The Lake Shore Railway Historical Society is holding its first ever photo contest!
The theme for this year’s contest is εδώ (“edo” or “Here”). Photos for this contest will fall into two categories:
A. Inside Looking Out – pictures of trains and equipment on CSX/NS passing the museum taken from the Museum grounds.
B. The Inside Scene – pictures of artifacts, rolling stock, events, “people doing things” at the Lake Shore Railway Museum.
Contestants will be able to submit three photos total. Submissions can be made electronically through the submission form linked below, via mail, or in person at the museum. Both digital and film (print) submissions will be accepted.
All entries to the contest must be submitted by October 29, 2023 for consideration.
There will be three winners for each of the categories, six winners total.
Prizes will include the following:
First Place: LSRHS hat, LSRHS keychain, LSRHS iron-on patch, LSRHS wine glass, $25 gift certificate for the Museum gift shop
Second Place: $30 gift certificate for the Museum gift shop
Third Place: $15 gift certificate for the Museum gift shop
The two first place winners (one from each category) will be featured prominently on the Lake Shore Railway Museum website and social media accounts.
All six winners will be included in a future Lake Shore Railway Museum calendar.
Full contest rules are as follows:
–Enter up to three images.
–Images do NOT have to be from the current year – photos from years past are acceptable provided they meet all other rules and requirements.
–Contestants must include their name, a daytime phone number, email address, US mailing address, and basic caption information. If digitally submitted, then all data in the digital image’s metadata shall be included.
–All entries must be submitted by 11:59pm on October 29, 2023.
–Lake Shore Railway Historical Society (LSRHS) reserves the right to retain electronic copies for future publication, use as a contest gallery exhibition on their respective websites, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, other social media, or for public exhibition. In all cases, the photographer retains the original copyright to the image while sharing all rights with LSRHS in perpetuity.
–A committee of LSRHS volunteers will judge photos on a “blind” basis, meaning they will not know the identities of any entrant.
–Multiple prizes will not be awarded to any individual.
–Volunteers serving on the judging committee are not eligible to enter.
–By entering the 2023 Lake Shore Railway Historical Society εδώ (“edo” or “Here”) photo contest, you agree to share your name and contact information with LSRHS, and permit LSRHS to recognize you in the media.
–ALL work MUST be your own. Contributor represents that he/she owns all right, title and interest to the photos (“Work”), he/she is the original author of the Work, and the Work does not infringe upon the rights, including intellectual property rights, of any others.
–All images MUST either taken FROM Lake Shore Railway Museum of trains/rail equipment passing on adjoining CSX and NS mainlines OR be of equipment, events and/or people at the museum.
–NOTE: “Here” and “at Lake Shore Railway Museum” shall be defined as at the Fence on the east end of the property (old Pearl Street) to the West side of the 1869 Freight House. No images from west of the Freight House will be accepted. No images taken from railroad property (south of the Fence) will be accepted. No images taken from south of the NS looking north at museum property will be accepted.
Warning: Any image that appears to be take from a location clearly outside of LSRHS museum property and outside the limits set herein will not be accepted
Categories:
A. Inside Looking Out – pictures of trains and equipment on CSX/NS passing the museum taken from the Museum grounds.
B. The Inside Scene – pictures of artifacts, rolling stock, events, “people doing things” at the Lake Shore Railway Museum.
Setting parameter:
Physical Prints/Film
–Physical Prints can either be dropped of at museum during normal operating times, or sent via US Post to:
LSRHS
PO Box 571
North East, PA 16428
(and received by the set deadline)
Digital images are acceptable. JPG format, at least 1500 pixels.
Either color or black and white format.
Scans of physical prints in JPG format with same parameters as digital accepted.
Digital manipulation of the images is NOT acceptable.
No Watermarks permitted.