Evening star., 1961-06-04

The Stars 1861 Amateur
Snapshot Contest offers
Washington area camera
fans opportunities to share
in local and national prizes
totaling $29,775.
Each week during the con-
test. The Star will select the
best color and black-and-
white entries in each of the
four classes. At least four of
these eight pictures will be
reproduced in SUNDAY, The
Star Magazine, and the best
one Of the lot will be awarded
a prize Of $40. Three others
will be awarded $5 each and
the remaining four will be
given honorable mentions.
After the close of the contest
on July 20, the 80 winners of
the weekly prizes and honor
able mentions will compete
for grand prizes-a 500 saw
ings bond for the best color
entry in each class and $25
bonds for the four best black
and-white entries.
These eight grand-prize
winners then will be entered
in the Newspaper Snapshot
Awards. In this national con-
test, there will be eight grand
prizes of $1,000, eight second
prizes of $500, eight third
prizes of $3.50, 1913 Special
Merit Awards of $50, and
$50 Honor Awards of $25.
The following rules must
be strictly observed:
1. The contest is strictly for anna
teur photographers residing in the
Washington Trading Area: Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick,
Howard, M INT m cry, Prince
Georges and st. Marys counties in
fax, Fauauier, Loudoun, Prince VIII
lam. Stafford, Warren and West
moreland counties in Virginia and
Jefferson county in West virginia.
Anyone is eligible excepting employees
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paper Snapshot Awards, employees
of the sponsors and their families
and individuals who, personally, or
any members OF whose families are
engaged in the, manufacture, sale,
use Of Photographic goods.
g. Pictures made after July /,
1860, are eligible.
3. Black-and-white snapshots may
be made from any, brand Of mega
nos s 'GRS lSm coop 5 Rs.
No print, enforcement Or trans
parency more than 10 inches In the
longer dimension will be accepted.
No art work or retouching is per-
nom Sed wbR 81 prints ssy or e ee tns sde nsTavss
transparencieS. No composite pic
lures, such as multiple printing or
montages are eligible.
4. To enter the contest. mail as
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the Star, 225 Virginia avenue. Sc,
Washington 3, D. c. On the back
of each picture, print your name
and address clearly in ink, and the
entered. (see CiasseS.l Print the
same information on the cardboard
mount OF your color transparencies.
3. No black-and-white or color
prints will be returned. Do not sub
init NEGATIVES with your prints. II
Y0u Include slammed aRIN-
addressed envelope with your color
transparencleS, every effort will be
made to return them, but safe re-
turn Is not guaranteed. Keep mega
shot Editor. @ '''U5st1 toniS eGirinai ri S Se nesS.
tiyes and transparencies accepted.)
The Star and the sponsors Of the
Newspaper Snapshot Awards assume
NO responsibility for negatives,
prints or transparencies.
8. At the close of the contest.
The Star viii award Grand Prizes
class) chosen by its Judges as the
best entered in It's contest. These
eight winners then will be entered
in the Newspaper Snapshot Awards.
where they will compete with entries
for cash prizes totaling q minimum
Of S29.150.
general interest andIor appeal.
Photographic quality. although i'm
portant, may not necessarily be the
deciding factor. The decision Of the
judges shall be accepted as final.
8. 1t is not permissible to enter
pictures in the contest of more
than one newspaper participating in
Newspaper Snapshot Awards.
8. Before receiving The 6tar's
final prize the entrant must sub
NIT the original negative with
print (unless he has submitted