Contests

Photography Contest: Freezing Motion

Have you ever tried to take a picture of something moving really fast? As Edweard Muybridge discovered, it’s not easy. Even your little brother can blur your holiday pictures if he refuses to sit perfectly still. But once you figure out how to freeze motion with your camera, you’ll see the world in a whole new way.

For this month’s contest, Tater thought it would be a great idea for kids to send in their photographs freezing motion. Will you capture your cat leaping quickly off the couch? Or your sister on a swing? Will your subject be sports or nature or something else entirely? Will you make a crystal clear photograph of something too fast to see with the naked eye, or will your frozen motion be a blur of activity?

Whatever you choose, send us your best photograph of our rapidly moving world--just one, please. Everybuggy will be fast-forwarding to the Cricket Country mailbox to ooh and ahh over your photograph freezing motion.

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    1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
    2. If
      you're 14 years old or younger, your entry must be signed by your
      parent or guardian, saying it is your own original work, that no help
      was given, and granting Cricket permission to publish winning
      entries on our Web site. If you're older than 14, you must sign your
      own work, verifying that it is original.
    3. Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.
    4. Only one entry per person per contest, please.
    5. If you want your work returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
    6. Incomplete entries cannot be considered. Your entry will be incomplete if you
      forget to include your age or a signature verifying that your work is original.
    7. Your entry must be received by November 25, 2009.
    8. Submit your entry to:
      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354