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Paris HandI wanted to send out a reminder today in case you missed this featured post by our master photographer and REALTOR William Johnson of San Diego about the Photoblogging Contest. See details below.

Entry deadline May 21st and get yourself some cool exposure with YOUR single photo, no theme, and 300 words or more talking about it.

Lots of points for prize winners too. Get on board. This is an EASY contest for all you bloggers plus we get to see YOUR cool photo you took.

Original content by William Johnson

The ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Group Announces Its First Photoblogging Contest.

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The ActiveRainPhotoBlogger group is pleased to announce our first Photoblogger contest effective today, May 1st and running through May 21st at 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time. ( ActiveRain Time)

What is a Photoblog? A photoblog is a post featuring a photo that tells a story augmented by words to position the story and expand on it. The first element of this is adding a photo to a post. The second element is to write the story contained within about the photo. 

I have chosen not to set a theme for this contest. This would allow for your own interpretation of the photo story for your entry.

 

The guidelines for this contest are as follows:

 1 entry ONLY per ActiveRainPhotoBlogger group member

1. The photoblog entry is limited to the use of one photo.

2.  The photo must be original and taken by the person submitting the entry. You agree to abide by this rule with your membership in the group and again with your contest entry.

3. No less than 300 words describing the photo. Words used in Advertising or Signature lines do not count. The best overall photo story will ultimately be declared the winner.

4. The dimensions of the photo in the entry can be no larger than 650 pixels in either dimension  and no smaller than 500 pixels in at least one dimension. ( We all want to the see the photo that the story is based on.) At the end of this announcement, I have included two videos that will help any new member with how to properly upload a photo into a post and then how to position and re-size it correctly. 

5. The title of your Entry should start with ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest and then you can add any other title to name the Photo story that you wish.

6. Post your entry here at the original announcement post in the comment section

You Must Post a Link to your Entry in the comment section of this Announcement Post as well to the ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Group!

7. You must join the ActiveRainPhotoBlogger group and also post your entry to the  group.

The Judges will be using a point system to judge your entry. There will be specific points for Best Photo Capture, Best Photo Story and Best Overall Presentation.

There are 4 Judges, each experienced with photoblogging and judging contests. They will be announced at the conclusion of the contest when the winners are announced.

The Points being awarded for the Contest are as follows:

ActiveRainPhotoBlogger  1st Place Award1st Place Winner  5000 Points Plus Post will be Featured by Active Rain. You will Also be awarded a 1st Place Red Ribbon that can be displayed in your entry.

ActiveRainPhotoBlogger  2nd Place Award2nd Place Winner 3500 Points. You will also be awarded a 2nd Place Blue Ribbon that can be displayed in your entry.

ActiveRainPhotoBlogger  3rd Place Award3rd Place Winner 3000 Points. You will also be awarded a 3rd Place White Ribbon that can be displayed in your entry.

ActiveRain Photo Blogger Group | 4th Place Award4th Place Winner 2500 Points.  You will also be awarded a Yellow Award of Merit Ribbon that you can displayed in your entry.

ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Honorable Mention Award3 Honorable Mentions 2000 Points. You will be awarded a Yellow Honorable Mention Ribbon that can be displayed in your entry.

All other qualified entries will receive 500 points for entering the contest.

**500** Bonus Points for all other qualified entries if the entry is submitted within the first 10 days prior to 11:59PM EDST May 11th. ( So you are very clear on these bonus points, at midnight it becomes May 12th and that will be one second Too Late for the Bonus Points).

Get your Entry in Early and you will be properly rewarded!

Below are the two tutorial videos on uploading and positioning your photos to look their best in the post entry. 

 

 

 This first video will show the 2 different ways to insert a picture onto your blog.

 

 

 

This second video shows you how to align the photo in your post, re-size it & also place some white-space around your photo so that the words in your post do not run into your photo.

 

 

Good Luck and Happy Photoblogging !

