will include photographer credit. Photographers retain ownership of all copyrights. However, by submitting an image for entry in this contest, you automatically shall and hereby do give LBLA and US Forest Service a non-exclusive, not-transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable license without charge to reproduce and display the image in any electronic, optical, physical, or other medium, to modify its size and resolution, and to use your name as the photographer, indefinitely in any media without notification or compensation.