DeTour Reef Lighthouse 2008 Photo Contest

Attention photographers, the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society (DRLPS) is looking for good photos of the DeTour Reef Light located in northern Lake Huron at the eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, for the DRLPS first photo contest. The winners will be announced at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the DRLPS on August 30, 2008 in DeTour Village, Michigan.

To celebrate ten years of preserving and restoring the DeTour Reef Light (DRL), the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society (DRLPS) is having a photo contest.  The rules of entry are shown below and the winners will be announced at the 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration of the DRLPS on August 30, 2008 at the Easter Upper Peninsula Fine Arts Center in DeTour Village, Michigan.

The Grand Prize winning photo will be featured in DRLPS feature stories, the 2008 Collector postcard, and other DRLPS formats .  Other winning photos will be included in the DRLPS “Passages” and other magazines publications.  Winners will be announced from the following categories:

• Best shot of the complete Light
• Best person/people
• Most unique shot
• Best sunrise/sunset

Prizes will be announced in the next issue of Passages.

We look forward to your participation in the DRLPS first photo contest. If you have any questions, please contact Ann Method Green at .

Rules of Entry:

Each entrant may submit a total of five entries and they can be from any combination of categories.  The photo contest is open to all amateur photographers who may submit their color or black and white contributions on a CD.  Please include a small print of each photo entered.  No other forms are acceptable.

Each entry should include (a) the photographer’s name, (b) address, (c) daytime telephone number, and (d) email address.  No image will be returned.  All rights to the images remain with the entrant.  All entries must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2008, and received no later than August 15, 2008.

Each individual’s entries should be in one envelope and mailed to:  DRLPS, PO Box 307, Drummond Island, MI 49726.  Judging will be done by the DRLPS Board of Directors and the Chairs.  All photos will be judged without any identifying information.

Please remember to use a high image resolution when taking your photographs (see your camera manual).  Your images should yield good quality 8” x 10” prints.