Celebrating Nature Photo ContestRules and RegulationsInvitation The Nature Trust of British Columbia invites amateur photographers to enter its 2010 Celebrating Nature in BC Photo Contest. We are looking for striking digital images of BC’s natural diversity. Who May Enter The contest is open only to amateur photographers over the age of majority who are residents of British Columbia, Canada. Contest Categories The categories for the photo contest entries are:
How to Enter There are two ways to enter photos. Each photo must be submitted by only one of these two methods.
Maximum Number of Entries Per Person Each entrant may submit entries in any category he/she wishes and may submit entries at different times during the entry period, but no entrant may submit more than six (6) total entries. If an entrant exceeds these limits, The Nature Trust may at its absolute discretion either disqualify all the entrant's entries or select at its absolute discretion entries to go forward for judging and reject the remainder. Contest Timeline June 10, 2010 - Contest opens Winning Photos Twelve photos will be selected as finalists, three per category. The 12 finalists will be chosen by The Nature Trust staff and judges, then the contest will be open to public voting. Public voting, decided by email ballot, will decide a winner for each category. One Grand Prize winner will be selected from the category winners. A panel of judges will choose the Grand Prize winner. Each photo shall be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit. Prizes The grand prize winner will receive donated by Lens & Shutter and Nikon Canada a first prize of a Digital SLR-D3000 w/18-55vr kit (suggested retail value $579.95). Rules The Nature Trust invites amateur photographers to enter its 2010 Photo Contest. Please read the following rules carefully before submitting any photos. The Nature Trust 2010 Photo Contest is open to ALL amateur photographers who are residents over the age of majority of British Columbia, Canada, except employees of The Nature Trust, and the immediate families of such employees. By amateur photographer, we mean any beginning, amateur, or experienced photographers who do not receive a significant part of their income from photography. By entering the contest you agree, that if selected as a winner, you will allow your photographs - and your name - to be published as selected award winner for 18 months on websites owned by The Nature Trust and used for promotions by The Nature Trust including but not limited to: media advertisements, an electronic collection of winners, online photo features, and in emails and e-newsletters sent by The Nature Trust. If your photograph is not selected as a winning photograph, then The Nature Trust will not use your photograph for promotional or any commercial purposes. Entrants retain ownership and all other rights to future use of their photographs. The Nature Trust shall have the right to verify, in its sole judgment, winner eligibility. Photographs must be taken in British Columbia. Your images may only show portraits of flora and fauna in natural habitat or natural landscapes. Please do not include photographs of pets or domestic animals. Images of captive animals photographed in game farms will be disqualified. Previously published material for which non-exclusive rights were granted may be entered as long as you still warrant full rights. You must disclose when and where the photo appeared previously upon submission. Entrants must not infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person or submit images that involve the willful harassment of wildlife or damage to the environment by the photographer. 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, adjustments to exposure, color, contrast, sharpness etc.) are not eligible for contest entry. Use of advanced Photoshop and other techniques such as High Dynamic Range [HDR], replacement of portions of the image [cloning, etc. other than dust removal], multi image composites, etc. are not permitted and will be disqualified at the sole discretion of the judges.
Waiver Winners must sign a waiver indicating that they have followed the rules, are residents of British Columbia, and that the photos have not been previously published. Limitation of LiabilityBy entering this contest, all entrants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless The Nature Trust and its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this contest or any contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder. The Nature Trust assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to contest entries or entry forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. The Nature Trust is not responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, human errors of any kind, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrants' or any other persons' computers related to or resulting from participation, uploading or downloading of any materials related to this contest.
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