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Lakes Guide Photographic Competition 2010See the winners, runners up and highly commended entries in the 2009 competition here! "Images Of Lake District Life and Landscape"Why not enter your pictures and win one of two £500 prizes? Here's what to do. We're looking for digital photos which capture the essence of the Lake District and the people living there: not necessarily the obvious beauty spots or tourist attractions, though these are very welcome, but images which capture the daily life of the Lakes in all its flavour and variety. Try and go beyond the obvious, and come up with images which add an unusual twist to our view of life in the Lakes. For example, shots of the farmers at work, or the routine of life beyond the tourist hotspots. You can submit as many images as you wish, and they will all have an equal chance of winning one of the two £500 prizes. You can see previous years' winners on the links at the bottom of this page. There is an entry fee of £1 per photograph, payable by PayPal; when you've made your payment, please email us you entries stating the location of each photo, when it was taken, your name and the number of entries you are submitting. Your photos should be sent via email to rod@lake-district-guides.co.uk Closing date is November 30 2010 and winners will be announced by December 31 2010. OK, that's about it, but if you enter we'll assume you have read the full rules below, so please have a quick read.....but more importantly, get cracking, and send in your photos as soon as possible! We want to enjoy more excellent photos of the quality we've seen in previous years! Select the number of entries below and click "Pay Now". Using PayPal means your financial information is never revealed to us. When you've paid, don't forget to email your photos to rod@lake-district-guides.co.uk If you submit more than ten photos please send them in two batches.
Lake District Guide Photographic Competition 2010Terms and Conditions Of Entry1) All submissions should be of digital images to rod@lake-district-guides.co.uk .Each entry should be accompanied by a payment of £1 per photograph submitted, paid via PayPal. Entries not accompanied by payment will not be considered for the competition. 2) Images should be in .jpg or (preferably) .bmp format, in colour or black and white. If you wish to submit a 35mm print, please scan it and send it via email. Transparencies are not acceptable. We happily accept large sized photo image files by email! 3) You may submit as many images as you wish, and all will stand an equal chance of winning one of the two prizes of £500 each, awarded to the two winning entries selected by the judges. 4) The photos will be judged by an independent panel of judges, whose decision is final and binding. NO correspondence will be entered into. The judges will look for images which best capture the variety of Lakeland Life and scenery in all its formats and seasons, and in which the photographer has shown skill and imagination in taking the photo. 5) All entries remain the property of Lake District Guide and may be displayed on the website. Copyright remains with the owner of the photographs but by entering the competition you agree to allow us to use the photos in promotional or commercial material of any kind, including but not limited to calendars and greetings cards. Please note that if your image is selected for use in commercial material such as calendars or greetings cards, there will be a royalty payable to you which will be discussed with you at the time. In the event that we cannot reach agreement on a royalty, we will not use your images in this way. 6) These terms and conditions - with any specific rules in other competition notices - are our competition rules and apply to photographic competitions on this website. By entering this competition, you agree to be bound by these rules. 7) The competition is organized by RPB Internet Ltd, trading as The Lake District Guide, 30 West Drive, Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 2BJ 8) The Lake District Guide reserves the right to cancel or amend this photographic competition or suspend the rules in the event of any event which prevents the competition proceeding as planned, including any actual or possible breach of any applicable regulation or law, or any other unforeseen event outside our control. Any changes will be posted on the website. 9) Employees of The Lake District Guide or family member are not eligible to enter. 10) By entering the competition, you warrant that all your information submitted is true, current and complete. We do not require any information other than your name and email address, plus date and location of photos if possible, though please note that if your email address does not work when we notify the prize-winners we will select a substitute winning entry and you will lose your prize. However, Under 16's require the permission of a parent or guardian to enter and should state their age on the email accompanying their entry. 11) Entry is open to all regardless of the place of residence, but if local laws or conditions prevent the transmission of the prize money (for example in the event of local disruption or war), the prize money will be reassigned at the judges' discretion to the next highest runner-up. 12) If any breach of these rules is found to have taken place, for example submission of commercially published photos, or photos for which the submitter does not own the copyright, the entrant will be disqualified and all entries submitted by the entrant disregarded for the purpose of judging. By entering the competition you warrant all photos are original and your own work, and you own the copyright. 13) Entry is open to all on payment of a fee of £1 per photograph. You may submit an unlimited number of entries provided you pay the entry fee for each photograph. This should be remitted by PayPal at the time when you submit your entries. All entries will be acknowledged, so if you don't hear from us within two weeks of submission, please contact us again to notify us of your submission as we may not have received your entries. You may contact us by email or letter. 14) The closing date for entering the competition is November 30, 2010. Any entry after this time will not be included in the judging. 15) Entrants should note that The Lake District Guide does not accept responsibility for the return of any entries, whether submitted digitally or by mail. 16 ) Prizewinners will be chosen according to the judges' opinion of who has demonstrated the most skill and flair in capturing the essence of Lake District Life and Landscape. 17) Competition winners' names only may be published on the website. Prize winners will be informed personally by e-mail before December 31 2010. 18) There are two £500 prizes for the best two entries in the judge's opinion. This will be paid by cheque or bank transfer to the wining entrant. In the event that the winner lives outside the United Kingdom, Ireland, or The Channel islands, all reasonable efforts to pay the entrant will be made, less any costs of transmitting the money incurred by RPB Internet Ltd. In the event that this proves impossible, the prize money will be reassigned to the next highest runner up. 19) The Lake District Guide does not claim any rights of ownership over your copyright, and as such, you retain ownership of the intellectual property in your entry. However, The Lake District Guide will be able to use entries as set out in the rules. This will not in any way prevent you from using your entry in any way you choose. Where we wish to use any entry for any other purpose than display on this website, we will contact you and discuss a commercial agreement for such use. 20) In consideration of The Lake District Guide agreeing to accept entries to the competition, you agree that The Lake District Guide may make any and all entries available on the website. In addition the photos you submit may be selected by us for commercial use, on other websites not owned by RPB Internet Ltd, or in any other media, whether now known or invented in the future, which may include other internet sites, mobile, television and/or radio and that entries may be made available with advertising and/or sponsorship. In such cases of commercial use, we will discuss a royalty agreement with you and if no such agreement can be agreed upon, the photos will not be used by us in these commercial contexts. 21) Your entry and any information submitted by you should be personal to you. You hereby warrant that your entry and all information which you submit and/or distribute will not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or any other rights of any third party, and will not contain anything which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening. If relevant, The Lake District Guide reserves the right, but not the obligation, to screen, filter and/or monitor information provided by you and to edit, refuse to distribute or remove the same. 22) The Lake District Guide cannot accept any responsibility for any damage, loss or theft of prizes that are sent to the prize winner. The Lake District Guide make no claims or warranties regarding the prize offered in this competition or any damages that may occur as a result of winning the prize. Other pages of Lakeland photographs: Lake District Photography Gallery Page 1 Lake District Photography: Gallery Page 2 Lake District Photography Competition 2007Lake District Photography Competition 2006 See us on
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