Hello, everybody!

First of all, happy New Year's Eve (unless it's 2010 already for you, in which case, Happy New Year!)

In celebration of the New Year, we're hosting two simultaneous contests! They are:

The Club ID & The Club Avatar Contest.

The Club ID Contest
As many of you have noticed, our club hasn't had a Club ID since...well, for as long as I can remember! So the first challenge is to make a Club ID (that will fit on our homepage, so no weird shapes or sizes, please).

When making the Club ID, there are a few factors that you should consider:

The Club ID should tell, at a glance, the Club's name (#Closeup-Photography), and what the club is about (Macro Photography).
It should follow the Club's submission guidelines [no heavy photo-manipulation, it should ideally be a picture, and it shouldn't be a collage (unless it's really, really, really brilliant)].

The deadline for Submission is January 31st, 2010.


The Club Avatar Contest
As many of you have also noticed, while the icon size limit for Groups has been upgraded to 100 x 50 pixels, our avatar is still the same ole' 50 x 50. So the second challenge is to make a new club avatar!

Unlike the Club ID contest, there are literally no restrictions for the Club Avatar contest.

The deadline for Submission is also January 31st, 2010.

Some examples of Club IDs are:



How to Submit
Before I figure out how to drag a folder into the main page (d'oh!) or Amelie helps me with it, if you wish to submit an entry, you'd have to go to the club Gallery (on the left-hand side of the page) and find the folders at the bottom to submit. But take your time, you have a whole month.

Basic Submission Rules
Two submissions allowed per member per contest (You can submit up to 4 submissions in total!)
There are some youngsters in our group, so please keep it PG-13!
And...that's about it! (In addition to the considerations stated above).

Prizes
We still will have to figure the prizes out, but the first and foremost prize will be the honor of seeing your Club ID every time you visit the #Closeup-Photography homepage, and the pleasure of seeing your Club Avatar all around the site.

However, there will also be material prizes, the first-place winners will both receive:
A six-month subscription from =Hungryshadow.
Journal feature by =Hungryshadow.

If you wish to donate a prize, please note the Club or me (=Hungryshadow) everything's accepted, from Journal features to hand-drawn drawings to prints to gifted subscriptions! And every little bit counts, so don't be shy.