Historic Southern Indiana

Official Rules--Indiana's Historic Pathways'
"Take a Shot" Photo Contest

The photos submitted to the Indiana’s Historic Pathways "Take a Shot" photography contest will be used to promote the community as a preferred travel destination by showing great visitor experiences and opportunities.

The contest runs from May 15 – November 1, 2009.

Please read the rules carefully

WHO CAN ENTER?
Eligibility includes both amateur and professional photographers of any age. The "Take a Shot" Contest is open to all U.S. residents.

WHAT IS INDIANA’S HISTORIC PATHWAYS?
Indiana’s Historic Pathways was designated a state scenic byway in December 2004. In December 2008 Indiana’s Historic Pathways applied for national scenic byway designation and that application is currently under review. Whether state or national, a scenic byway must possess one of six intrinsic qualities: archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic. While Indiana’s Historic Pathways possess all six qualities, its main focus is its historic nature.

Indiana's Historic Pathways comprise two historically interconnected routes that total 250.2 miles in length: The first pathway, U.S. 150, encompasses portions of the old Buffalo Trace, an ancient path carved by the hooves of bison as they traveled on their annual migration to winter feeding grounds . It enters Indiana at Clarksville and leaves the state at Vincennes. Parts of it parallel or overlap U.S. 150, which is roughly the Vincennes to New Albany stagecoach line, first developed during Indiana Territory days. One of the oldest roads in the Midwest, it has had various names—Vincennes Trace, Clarksville Trace, Harrison Road, and Kentucky Road, among others. US 150 includes the following counties: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington, Orange, Martin, Daviess, and Knox. (The latter three are also part of US 50 where the two routes overlap). The second pathway is U.S. 50, which connects seven counties, stretching from Lawrenceburg on the Ohio state line to Vincennes on the Illinois state line. U.S. 50 is one of the major east-west federal highways. It links Ocean City, Maryland, with Sacramento, California, and touches fifteen states and the nation’s capital. In Indiana, it closely parallels in all but parts of Lawrence County the roadbed of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad (later the B and O and now the CSX). The railroad was completed in the mid-1850s as part of a major inland rail connection between Cincinnati and St. Louis. This Byway stretches 131 miles westward from Lawrenceburg to Shoals, where it intersects U.S. 150. From there the two highways extend 50 miles westward to Vincennes. US 50 includes the following counties: Knox, Daviess, Martin, Lawrence, Jackson, Jennings, Ripley, and Dearborn. Although not part of the officially designated byway, Indiana’s Historic Pathways includes an alternative loop that follows the old Buffalo Trace in Pike, Dubois, and Crawford counties. These sites are also eligible for the “Take a Shot” Contest. Visit http://www.usi.edu/hsi/resources/IHP.asp for more information.

WHAT TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ELIGIBLE?
We are seeking tourism images with striking original color and creativity including subjects such as scenic photos, outdoor recreation, historical sites, main street scenes, attractions along the byway, and slice of life portraits of southern Indiana life. Submitting images that clearly identify a person, will need to have a model release submitted with the entry or the image will be disqualified.

MUST THE WORK BE SUBMITTED BY THE ENTRANT?
Yes. By entering the "Take a Shot" Contest, the entrant represents, acknowledges and warrants that the submitted image is an original work created solely by the entrant and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the photograph.

IS THERE AN ENTRY FEE?
No.

WHAT SUBJECTS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
All photos entered must be of a location that is available for the public to visit and must have been taken by the entrant. Only photos taken along or of sites near the byway are eligible.

WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES & GUIDELINES?
All entries should convey the beauty, spirit and/or character of Indiana’s Historic Pathways, illustrate the byway’s breadth of experiences that visitors and residents enjoy. If possible photos should show people experiencing all that Indiana’s Historic Pathways has to offer. We are looking for images of scenic vistas and countryside, outdoor recreation, historical sites, main street scenes, attractions along the byway, and slice of life portraits of southern Indiana life.

MUST ALL PHOTOS BE TAKEN WITHIN SOUTHERN INDIANA?
Yes. The photos must be taken in southern Indiana along or near the byway and must be recent (nothing that dates the photo such as old building signs where the business name has changed or things that would make the photo look out-of-date).

WILL I NEED A MODEL RELEASE?
Yes. Each photograph that includes identifiable subjects (people) must be accompanied by a separate, signed release from EACH identifiable subject in the photograph. Releases that cannot be verified for authenticity by the Indiana’s Historic Pathways, for any reason (including missing, incorrect or incomplete contact information on the release form) will result in the disqualification of the entry. You must upload or fax a signed model release when submitting an image containing any identifiable people.
— CLICK HERE for Model Release Form.

