The Photohunt @ LEA Begins Today!!

Black Elk by Livio Korobase on LEA1 (moderate)

Beginning today at 6:00 pm SLT,  on the First and Third Thursday every month (except for holidays), the Virtual Artist Alliance will be hosting their popular Photohunt on LEA3.

If you can't make it today - or forget which day it's supposed to be in the future - use the button at the top of the page to click through to our Calendar. The information is there. :)

PhotoHunt @ LEA is a game in which participants must shoot their best Second Life snapshot that embodies a theme or landmark provided by a moderator within a time limit of 60 minutes. No outside manipulations are allowed.

Spectators are welcome, and everyone is invited to vote for the winners of each match!

Linden prizes based on donations.

IM PatriciaAnne Daviau or Dave Koi for any inquiries.

Black Elk by Livio Korobase (moderate)

PHOTOHUNT @ LEA RULES
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1.) The moderator of the game picks a theme for the current Photohunt match- this will be distributed in a notecard, and will either be a theme of the moderator's choosing, or a landmark where the images MUST be taken.

2.) You will have EXACTLY 60 minutes to take the best photo you're capable of that fits into that match's theme.

3.) No outside manipulations are allowed.

4.) Participants and spectators are allowed to vote for the winning snapshots.

All images will be archived by the Photohunt moderators. Winners and any other prominent works will be displayed in the Photohunt gallery for public viewing.

Please consider donating to to Photohunt tip jar. Proceeds will be used towards match prizes. Thank you!

Black Elk by Livio Korobase (moderate)

*NON-EXCLUSIVE IMAGE LICENSING AGREEMENT*

BY SUBMITTING YOUR WORKS TO THE VIRTUAL ARTIST ALLIANCE'S PHOTOHUNT CONTEST, YOU HEREBY GRANT US A NON-EXCLUSIVE, NON-COMPENSORY LICENSE TO PUBLISH YOUR WORKS. THIS INCLUDES (and is not limited to) DISPLAYING THEM IN THE PHOTOHUNT GALLERY IN SECOND LIFE, ARCHIVING THE IMAGES IN OUR ONLINE GALLERY, AND PUBLISHING THEM IN A YEARLY ANTHOLOGY.

ALL ARTISTS RETAIN THE COPYRIGHTS TO ANY WORK SUBMITTED TO PHOTOHUNT CONTESTS.

Translation: By submitting your works in the Photohunt contest, you're giving us permission to:

a.) Display them in the Second Life Photohunt Gallery

b.) Archive the images for public viewing on our website and

c.) Publish your images without compensation to our yearly Photohunt anthology books.

Since this is a non-exclusive agreement, and because you keep the copyrights to your work, you may put them in other galleries and publish them in elsewhere, if you feel so inclined.

** Please ensure all submitted pictures are set to full permissions. All textures without full permissions may be deleted by host discretion. **

Black Elk by Livio Korobase (moderate)

FAQ
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Q: Is Windlight [Environment Settings] a prerequisite to play? It's too much for my computer to handle!

A: Windlight is NOT required to play PhotoHunt.

Q: What is the aspect ratio of a typical Second Life snapshot?

A: 3:2 or 1024x683 pixels or a multiple thereof.

Q: If I take a snapshot outside of the typical aspect ratio, will you stretch my entry panel to make my entry proportionate?

A: No. In order to make the contests run smoothly, we ask that you please make your snapshots fit within the 4:3 ratio, or accept any stretching that may occur otherwise. In other words, if you take a smaller photo it might appear odd on our photo boards, however you can submit any size and it will be shrunk to fit our boards.

Black Elk by Livio Korobase (moderate)