RULES FOR 2008 DAFFODIL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

The Photography Show will operate much as in recent years, subject to the following rules and guidelines:

Exhibitors should bring their photo entries to the Carriage House of the Shaw Nature Reserve from Friday, April 4th, after 6 PM or Saturday, April 5th before 9:30 AM. Judging will take place before the Show is opened to the public.

All photographs should be mounted on stiff card stock or foam board. Conventional matting is acceptable but not required. The maximum size of any image is 11" X 14" and the minimum size is 8" in any direction. Mats for images should not exceed 11" X 14".

All entries must be the work of the exhibitor and must contain images of one or more daffodils, as prescribed by the class. Entries must not have been shown at a previous Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society Show.

The exhibitor's name and classification as amateur, professional, or youth must be affixed to the back of each photo submitted, and the entry class should be included there. An entry will only be considered complete when an information card is filled out.

At most two monochrome and two color entries may be submitted by an exhibitor for each class. Monochrome and color entries may be subdivided upon the judges' decision.

Ribbon awards will be made to the best amateur, professional, and youth photograph in each class. The judges may divide a section to accommodate other themes or a large number of entries in a class.

In general, the rules for the Horticultural Section will guide the approach to judging decisions and the awards presented. Decisions of the judges are final.

The Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society will exercise caution in safeguarding exhibits but cannot assume responsibility for lost or damaged photographs.

Entries may be picked up after 4:00 p.m. on April 6th unless special arrangements are made with the Show Chairman.

A photograph may be entered in one the following classes using Amateur, Professional, or Youth designation.

ENTRY CATEGORIES

1. PORTRAITS OF DAFFODILS:

A close-up of a single daffodil bloom or a group of three blooms. The cultivar name should be included.

2. DAFFODILS IN THE LANDSCAPE OR GARDEN:

Several daffodils, a clump of several blooms, a landscape treatment, or a natural scene.

3. DAFFODILS WITH PEOPLE:

A scene showing one or more persons with blooms.

4. DAFFODILS WITH ANIMALS:

A scene showing an animal or with blooms.

5. DAFFODIL STILL LIFE:

Daffodils in an arrangement using other plant materials and floral accessories.

6. DAFFODILS USING CREATIVE EFFECTS: Daffodil images composed or altered with nonstandard techniques.