HOW WILL THE IMAGES BE JUDGED?
Entries will be judged on the ability to promote the activity or place appropriate to the category entered. Technical excellence is, or course, a desired factor, but any well-focused and exposed photo has as good a chance as any other to win, if the subject matter is good. All decisions of the judges are final.

WHO WILL BE JUDGING THE IMAGES?
The images will be judged by a non-biased selected panel. Prizes will be awarded only to entries that the contest judges deem worthy. Some prizes may not be awarded if no acceptable entries are received. All decisions by the judges are final.

WHAT ARE THE IMAGE RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS?
Submitted photos must be high resolution: 300 dpi at a minimum of 5x7 inches in .jpg format only. In general, uploaded images should be at least 1,024k (1 Mb), but less than 5,120k (5 Mb).

CAN THE DIGITAL IMAGES BE ALTERED?
No. Altering content or subject matter of a photograph is not permitted, except with respect to cropping or resizing an image.

DO I NEED TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY FORM?
Yes. You must complete an entry form for each image submitted. CLICK HERE for Entry Form.

HOW MANY IMAGES CAN I SUBMIT?
Up to ten (10) images per category may be submitted by a single individual during the contest.

HOW MUST THE IMAGES BE SUBMITTED?
Images must be submitted online in accordance with the Entry Form requirements. Receipt of entries will be acknowledged. Photographs must be in .jpg format and must meet required resolution size (see above).

ARE ONLY DIGITAL IMAGES ELIGIBLE?
Yes. No print or film submissions will be accepted. If you have a non-digital image you wish to submit, then you'll have to scan the photograph to the required DPI resolution, and then submit the photo online.

ARE BLACK & WHITE AND COLOR IMAGES ELIGIBLE?
Yes.

WHAT RIGHTS WILL INDIANA’S HISTORIC PATHWAYS RETAIN IN SUBMITTED PHOTOS?
Indiana’s Historic Pathways reserves the right to use the photographs in printed materials and websites promoting regional tourism without paying compensation to the photographer or the subjects.

Your entry to the contest constitutes your agreement to allow your photographs to be:
●Published on Indiana’s Historic Pathways websites.

●Used in print publications of Indiana’s Historic Pathways including, but not limited to, IHP brochures, newsletters, national magazine advertisements, Visitors Guide

●Used in connection with limited promotional use including, but not limited to, posters and other materials marketing the competition.

All entries must be free of claims and rights of third parties.

WHAT RIGHTS WILL ENTRANTS RETAIN?
Entrants retain all other rights to future use of their photographs except as specified.

CAN ENTRANTS SELL THEIR WINNING PHOTOGRAPH?
Yes, but a purchaser must be advised that Indiana’s Historic Pathways retains the rights enumerated in “WHAT RIGHTS WILL INDIANA’S HISTORIC PATHWAYS RETAIN IN SUBMITTED PHOTOS?”

CAN SUBMITTED IMAGES HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED?
No.

WHAT ARE THE AWARD CATEGORIES AND AWARDS IN EACH CONTEST PERIOD?
Prizes are non transferable and may not be redeemed for other substitutes. In the event that a Winner chooses not to accept the Prize, they forfeit any and all claims to that Prize, which will be dealt with according to the absolute discretion of the LWLCVB. All awards will be made at the discretion of the judges. If a suitable image is not found amongst the entries a prize may not be awarded for each placement or contest.

AWARD CATEGORIES:

Adult	Youth (6th – 12th grade)
First Place — $500	First Place - $250
Honorable mentions	Honorable mentions

RETURNS:
No entry will be returned, and all entries become the property of Indiana’s Historic Pathways. They will be added to the permanent Indiana’s Historic Pathways photo collection, owned and maintained by the organization, and will be used as the organization sees fit. Giving photo credit will be attempted when a photograph is used as a major image in Indiana’s Historic Pathways publications. It must be understood that Indiana’s Historic Pathways gives promotional photos out to media, writers and other organizations, and they cannot be held responsible when photo credit is not given to the photographer for his or her work.

WHAT IS THE GENERAL AGREEMENT?
Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the judging organization, which are final on all matters pertaining to contests. The return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

DISCLAIMER
Indiana’s Historic Pathways is not responsible for entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions. The sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by persons entered at the website or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest or by any human error, which may occur in the processing of the entries in this contest.

By entering, participants release and hold harmless Indiana’s Historic Pathways, as well as any directors, officers or employees of those organizations from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest.

If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including any causes beyond the control of the administrators, Indiana’s Historic Pathways reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the contest without notice to the entrants.

The Winner is responsible for any and all taxes payable as a result of a prize being awarded or received.

Entry into the photography contest does not create any vested right or interest for the participants in the prizes offered for the contest.

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