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Guidelines
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Riders will be provided the five (5) contest categories during the
rider meeting.
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Riders may submit photos for one or all categories but only one
submittal per category per bike is allowed. Note: This means 2-up riders are
working as a single team not individuals.
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Riders must check-in at one of two checkpoints between 11:00
a.m. and 1:00 p.m.: Cave-In-The Rock You must find and
walk down to the cave. A judge will be at this location. You must obtain the
judges signature on your contest forms and take a picture of the cave opening.
You must present the judges signature and the picture of the cave opening at final check-in.
Northwest Passage Root Beer Saloon, Alto Pass, 618-893-1634. You must
check in with the judge at the Root Beer Salon and obtain a copy of the judges
signature on your contest form. You will then ride up to Bald Knob and
take a picture of your bike and the cross. You must present the judges signature
and the picture of your
bike with the Bald Knob Cross at final check-in. Note: The picture of the
Bald Knob Cross with your bike is for validation purposes and since it has a
bike in it cannot be submitted as a contest entry.
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Riders must maintain a
photo log
consisting of:: Category, description, location (GPS Coordinates or detailed
directions so other can find it), time, odometer The entire log must be
presented to the judges. Copies will be provided during riders meeting.
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NOTE: Motorcycles are not allowed in these
photos. This is in order to differentiate this contest from the MTF
monthly photo contest and to eliminate judges from unconsciously giving photos
with a motorcycle a higher score during judging.
Judging
Photos will be numbered when submitted and will be judged blind
(without judges knowing the photographer).
Photos will be judged based upon the following criteria.
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Relevancy to Category Topic (10%) - Is the photo an
obvious illustration of the category in which it is entered? If the picture
doesn’t tell us, does the information on the entry form make it clear how
the subject fits the category?
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Composition / Arrangement (30%) - Are the objects in
the photo arranged in a meaningful, pleasing manner or are they haphazard?
Did the photographer use the best angle or otherwise interesting
perspective? Are photographic elements of interest emphasized or accentuated
by the composition? Does the photo convey a scene's complexity or distill a
complex scene into its base fundamentals?
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Technical quality (Focus/Sharpness/Lighting, etc)
(10%) - Is the object of the photo in focus? If not in sharp focus, does
it appear to be an intentional effect to enhance the image in some artistic
way? Did the photographer use proper lighting of the subject matter? Do any
extremes of darkness or brightness lend to or detract from the image
content?
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Creativity (40%) - Does the photographer show some
creative thought or original idea in the making of this image? Is the
subject something unusual or is the content of the photo presented in a way
we haven’t seen before? Was the subject matter selected pictured in a unique
way or was something common shown from a nontraditional point-of-view? Does
the photo demonstrate originality?
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General aesthetic quality (10%) - Is the subject
material or the landscape pictured especially breathtaking? Any other
general comments or concerns not addressed above?
Awards
Personalized plaques will be awarded to the Best of Show and the
Best Photo in in each of the five categories. The runner up from the category
from which the Best of Show photo is taken will be considered the winner of that
category.
All submittals will be included in a web page which will be
developed at the conclusion of the ride.
Regional History
By Jason Arnold
Southern Illinois is settled long before Chicago and what's
thought of as modern Illinois. For those who have been to Old Shawneetown, it
always stands out as one of the striking images of Southern Illinois. There in
the early 1800s the first state bank of Illinois was built. It
still stands and is quite a magnificent sandstone structure.
The town has been inundated by several floods during the course
of time and there
really isn't much there besides the bank, some trailers, and a
dilapidated old mainstreet (although a few businesses have moved in just
recently). The school is gone and much of the town moved to 'new
Shawneetown' away from the river some time ago.
The region is rich with history and a lot of rugged beauty. Coal mining
brought in a lot of immigrants to the area and they still have small
enclaves scattered throughout (at least some of the town names and
architecture reflect their presence). Culturally, it's closely related
to Kentucky and Virginia being settled early on by people from the
upland South. The Land of Lincoln, also had slavery grandfathered into
portions of Southern Illinois; and the people in this part of the state
had strong sympathies to those just on the other side of the Ohio River.
Equality, Illinois has the "Old Slave House" which has numerous stories
surrounding it.
Agriculture in the area has tended to be on the small scale. The area
was unglaciated during the last Ice Age and doesn't have the rich soil
of the northern 2/3 of Illinois. There's quite a mix of scenery with
rolling hills, forests, some nice rock outcrops, high river bluffs, and
even a couple areas of very 'southern' swamps.
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