Forwarding pl. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nahar Muhammed <[email protected]> Date: 2009/10/26 Subject: HP Climate Change Photography Contest 09
Dear friends, Apologies for the cross-posting !! I just came across the announcement of HP climate change photography contest and thought some of you might be interested in this. The details are given below Best Nahar *Dates to Note:* Contest Closes- 31st December 2009 Winner Announcement- 10th February 2010 *Terms & Conditions for The HP Climate Change Photography Contest 09* 1. The Entrant must be the sole author and the owner of the copyright of all photos submitted. Participants must declare at the time of registration – that the entry is their own work and must agree to the terms and conditions mentioned hereunder. 2. The maximum number of photographs that one user can upload is 5 3. All photo entries submitted need to be in JPEG file format for quality assurance 4. The size limit of one photograph is 4MB 5. Each Entry must have a caption of less than 160 characters 6. Manipulation: The competition allows only basic adjustments to be applied to the entire image; helping to ensure that the winning image is selected based on photographic merit rather than computer skills. The faithful representation of a natural form, behavior or phenomenon must be maintained. Sandwich shots, double exposures, photographs, which consist in any way more than one separate image, is not eligible for the competition. Images may be cropped before submission, and limited digital manipulation such as 'cleaning', sharpening, adjusting levels, burning, dodging, curves, color and contrast is permissible where applied to the image as a whole. However, entries that has other wise been significantly enhanced or altered in whole or in part using programs such as Adobe Photoshop will not be admissible. 7. The picture uploaded must not contain any illicit material 8. Only images of wild subjects in a non-captive state will be considered. Take care not to disturb birds and other wildlife when taking photographs. Nest shots are not permitted. If cruel or unethical practices are suspected by any of the judges, the entry will be disqualified. 9. Only images from India – from users of Indian nationality will be eligible for entry to the contest. 10. While copyright remains with the photographer, HP, Sanctuary magazine and WWF India reserve the right to reproduce entries in print, online and other media (with appropriate photo-credits). Images may also be used elsewhere in connection with the contest. 11. The contest is open to public, including employees of Sanctuary Asia, WWF India and Hewlett-Packard India. 12. The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges, whose decision will be final. No correspondence will be exchanged to discuss the merits and demerits of images that are not selected. In the event the entries do not meet the judges' standards, the organizers reserve the right to refrain from declaring an award. 13. The prizes are not exchangeable for any item and are non transferable. The decision of the judges with respect to the model of the prizes shall be final and no dispute shall be entertained in this regard. 14. Users will have to register to enter the contest. Registration and entry for the contest is free. 15. For any queries regarding the contest please email us on [email protected] *MEET THE JURY!!* The Jury members include representatives from WWF India, Sanctuary Asia and Hewlett-Packard India. • Dr Sejal Worah, Programme Director, WWF-India • Mr. Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary magazine. • Bina Raj-Debur, Director Corporate Marketing, Hewlett-Packard India *Please email all your queries to [email protected]* __. -- ============================== "Your Planet Needs You - Unite to Combat Climate Change" ========================= Muhammed Nahar J, GITPAC International, www.gitpac.com Mob: +91 99958 09905 [email protected] =========================== [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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