Chairperson: Beverlee Ridsdale –
b.nessy@hotmail.ca
Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry
Prize Money: 1st $3, 2nd $2
Sponsors: Wallace Studios
Timberline Photography
Special Rules:
1. One entry per Exhibitor in each class, except where specified.
2. Exhibitor must be an amateur. Photographer not to have earned a professional fee.
3. Junior and/or Youth exhibitors are welcome to enter all classes, place a J or Y behind the class # on the entry form, and tag or enter your photographs in Division 21 or 22.
4. Photos must be taken by Exhibitor in the last 12 months.
5. Original files/negatives do not have to be present with entry but must be available if there is any question of originality.
6. Any size of photograph will be accepted, but 5"x7" or larger is preferred.
7. Photos should be entered in a protective covering or mounted on a matte board, poster board/cardstock.
8. Photos entered as part of a scrapbook page will be disqualified.
9. Ensure photo fits the class in which it is entered.
10. Entries must be photographs (either film or digital). Electronic and photocopies will not be accepted or judged.
11. All photographs must be on photo quality paper, regardless of printing method used.
12. Photos are judged on composition, colour/contrast, print quality, shadows and light use, composition, range of tones in black and white photos, and appropriateness for the class.
13. For all "Other" classes, entries will be judged on their own merit or with other pictures that are similar.
14. Photos may be in colour or black and white. There is no longer a section for specifically black and white.
15. All entries must be the work of the Exhibitor and not previously shown in the Nechako Valley Exhibition.
Section 1 Colour/ Black and White
Class
2000 Parade
2001 Black and white photo - any subject
2002 Aviation
2003 Animals (max 2 entries)
2004 Around your community
2005 Birds (max 2 entries)
2006 Silhouette
2007 Children
2008 Portrait
2009 Cultural
2010 Fair Theme "Harvest in the Valley"
2011 Farms, fields, and fences
2012 Family
2013 Fireworks
2014 Fishing
2015 Flowers (max 2 entries)
2016 Winter
2017 Holiday scene
2018 Humorous scene - with caption
2019 Hunting
2020 Insects
2021 Landscape
2022 Macro photograph - Extreme close up
2023 Mushrooms/fungi
2024 Night scene
2025 Ocean
2026 Panoramic (suggested size 6x24)
2027 Scenery in season (depicting a season of the year)
2028 Series, one subject, 2-5 photos
2029 Selfie
2030 Sports
2031 On the water
2032 Sunset/sunrise
2033 Telephoto photograph
2034 Underwater
2035 Vehicles/machinery
2036 Waterfalls
2037 Weather/Sky
2038 Weddings
2039 Zoo
2040 Other, does not fit in any of the above classes (max 2 entries)
This year's theme: Harvest in the Valley
1. All entries must be the work of the Exhibitor and not previously shown in the Nechako Valley Exhibition.
2. Entries must be brought to the Exhibit Building on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 between 12 noon and 8:00 pm.
3. No entries will be accepted after 8:00 pm on August 14, 2024.
4. Exhibits must not show any identification of the Exhibitor, except on the entry ticket. Any signatures on paintings will be covered with painter’s tape.
5. Complete one Entry Form for each Division.
6. Prepare your entry papers in advance of registration. Entry forms and exhibitor numbers will be at the library from July 9 - August 13 at noon.
7. Exhibits must only be picked up after 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
8. Items left in the Exhibit Building after 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 18, 2024 will be available in the Exhibition office until September 30, 2024. After that date all items and prize money will become the property of the Nechako Valley Exhibition Society.
9. Please read
Notice to Exhibitors
.
10. Classes may be divided at the discretion of the Chairperson or Judge.
11. Being the only entry in a class does not automatically mean you will get first place. The criteria still has to be met and the placing is up to the judge.
12. In the adult division only one first and one second will be given out per class.
13. At the discretion of the judge, if entries are not considered fair quality, awards may not be assigned.
14. Please return any extra Exhibitor tags to the Exhibit Building.
15. In the Community class division, it is clearly understood that all entries will be given to a community group and will not be returned to the individual who made them.
16. Please consult the special rules as printed at the beginning of each division for further information.
17. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES FOR ENTRY FEES AND PRIZE MONEY
a. The entry fee for 2024 will be $1.00 for each entry.
b. First place prize money $3.00, Second place prize money $2.00