2026 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 take/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 boarder
• Owners may put name and address on back of photo
• Photo size 4×6 inches (24 square inches) however, any photo 16-24 square inches is acceptable
• One submission per category
• Exhibitor tag to be attached to top right hand corner of photo and hanging downwards beside photo and not covering the photo or border
• Feel free to crop photos when printing
• Judge’s decisions are final
• All exhibits must be placed by 9:30am on Friday August 21, 2026. Photos are to be picked up at 3:00pm on Sunday August 23, 2026.

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

1. A child/children
2. Adult(s) with child/children
3. Wonderful world of children – series of 3 prints
For the above 3 items, children to be 12 years of age or younger
4. The eyes have it – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Optometry
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 – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Home Hardware
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 – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Susan Lammers
22. Critters – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Alpaca Time Inc
23. Seen better days – a structure
24. A flower or plant – close up – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Optometry
25. Macro – anything close-up
26. Wildlife – not birds
27. Wildlife – birds
28. Night Scene
29. Sunrise or Sunset – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Optometry
30. Waterfalls
31. View from a high place
32. Autumn
33. Winter
34. Landscape – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Optometry
35. Seascape
36. Reflection
37. Shadow or silhouette
38. Scene found in Minto Township (location to be printed on back of photo)
39. Black and white photo
40. One dominant colour
41. A place of worship/reflection – 1st prize to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Ken and Christina Labbe
42. Something old – vehicle or implement
43. An enlargement 8×10 inches
44. Anything goes – including computer manipulated image
45. Picture with a caption
46. Tell me a story – series of 3 prints without captions
47. Mmm.. good – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Foodland
48. Any picture taken by you more than 2 years ago and not previously exhibited
49. Photographer’s choice
50. Texture
51. Any topic – series of 3 prints
52. Canadian spirit
53. Palmerston Fair 2025 – 1st place to receive a bonus prize of $10, sponsored by Palmerston Optometry
54. Judge’s choice – best photo exhibited in this show – bonus prize of $25, sponsored by Chris Fotheringham
Class Special:
55. To the exhibitor 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.