Bartram Gallery Landscape Photo Contest

Michael AtkinsMichael Atkins Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
edited January 22, 2008 in The Big Picture
I will post this in Contests & Challenges and Landscapes Thread (hope that's ok).
There are alot of exceptional photographers here on Dgrin. A contact of mine has informed me of a Landscape photography contest through a gallery he hangs his work at. There is a fee for submission and here's all the information from the site for anyone interested:

The Bartram Gallery is a fine art photography collection featuring top landscape photographers. We are searching for a new epic landscape photograph that will stop viewers in their tracks! This is a unique opportunity to have your best image represented by a gallery and to have repeated sales over 6 months!
Details:
  • One landscape photograph…can be film or digital, urban or nature, black and white or color.
  • Eight top photographers judging…see their portfolios to get to know the judges.
  • 500 Dollar cash prize…
  • A Coveted Spot on the Wall and Representation by Bartram Gallery…this is the real prize! Have your photograph professionally presented and sold as fine art in one of the world’s top landscape photography gallery's.
  • Deadline April 30th 2008
Rules:
  • The competition is open to amateurs and professionals alike.
  • All submissions will be entered as JPEG's online.
  • There is no limit to the number of entries.
  • Payment must made by credit or debit card.
  • File size is not to exceed 10mb and 72dpi is preferred.
  • (Winner will provide high-res image at a later date.)
  • Selected photographer will decide on photograph edition details with help of Bartram Gallery.
  • First image entry is $50.
  • Each additional entry is $10.
Winning Photographer
Print sizes, editions, pricing details to be worked out with gallery. Artist can expect 50% commission on print prices. The gallery will provide fine art framing, design, wall space, art consultant representation for a period of a minimum of 6 months. The winning photograph will also be represented on www.BartramGallery.com

http://bartramgallery.com/contest/

Comments

  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    well its worth a shot.....
    the entry fee is 50? i wonder why?
    Aaron Nelson
  • Michael AtkinsMichael Atkins Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    AaronNelson wrote:
    well its worth a shot.....
    the entry fee is 50? i wonder why?

    Yeah I'm not sure I have anything good enough to win and am not sure I'll enter, but I do think people here have a shot for sure.
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited January 21, 2008
    pay to enter? I don't like that; not one bit.
    www.angelo.smugmug.com

    Moderator of: Location, Location, Location , Mind Your Own Business & Other Cool Shots
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 21, 2008
    First, sorry, duplicate posting is never OK at dgrin. I've deleted your other (but same) thread from our Contests forum which is for our own contests.

    Second, I've also moved this thread to our wide angle forum - the Landscapes forum is for shots only.

    Finally, this competition, with it's entry fees is not the type of thing we like to openly publicize on our forums. It really smells of spam and advertising, something we try very, very hard to have none of at dgrin.

    Perhaps we're missing something and you can tell us more about it? For now, I'll let this thread stand in this, our general off-topic discussion forum.

    thanks,
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • Michael AtkinsMichael Atkins Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    DoctorIt wrote:
    First, sorry, duplicate posting is never OK at dgrin. I've deleted your other (but same) thread from our Contests forum which is for our own contests.

    Second, I've also moved this thread to our wide angle forum - the Landscapes forum is for shots only.

    Finally, this competition, with it's entry fees is not the type of thing we like to openly publicize on our forums. It really smells of spam and advertising, something we try very, very hard to have none of at dgrin.

    Perhaps we're missing something and you can tell us more about it? For now, I'll let this thread stand in this, our general off-topic discussion forum.

    thanks,

    Thanks Eric for the post and explination I appreciate it. I have no vested interest in this competition or gain from posting it. I only posted incase someone might be interested. To me paying 50$ isn't my thing but with the chance of someone potentially getting into a gallery... I thought maybe someone might want to.

    Thanks for your understanding. If you would like me to remove this post I'm definetly ok with it.

    Sorry,
    Mike
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 21, 2008
    Michael Atkins wrote:
    Thanks for your understanding. If you would like me to remove this post I'm definetly ok with it.

    Sorry,
    Mike
    No worries Mike - replied to your PM. The move and delete were just by the book. Thank you for not taking it personally, my comments may have been on the overprotective side for the dgrin community. It's a valid photo contest, decide for yourself (everyone).
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    Its a rip-off. $50 entry fee for a $500 award. :yikes.

    The "gallery" will make more money from entries than it will from any other source. Do a Google search for the gallery.

    How about entering the Behret Gallery contest. Send me a picture and $50. I will probably get 30-40 entries for a total of around $2,000. I will gladly pay the winner $500 and hang it on my "gallery" wall and then I will buy me a new lens.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Send me a picture and $50. I will probably get 30-40 entries for a total of around $2,000.
    Ha..bet you get nothing more but what you deserve....40 photos of bloody egrets.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    gus wrote:
    Ha..bet you get nothing more but what you deserve....40 photos of bloody egrets.

    Hell send me $50 and you can submit a picture of your butt. You just may win the grand prize. It would proudly hang from one of the walls in one of my bathrooms. They get a lot of traffic and your shot would get lots of exposure.:ivar
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Hell send me $50 and you can submit a picture of your butt. You just may win the grand prize. It would proudly hang from one of the walls in one of my bathrooms.
    They always say 'the older they get...the weirder they get'

    [long sigh]..I will see if the copy room is unoccupied at work tomorrow thumb.gif
  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Hell send me $50 and you can submit a picture of your butt.

    OK

    9496500-Ti.gif :moon
    "Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to. Oh well."
    -Fleetwood Mac
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Hell send me $50 and you can submit a picture of your butt. You just may win the grand prize. It would proudly hang from one of the walls in one of my bathrooms. They get a lot of traffic and your shot would get lots of exposure.:ivar

    Send me $50 and you won't even have to submit a picture! I'll just clear a space on my wall where it would've hung.
  • bkatzbkatz Registered Users Posts: 286 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    I'll hang the $50 on the wall (at least whomever's is first) the rest I put in the new lens fund....mwink.gif
    Cheers,
    Brian
    http://photos.katzclix.com
    blog - http://blog.katzclix.com
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