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| Annual Photo Contest 2007 - Wine and Cheese Party | |
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Sunday November 25th 2007, 6:00 pm Strathcona Community Centre, 10139 - 87 Ave
$10 admission for two free drinks and food Photos must be submitted on a CD at the very latest at the ACCE general meeting on November 19th. CDs may be submitted by mail to: ACC Photo Contest, 9606 85 St., Edmonton, T6C 3E2. Electronic/Emailed photos will not be accepted at this time (our mail crashed last year from all of the entries!). |
 Photo: Markus Kellerhals |
| Photo Contest Rules - UPDATED | |
| 1. | Entries not following the Contest Rules will not be considered for judging. |
| 2. | Entries are to be slides or digital images which are submitted in jpg format on a CD. Prints are only accepted in categories H and K. Electronic/email submissions will not be accepted. |
| 3. | Entries are to be marked with the Category letter (followed by a space), title (followed by a space) and owner's initials e.g., D Mountain Beauty TL.jpg. |
| 4. | Entries must have been taken by a paid up member of the Edmonton Section. |
| 5. | Entries must have been taken within the last 2 years. |
| 6. | Entries must not have won a prize or honourable mention in a previous Edmonton Section competition. |
| 7. | No more than three photos may be entered, per member, in each class. Enter as many classes as you like. |
| 8. | Pictures from any alpine area in the world may be entered. |
| 9. | Electronic photos, from scanned photos or taken directly, may be submitted in lieu of slides; however, they must be un-tampered and must be in a presentation-ready format such jpg. |
| 10. | Slides and photos will be presented in the orientation/position they are received in. |
| 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 - Summer: Gladys Harley Memorial Trophy Any aspect of alpine scenery taken during the summer months. |
| E. | Alpine Association - Winter: George Jones Trophy 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-telling ability. Prints will be accepted – please mount all images on one page/poster. |
| 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-out, please submit it. The criteria for this category are experimental too. Please note – digitally altered images must be entered in category O. |
| 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. |
Entries will be judged for:
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Check out the winners for 2007 Check out the winners for 2003 Check out the winners for 2001 Check out the winners for 2000 |
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