Every first Sunday of the month, Parrot Chatter will hold a themed photo contest. The winning photos will be displayed in a professionally-printed 2009 Parrot Chatter calendar. The calendar will be offered for sale at cost to members starting in January 2009 and it will be the prize awarded to the winners of each monthly photo contest in 2008! Before participating in the photo contest please read the rules and the explanation of how the contests will be run, as follows.

Please note: Since the winners are determined by vote of our general membership, moderators and administrators are eligible to participate.


Important:

Only one photo per bird per monthly contest. If you have multiple birds you may enter more than one in the contest, but please make each a separate entry/post.

Only 1 photo per member will be included in the calendar. If a member participates in more than one contest and wins more than once, the member will have the option of selecting which of his or her winning photos will be included in the calendar. In that event, each contest in which the multiple-winner does not opt to include his or her photo, the member with the next highest number of votes in that contest will be deemed the winner.

All submitted photos must be of high resolution and with a pixel size of at least 1600 x 1200.



How to submit your picture:
In the contest forum each individual member's entry will be submitted as a post within the current month's themed thread, i.e. January Photo Contest- Food Faces. Open the thread, post your reply, and attach picture with your story. All submitted photos must be of high resolution and with a pixel size of at least 1600 x 1200.


What needs to be included in your submission:
Your submission picture must be accompanied with a short story about the bird or birds pictured, their name(s), and species.


How to Vote:
After the entry deadline (view Entry and Voting Timelines below) the thread will be turned into a poll system. You may vote using the poll. One vote per member username.


Entry and voting timelines:
Entry will open on the first Sunday of each month. The contest will be closed on the following Sunday, and voting will commence. Members can vote until the third Sunday, when the poll will be closed and the winner determined and announced.


Prizes:
If you are a contest winner your winning photo will be displayed on the Parrot Chatter main entry page for an entire month. Winners of the 2008 contests will receive a free 2009 Parrot Chatter calendar which will include their winning photo.


Themes:
The monthly contest themes can be found here: 2008 Photo Contest Themes


If you have any questions, please contact a moderator or administrator.

Get your cameras ready!

OH GEE CAMILLE, THANKS A LOT!!!

Posting this on the day Jewel eats my camera

Sorry Josh!