Theme: Photograph the local wildlife you find in your own backyard or neighborhood for the second in a series of four Tamron 2010 Photo Contests. Tamron will donate 25 cents per entry to the National Wildlife Federation (www.nwf.org).
The pictures on the subject matter must be in good taste. Only three (3) entries per person.
The Grand Prize Winner will have his/her choice of a Tamron SP AF10-24 F/3.5-4.5 Di-II lens for Canon, Nikon, Pentax or Sony APS-C DSLR ($499 value), a Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 VC Di-II for Canon or Nikon APS-C DSLR ($649 value), a Tamron SP AF60mm F2 Di-II 1:1 Macro lens for Canon, Nikon or Sony APS-C DSLR ($569 value) or a Tamron AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 VC Di-II lens for Canon or Nikon APS-C DSLR ($629 value). Twenty finalists will be selected to be featured on Tamron's website. Winners will be announced on 8/15/10 on the Tamron website and Tamron Fan page on Facebook.
In the case of full-frame users, substitution of an alternate full-frame model will be made. No other substitutions of prizes allowed.
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HOW TO ENTER
- Email your lo-res (2MB) images to webmaster@tamron.com
- Subject line of email must read TAMRON BACKYARD WILDLIFE PHOTO CONTEST.
- (Winner & Finalists will be contacted for hi-res images)
- Include you name, address and phone number.
- You MUST include
all information such as: File Title (what you want to name it), File Description (where, how it was taken, and any technical data), Lens & Camera used.
- By sending your images you agree to Tamron's terms & conditions stated in the rules section.
- Tamron reserves the right to disregard any images that do not fit the theme of this photo contest.
RULES
- The winning photo will be chosen based on originality and overall quality by our guest judge, Jackie Bailey Labovitz.
- Contest is open to professional and amateur photographers using any brand lenses.
- No manipulation beyond color correction, conversion to black & white, brightness and contrast. No HDR or panoramas accepted.
- Only three (3) entries per person.
- You MUST include
all information such as: File Title (what you want to name it), File Description (where, how it was taken, and any technical data), Lens & Camera used.
- Winners may be asked to
sign an affidavit of eligibility and grant of rights, and to submit
all model releases and comments required for publication. By entering,
contestants certify that photo(s) are original and do not infringe
on any third-party rights.
- You must be 18 years or older to participate.
- Contestants will retain
the rights to their photographs. However, contestants grant Tamron
USA, Inc. and its agency unlimited rights, for 18 months, usage
of the winning image, the winner's name, photo, and likeness in
any advertising/promotion efforts by Tamron USA, Inc.
- Employees
and families of Tamron USA, Inc. are not eligible.
- Open to U.S.
residents only. Any images submitted from outside the U.S. will not be considered for any prizes.
- Images can be emailed as jpg files or submitted by mail* on cd or if sending prints, any size (color or black/white)
or duplicate transparencies (no originals) may be sent.
- Entries must be received
by JUNE 30, 2010.
- The winning image, along with up to 20 favorites, will be
posted in Tamron's Gallery section by August 15, 2010.
- Void where prohibited by
law. Any tax on the prize is the winner's sole responsibility.
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