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Photography – Palmerston Fair

Advanced Prize List

Photography – Class O

2023 Class O: Photography

Committee: Marg Stevens (519-343-5883), Anne Horan, Deb Griffey, Christine Fotheringham, Diane Bakker, Sylvia Roberts 

Rules – Please read carefully to avoid disqualification: 

  • Amateurs only – all pictures to be taken/created by exhibitor within the last two years. (Photos may be exhibited for one year only.)
  • Prints must be mounted on black Bristol board with ½” or 1.3 cm border. 
  • Owners may put name and address on the back of photo. 
  • Photo size: 4×6 inches unless otherwise stated. 
  • One submission per category. 
  • Exhibitor tag to be attached to top right hand corner of photo and hanging downwards beside photo. 
  • Feel free to crop photos when printing. 
  • Judges decisions are final. 
  • All exhibits must be placed by 9:30 am on Friday, August 25, 2023. Photos are to be picked up at 3:00 pm on Sunday, August 27, 2023.

Prizes:  ~ 1st – $5.00; 2nd – $4.00; 3rd – $3.00; 4th – $2.00

  1. A child
  2. The face of a child
  3. Adult(s) with child/children
  4. Wonderful world of children – series of 3 prints
  5. Seniors
  6. Family
  7. A face (only a face) with character
  8. Playing dress-up—any age
  9. Emotion
  10. Life’s a grind—person and machine
  11. Selfie
  12. Companionship
  13. Teamwork
  14. Make me laugh
  15. Summer fun
  16. Vacation days—a series of 3 prints
  17. Water 
  18. Sport—action
  19. Pets
  20. Livestock
  21. Farm Life
  22. Critters (1st prize winner – bonus prize of $10 donated by Alpaca Time Inc.) 
  23. Seen better days—a structure
  24. A flower or plant—close-up
  25. Macro—anything close-up
  26. Wildlife—not birds
  27. Wildlife—birds
  28. Night scene
  29. Sunrise or sunset
  30. Waterfalls
  31. View from a high place
  32. Autumn
  33. Winter
  34. Same scene—two different seasons
  35. Landscape
  36. Seascape
  37. Reflection
  38. Shadow or silhouette
  39. Nature scene found in Minto Township (location to be printed on back of photo)
  40. Black and white print
  41. One dominant colour
  42. A place of worship
  43. Something old—vehicle or implement
  44. An enlargement 8 x 10 inches
  45. Anything goes—including computer manipulated image
  46. Picture with a caption
  47. Tell me a story—series of 3 photos without captions
  48. Mmm…good 
  49. Any picture taken by you more than 2 years ago and not previously exhibited
  50. Photographer’s choice
  51. Texture
  52. Any topic—series of 3 prints
  53. Canadian spirit
  54. Palmerston fair 2022

New Exhibitors’ Section ~ $25 prize for exhibitor with most points in this section. In case of a tie – prize money will be shared equally – Sponsored by Treecastle Acres

  1. Children
  2. Pets
  3. Farm life
  4. A flower or plant—close-up
  5. Sunrise or sunset
  6. Photographer’s choice

Class Special: 

  1. To the exhibitors with the most points in Class O Photography: 1st – $50.00; 2nd – $40.00; 3rd – $30.00; 4th – $20.00. Prize monies donated by Absolutely Dogs Boarding Kennel, Noordcreek Farms Ltd., and Treecastle Acres.

Please join us on Sunday August 27 at 3:00 pm to collect your pictures.

Exhibitor Entry Form

Get a head start on filling out your exhibitor entry form by completing the following form.