Annual Photo Contest
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Annual Wine & Cheese, Awards Night and... Photo Contest!!!
Lots of door prizes and, of course, trophies for the Photo Contest winners. See details on contest categories and rules below.
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 2011 at 6pm to 9pm
Location: Strathcona Community League Centre at 10139 87 Ave.
Photos can be submitted by:
- Contacting our Events Director, Priya Biswas at events@alpineclub-
edm.org or
- Uploading directly to our FTP site. Click here for details.
Deadline for photo submissions is November 15th, 2011 at our Monthly Meeting.
The Edmonton Section of the Alpine Club of Canada hosts an Annual Photo Contest as an opportunity for our members to share their adventures through their photos. This contest culminates in November with our Wine and Cheese Party during which the photos are judged by a panel of past winners and photographic enthusiasts. Be sure to check out the contest categories and rules if you would like to participate. This contest always ensures great photos, great prizes and a great time had by all.
For additional information , please contact our Events Director.
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Contest Categories
A. Rock Climbing and Mountaineering: Rex Gibson Memorial Trophy
Good climbing technique preferred. Resting parties are not considered climbing subjects.
B. Snow and Ice Climbing: Frank Hollingworth Memorial Tray
Same criteria as class A.
C. Skiing: Edmonton Section Ski Photo Trophy
Pictures should include people on skis. Resting parties are not considered skiing subjects.
D. Alpine Association -
Any aspect of alpine scenery taken during the summer months.
E. Alpine Association -
Any aspect of alpine scenery taken during the winter months.
F. Mountain Flora: Pat Payne Memorial Shield
G. Mountain Fauna: Ralph Forster Trophy
H. Helen Burns Cup: A selection of digital photos, from 3 to 6 in number, presented
on one digital page. They should follow a theme, Photos will be judged for interest
to the Edmonton section, composition, exposure definition, and story-
I. Mountain Humour: Trophy is a wooden model
J. Alpine Experimental: Harry Wohlfarth painting
If you have a slide that is photographically unusual, artistic, or far-
K. Black and White Print: Any photos in a mountain setting. Submissions may be print, digital, or slide.
L. Off of Auto: Any photos in a mountain setting taken using manual settings. You must attach FStop, shutter speed and lense type for each photo submitted.
M. Smith, Carlson, Smith Award: Presented for the slide that best shows people in a mountain setting, with an emphasis on capturing the spirit of mountaineering.
N. Kids in the Mountains: Subjects should be 14 years of age or less (at time of picture). Judging will be based on composition, technical merit, title, and most of all, youthful spirit.
O. Digital Unlimited: This is the category for digitally altered/enhanced images. Use your creativity and your sense of humour.
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Photo Contest Rules
1. Entries not following the Contest Rules will not be considered for judging.
2. Entries must be received by our deadline. (TBA for the 2011 contest)
3. Entries are to be slides or digital images which are submitted in jpg format on a CD or uploaded to FTP site. Prints are only accepted in categories H and K. Email submissions will not be accepted.
4. Entries are to be marked with the Category letter (followed by a space), title (followed by a space) and owner's first and last name e.g., D Mountain Beauty JohnDoe.jpg.
5. Entries must have been taken by a paid up member of the Edmonton Section.
6. Entries must have been taken within the last 2 years.
7. Entries must not have won a prize or honourable mention in a previous Edmonton Section competition.
8. No more than three photos may be entered, per member, in each class. Enter as many classes as you like.
9. Pictures from any alpine area in the world may be entered.
10. Electronic photos, from scanned photos or taken directly, may be submitted in
lieu of slides; however, they must be in a presentation-
11. For digital images: content (compositional) alternation is not acceptable; cropping is permitted; tonal or colour corrections are acceptable, including black and white conversions.
12. Slides and photos will be presented in the orientation/position they are received in.
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