Picture Perfect Rules

All submissions must include a proof photo. A proof photo is a photo very similar to your submission where a slip of paper with your username written on it is visible and legible. You may not edit your username into a photo. Your proof photo must be from a similar angle and be recognizable compared to your submission. If your proof photo looks nothing like your submission, it will not be accepted. For example, if my submission was this photo, my proof photo would need to look like this. If I submitted a proof photo like this it would not be accepted because it is not clear that it is the same dandelion puff.

You may make minor edits to your submission on photo editing software to alter the white balance, enhance the colors, adjust the focus, and to remove small things (as an example, if this photo was my submission, it would be okay to remove the power lines visible at the lower right corner of the photo). You may not add anything into your photo or significantly alter it beyond minor aesthetic changes. Proof photos will have no impact on judging (beyond making sure you're eligible), so you do not need to make any edits to your proof. If you are unsure if the edit you would like to make is okay, show me a before and after and I'll help you out. This will have no impact on your eligibility.

Your submission must be your own photograph. Plagiarism is a very serious offense that we do not take lightly on Menewsha. In addition to being ineligible for the contest, if you are found to be using someone else's photo, you will receive an infraction against your account. We will find out, don't even bother!

You may submit a maximum of two photos. Please only submit using your main account, no mules.

Your photo must be related to the season of spring in one way or another. I'm letting you have the freedom to interpret this how you would like to, so please don't abuse that freedom by taking a picture of just anything and trying to come up with some weak way to tie it in. A submission like that won't win, so there's just no point in entering it. Go out and take a pretty picture of spring! (Live in the southern hemisphere? Never fear! Just apply this to whatever season it is where you currently are. Just be sure to mention that in the "notes" section of your submission!)

It is up to you to make sure that the image hosting service you have chosen for your picture (photobucket, imageshack, etc.) is reliable and that you have provided the correct link. If your image no longer works and instead displays one of those error images, I may make an effort to contact you for a new link to the image. However, if this happens while I am judging, I will not have the time to wait a few days to hear back from you and so your entry may be discarded. If you notice your image is not working, please contact me ASAP with a working link.

All submissions must use the submission form provided below. Please link to your proof photo, do not imbed it with [img][/img] tags. You may imbed your submission if you wish.

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[b]Username:[/b] 
[b]Submission:[/b]
[b]Proof:[/b] (do not imbed!)
[b]Notes:[/b] (why this represents spring to you, etc.)