National Geographic Voting !

I was lucky enough to get on the National Geographic site for selected images from viewers and was wondering if you had a chance to check out the site and let them know what you think. I appreciate this and I feel stupid telling fellow NPN'ers but I figure I might not ever get an opportunity like this again. So thanks again if you have time. Thanks Kevin McNeal http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/yourshot/

That's a great shot Kevin - well worth voting for. After voting, it shows the current standings, and you're doing well I think - your shot is showing up twice for me with two different number.

Well, Kevin, that's a nice shot, but I hope you've come across this from http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/yourshot/rules.html
Those guys have actually disabled cut-copy-paste from that page, so I had to do special tricks to copy this text:

You grant to National Geographic Society and its subsidiaries and licensees ("NGS") the following rights: a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to display, distribute, reproduce and create derivatives of the Photograph, in whole or in part, without further review or participation from you, in any medium now existing or subsequently developed, in editorial, commercial, promotional and trade uses in connection with NGS Products. An NGS Product is defined as "a product of NGS, a corporate subsidiary, affiliate, joint venturer or licensee of NGS, in any language, which is associated with an NGS trademark and over which NGS has Editorial Control." For the purposes of this Agreement, "Editorial Control" means the right to review, consult regarding, formulate standards for, or to exercise a veto over the appearance, text, use, or promotion of the product. This license includes the nonexclusive right to make the Photograph available to third parties (i) for library or other research uses through microfiche, microfilm, or any other archival storage and retrieval form, including but not limited to electronic databases and document delivery services; and (ii) for distribution in connection with an NGS press conference or press release.

Thanks Ashutosh,
I had no idea as I am not that savy on the computer. I still have a lot to learn.

Best of luck, Kevin. That's a great shot and should do well in the voting.

The way I interpret the above rules by participating in the contest you basically give up the right to market exclusive rights to this image in the future....and there's no time limit mentioned for NG's right to market the (now) RF image.

Kevin, Even though Ashutosh makes a good point, I checked out your photo and it's beautiful! I love the way the photo draws me at the front and keeps me going all the way to the back. I gave it a "10" - hope it helps as it sure deserves it!

Nancy

Certainly one of the top images for the week.
After voting, I also saw your image twice with two very different ratings.

Beautiful image Kevin. Certainly one of the best.