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First Annual BPL Reader Photo Contest

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Oct 12, 2009 at 3:42 pm #1240179

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

Topics: Open

Dates: NOW through 10/31/2009

Prizes:
1st = Lifetime Membership + $100 GC
2nd = Lifetime Membership + $50 GC
3rd = Lifetime Membership

Submit photo, 800 pixels on longest edge, as an UNCOMPRESSED JPG attachment to [email protected] with "2009 BPL PHOTO CONTEST" in the subject line. The body of the email should have 100 words or less as a photo caption, and identification of the camera make and model (exposure information optional) used to capture the image. Nothing else in the body.

BPL will publish all winners and submissions in November.

Oct 14, 2009 at 12:50 pm #1536312

Adrian B
BPL Member

@adrianb
Locale: Auckland, New Zealand

Are multiple submissions allowed?

Oct 14, 2009 at 1:28 pm #1536321

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

Multiple submissions: you bet!

Oct 14, 2009 at 7:18 pm #1536428

David Johnston
BPL Member

@dsjtecserv

Any expectations as far as subject matter, theme, etc. Do you want to highlight gear, backpacking/camping activities, locations, jaw-dropping scenery….or any and all of the above?

Also — must it have been taken while backpacking?

Dave

Oct 15, 2009 at 8:37 am #1536596

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

David: OPEN topics. You pick whichever theme or subject that makes your heart beat faster!

Oct 15, 2009 at 12:54 pm #1536709

Bradley Danyluk
BPL Member

@dasbin

What do you mean by "UNCOMPRESSED" JPG? JPG is by its very nature lossily compressed and there is no way to make it not so.
If you want uncompressed you need to ask for TIFF files instead.

Oct 16, 2009 at 12:33 am #1536933

Jack H.
Member

@found
Locale: Sacramento, CA

What happens with the rights for the photos?

Oct 16, 2009 at 1:25 pm #1537044

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

Photographers maintain the rights to their work. Thanks!
Addie

Oct 19, 2009 at 12:20 pm #1537745

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

Ok, Bradley – I'm sorry about the delay!

Please output your JPGs at your software's "100% compression
quality" setting.

Oct 21, 2009 at 2:42 pm #1538529

David Booth
BPL Member

@davidbooth
Locale: Australia

What is the email address to enter the Photo Contest?

Oct 21, 2009 at 2:47 pm #1538532

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

David: it's in the instructions!

publisher @ backpackinglight . com

Oct 21, 2009 at 3:00 pm #1538538

John Fisher
Member

@jfisherca

Will you notify us that our submissions have been received?
Thanks,
J,

Oct 21, 2009 at 3:08 pm #1538539

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

Hmm. Probably. But I'm not sure when – that email address doesn't come to me!
Thanks,
Addie

Oct 21, 2009 at 3:15 pm #1538540

David Booth
BPL Member

@davidbooth
Locale: Australia

Its OK I found the email address.

Oct 22, 2009 at 11:14 pm #1538954

Sean Mahoney
BPL Member

@cutlassdude70
Locale: Southern California

So does the photo have to be taken between the date the contest was announced and October 31st or can it be a photo that we've previously taken?

Oct 23, 2009 at 12:04 pm #1539084

Addie Bedford
BPL Member

@addiebedford
Locale: Montana

This doesn't matter – the deadline does! So send in what you've got, as we're not trying to send you out on assignment (unless that's what you want to tell the boss to get a day or two off).
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