We are starting a new themed photo contest! We want your photos of "Summer Around Bellport." Send us photos that you feel best represent summertime in our wonderful community.

Photos will be accepted through Labor Day, Monday, September 1st. The Grand Prize will receive a $40 Gift Certificate for "Lunch For Two" at the Bellport Country Club Restaurant.

Happy shooting!

Submitting a photo for inclusion in Bellport.com's Photo Gallery is easy. All you have to do is select one or two of your best photographs, which were taken in or around the Bellport area, and email them to us. We will do our best to include as many photographs as possible, but we can't promise that we'll post every photo submitted. To be fair, we do limit everyone to a maximum of two photo submissions per person.

Email the photos to...
photos@bellport.com

Technically, we are going to post the photos in a JPG format with a 1 pixel white line around each photograph. Horizontal shots will end up being 350 pixels wide and vertical shots will be 250 pixels wide. If you want complete control of your images, just submit them so that they meet these specs and we'll post them as received.

Now, if you don't have a clue as to what all of the above means, don't worry about it as we'll be glad to do all of the work for you. We'll be glad to color, density, and contrast correct the photos and then format them so that they meet the above specs. All you have to do is email the photos to us and we'll do the rest. For the best image quality, the size of the photos you submit should be larger than the above specifications.

A word about copyright. By sending us your photographs, you are in no way giving us any rights to do anything with your photographs other than to display them here on Bellport.com. We will not give anyone else any rights to your photographs nor will we use them in any other way without your permission.

However, you should understand that the internet, relatively speaking, is still the "Wild West" when it comes to maintaining control over your work. We've already had several instances of people copying material from Bellport.com and using it on their own websites. They removed the material when we politely pointed out to them that they can't do that, but the point is that you have to keep an eye out for abuses of the copyright rules. For this reason, Bellport.com can not be responsible for what other people do and how they use material they copy without permission from Bellport.com. You should only submit photos if you understand and agree to the above. If you have any questions about any of this, we'd be glad to discuss them with you.