CONTEST ENTRIES

1.  The ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest: The Graceful Clown by Judi Boad

2.  ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest-Sun City Mesquite Argentine Giant Cactus Blooms by Virginia Hepp

3.  ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest and the cit that found recycling by Cindy Edwards

4.  ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest: Each New Day by janeAnne

5.  ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - Is A Picture Worth A Thousand Words? by Al and Peggy Cunningham

6.  ActiveRainPhotBlogger Contest Entry of Safety Harbor Florida by Barbara Jo

7.  Laramie Wyoming Real Estate - ActiveRainPhotoblogger Contest by Brenda Whitman

8.  Active Rain PhotoBlogger Contest - The Halls are Decked, and So Is the Car by Karen Crowson

9.  ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest, The Mesa Grill Takes On a New Look by Vickie Nagy

10. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - 'Snowy' Spring Trees in Shelton CT! by Barbara Altieri

11. ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - Why I work at McDonalds.... by Lindsey Hasford

12. ActiveRainPhotobloggerContest - Backs at the Beach by Norma Toering

13. ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - Home Is Where the Heart Is! by Barbara Hensley

14. ActiveRain Photoblogger Contest - Gone Fishin by Cheryl Campbell

15. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - Images Of Time Gone By In Bristol Tn Va.....The-One! by Rob Thomas

16. ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - CAUTION! by Brad Andersohn

17. ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - Nature's Small Wonders by Tom Branch

18. ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - Gargoyle! by Sally Weatherley

19. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - Scottsdale AZ Sequaro in Bloom by Heather Tawes Nelson

20. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - Beauty at a Foreclosure by Karen Hurst

21. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - A short walk to ??? by Ardell Della Logia

22. ActiveRainPhotoBlogger Contest - Mueller at Night in Austin,Texas by Alison Nicklin Shuman

23. ACTIVE RAIN PHOTOBLOGGER CONTEST: TRAMP by Susan Brown

24. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest -Triple Falls, DuPont Forest by Mary Sitton

25. Active Rain Photoblogger Group Contest - God Bless the USA by Susan Goulding

26. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerCpntest - Community...........by Dick & Dixie

27. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest  Ladera Ranch Challenger Division by Brian Doubleday

28. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - Finally Spring in Truckee??? by Ann Nguyen

29. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - I Cried Every Day for 2 Week! by Kathy Streib

30. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - No Sitting Ducks Here by Ginny L Gorman

31. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - The Metal Tree in Washington DC by Fernando Herboso

32. ActiveRainPhotoBloggerContest - I QUIT for the day by Mike Yeo

 

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Comments (13)

Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula
Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA
Realty Works Temecula

Gary:  Thank you for re-posting this...I'll check it out!!

May 06, 2011 10:12 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Gary, This contest will prove to be a fun read, and so many different ideas and photos all in one place!  Thanks for the reminder, the deadline will be here before I know it.

May 06, 2011 11:58 AM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Thanks, Gary, I missed seeing this post, so I am certainly glad you re-bloged it. I guess I need to get started by going over and join this new group today.

May 06, 2011 01:00 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Thanks for the reminder Gary

Hannah

May 06, 2011 01:10 PM
Petra Norris
Lakeland Real Estate Group, Inc. - Lakeland, FL
Realtor, Lakeland FL Homes for Sale

Gary - It is on my calendar :)

May 06, 2011 03:35 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Gary, Thank you so much for the re-blog. We will end our first week of the contest tomorrow night and we have 33 entries so far that I have added to the announcement post. There are 4 days left to submit the entries to qualify for the Bonus posts. That was a great way to encourage people to enter early.

May 06, 2011 03:45 PM
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Gary, the power of reblogging once again.  I wouldn't have known without this.  La Tour Eiffel never looked so unique in someone else's hands, thanks again!

May 06, 2011 04:48 PM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California
I got my picture all picked out!!! This one is fun! :)
May 06, 2011 04:53 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Gary,

Thanks for the reminder..I've been busy but will try and get this done!

May 07, 2011 03:01 AM
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Great reblog!

Thanks to William for the fun contest! I always have my camera ready. Here's my entry

ActiverainPhotoBloggerContest - The Cardiologist's Prescription: Walk Your Dog!

May 07, 2011 03:16 AM
Sondra Meyer:
EXP Realty, LLC - Corpus Christi, TX
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Hi Gary!  I'll be entering.  Since we can only use on picture in the contest entry....I'm having to put a "little" extra thought into it. Have a great weekend. 

May 07, 2011 04:50 AM
Rob Thomas
Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN
Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Gary....this is a great challenge! Nice Re-blog!
Hope you have a great day!!---Rob

May 07, 2011 11:28 AM
Larry & Jacque Ficek
Alaska Dream Makers - Wasilla, AK
Realtors - Wasilla Alaska

So many photos, how to choose? Thank you for the re-blog!

Jacque & Larry

May 07, 2011 03:16 PM