Photo Competition Rules
Please note:The competition starts on 8 September 2011
DEADLINE: Closing deadline for submissions is 14 October 2011
ENTRY to the competition is FREE.
PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
Each entrant can submit up to three (3) photographs. The photograph must be uploaded onto Online Entry Form provided in this blog or submit it by hand to UniKL MSI lobby. Any photograph submitted must be the entrant's own work. The photo must be a digital photograph.
Each entrant can submit up to three (3) photographs. The photograph must be uploaded onto Online Entry Form provided in this blog or submit it by hand to UniKL MSI lobby. Any photograph submitted must be the entrant's own work. The photo must be a digital photograph.
THEME of the competition is Mechanical Influences in Our Life.
SUBJECT: Photographs must be of mechanical related. The photographs must have been taken within the UniKL MSI area only.
CATEGORIES
There is only one category: Mechanical Influnces in Our Life within UniKL MSI area only.
Photographs must not digitally manipulated at all. Digitally manipulated photographs will be automatically disqualified.
Photographs must not digitally manipulated at all. Digitally manipulated photographs will be automatically disqualified.
Very important:
Do not include your name in the picture (i.e. in the frame or in the picture itself) or in the caption or title for the image. These images will not be eligible for the judging!
CONSENT & COPYRIGHT
The entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright. By entering your photograph into the competition, you grant to UniKL MSI right to use your images for promotion of the UniKL MSI and for promotion of the UniKL MSI project in any media. . Entrants must not infringe on the privacy rights, copyright or other rights of any person.
The entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright. By entering your photograph into the competition, you grant to UniKL MSI right to use your images for promotion of the UniKL MSI and for promotion of the UniKL MSI project in any media. . Entrants must not infringe on the privacy rights, copyright or other rights of any person.
DIGITAL CRITERIA
- Uploaded Photos must be a minimum 1024 px longest side at 72 dpi
- Uploaded Photos must be saved as JPEG
- Files for upload must be no larger than 2 MB
- Original files (camera jpeg (not interpolated) or camera RAW if available) of winning photographs need to be sent to Mechanical Section, UniKL MSI Phocon 1.0 contest cimmittee for best possible reproduction. You will be notified accordingly.
DIGITAL RESTRICTIONS –
Digital adjustments are only acceptable if limited to minor cleaning work (de-dusting), levels, curves, colour, saturation and contrast work.
The faithful representation of what you saw at the time of the shot being taken must be maintained. Cropping is allowed. Sandwich shots, double exposures and photographs which consist in any way of more than one separate photograph are not eligible in this category (e.g. HDR).
Digital adjustments are only acceptable if limited to minor cleaning work (de-dusting), levels, curves, colour, saturation and contrast work.
The faithful representation of what you saw at the time of the shot being taken must be maintained. Cropping is allowed. Sandwich shots, double exposures and photographs which consist in any way of more than one separate photograph are not eligible in this category (e.g. HDR).
Please be fair ! UniKL MSI Phocon 1.0 can ask for the original files in case of doubt concerning manipulation.
JUDGING Photographs are pre-selected by a panel of 2 in-house and 1 professional nominated judges.
FINAL JUDGING If your photograph reaches the final stage of judging for the Grand Finale, you will be asked to supply the original photograph in high resolution or slide format for best possible reproduction. .
WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP will be notified by sms, email and displayed on the competition page.
OUR RIGHTS UniKL MSI Phocon 1.0 reserves the right to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. Should the quality of entries fall below the standard required we reserve the right not to award prizes. UniKL MSI Phocon 1.0 reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions.
INDEMNITY UniKL MSI Phocon 1.0 is not responsible for failure of receipt, loss or damage of any photographs entered in the competition. Entrants indemnify Phocon 1.0 UniKL MSI and their sponsors of any responsibility in respect to damage and loss to entrant’s belongings; death or injury as a result of the competition.
The judge’s decision is final and prizes can’t be exchanged.
