CONTEST no. 2 : 2004 ANTIQUE CAMERA COLLECTIONS

Hi,

I hope you will participate in our second contest. Its the Antique Camera Photo Contest. All you have to do to compete is to post up to 5 photos of your photographica collection in the Member's Photo Gallery from April 10th through May 9th and you can win some really neat prizes! The photo post must be original of your collection and not copyrighted by someone else. All basic, associate and elite members are eligible to participate. No sign up necessary, just post in the time period and it will be recorded. For instructions to post reference your introductory membership letter or go here.

Duration: Contest will run from April 10th and end on May 9th, 2004.

Prizes:

First Prize: Up to $40.00 worth of merchandise from the HCCC shop
Second Prize: Up to $25.00 worth of merchandise from the HCCC shop
Third Prize: Up to $20.00 worth of merchandise from the HCCC shop

Reference gift items in the HCCC shop @ http://www.cafepress.com/historiccamera

Contest Rules:

Photos must be owned by you, and can be cameras, photographs or empheria, but must be antique or collectable in nature.

Posts are scored on a scale of 1 to 10 for each criteria, where ten is the best. The following criteria will be used to judge your collection.

a) Quantity of Items posted
b) Quality or rarity of item posted
c) Quality of photograph or scan (ie. clarity, layout, style, lighting)
d) Quality of the description for the item
e) Ratings and Page views it receives prior to contest end. (so the earlier
you post the more opportunity you have to get more points)

Each member has a potential of obtaining 100 points.
Member with the most points wins.

Would you like to be a contest sponsor? Please make a small donation and increase the prize pot for everyone else. We will promote your business in various ways.

All members can rate the photos online and add comments after you log into the photo gallery.

Good luck and have fun..

Best Regards,
Tom
Historic Camera Collector Club