NEW - Facebook Photo Contest Submission Procedures

The Groton Parks and Recreation Facebook Photo Contest has been a great success and we thank you all for participating and sending in great shots of you and your children enjoying our parks and programs. Please read the following for some updates on photo sumission procedures:

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Connect with us! All entrants must be a fan of our Facebook page. Visit our page at: www.Facebook.com/grotonparksandrec and click “like” to join us.
2. Take a photo! Capture a photo that creatively portrays that month's theme. Email your photo to Kate Bradley at kbradley@groton-ct.gov. All photos must include a caption, including subject(s) name(s), location where the photo was taken, and photographer’s name.
3. Get votes! Each photo will be added to a photo Facebook photo album for the month's contest (i.e. May Photo Contest). Share the photo with your friends and family on Facebook and ask them to "like" it. The photo with the most “likes” each month will win! Photos can be submitted any time throughout the month, but the earlier you submit your photo the longer you have to encourage your friends and family to like it.

WHAT TO ENTER:

Photos should focus on the mission of the Town of Groton Parks and Recreation Department to provide quality leisure opportunities in a safe and healthy atmosphere and to enhance the quality of life of the community through the responsible management of fiscal and natural resources.

We are especially looking for photos that highlight Groton’s parks and trails and our programs and events from your perspective. Some examples are:

• Your child enjoying a recreation program
• Beautiful scenery from one of Groton’s trails
• Your family spending the day at Esker Point Beach

PRIZES

Prizes will vary from month to month and will be awarded to the photo with the most “likes.”

RULES:

Photographers must be 18 years or older. All photos must be taken within the Town of Groton or the City of Groton. Photos must be original.

If you choose to include people in your submission, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the individuals depicted, and must be able to provide proof of permission to the Town of Groton Parks and Recreation Department upon request. Entrants must not submit images that involve nudity, the willful harassment of wildlife, damage to the environment by the photographer, put any individual or animal in danger, or infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person.

All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (removal of dust, cropping, reasonable adjustments to exposure, color and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified. Multiple exposures that have been combined to produce a single "High Dynamic Range" image are acceptable.

Photo captions must accompany all submissions, and should include the subject of the image, the location the image was taken, and the name of the photographer.

By submitting a photo to the contest, the photographer gives permission for the Town of Groton to use the photograph for any lawful purpose, including, but not limited to, future publication; closed circuit, broadcast and/or cablecast transmission; and/or the Internet (including, but not limited to, social media sites). Final editing and use of the media record is at the discretion of the Town. The photographer waives any right to royalties or other compensation arising from or related to the use of the media record(s) and agrees to release, hold harmless, and waive any claim that might arise against the Town of Groton, and their officials, representatives, agents and employees as a result of and/or by reason of permission and authorization.

QUESTIONS:

Please email Kate Bradley at kbradley@groton-ct.gov with any questions regarding the Facebook Photo Contest.

GOOD LUCK!