Petsavers is a charity that funds vital veterinary studies into the diagnosis and treatment of sick pets.
Petsavers is a charity that funds vital veterinary studies into the diagnosis and treatment of sick pets.
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Petsavers Photography Competition The theme of the Petsavers 2008 Photography Competition, in association with BSAVA Congress and sponsored by Hills, is 'Pets at Play'. Entry to the Competition is free and open to UK residents only. Please ensure you complete all fields on the following entry form and that you have read the terms and conditions before submitting your entry, as all entrants are deemed to have accepted the competition rules and are bound by them. Email Your Photograph Acceptable formats are JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF. By submitting your details and photograph to Petsavers you have accepted the Terms and Conditions of this competition outlined below Please email your photograph to petsavers with the accompanying information:
Please email entries to info@petsavers.org.uk with 'Photography Competition' as the subject line. PETSAVERS 2008 PETS AT PLAY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, TERMS & CONDITIONS GUIDELINES Entry to the competition is free. Each entry must reflect the theme of 'pets at play' You may use the following digital adjustments to optimise digital images: levels, curves, brightness, contrast, shadow and highlight levels, saturation, sharpening and noise reduction, and selected burning or shading. Cropping is allowed. Any other techniques or filters, including combinations of images for any reason are not acceptable. As well as technical ability the judges will be looking for originality and interpretation of the theme. Please read the following before submitting your entry. All entrants are deemed to have accepted these rules and agreed to be bound by them. ENTRY RULES The information below refers to the 2008 Petsavers Photography Competition sponsored by Hills, which launches in November 2008. Entries are invited to the Petsavers Photography Competition (Amateurs) for the theme of 'pets at play'. Only one entry per individual is allowed. Each entry shall consist of one photograph. Junior entries must be the work of the competition entrant and without assistance from an adult. Format Acceptable images: scanned colour or black & white prints and digital photographs. No allowances will be made for poor-quality scanning. Acceptable formats: save images as TIFF, JPEG OR GIF at the highest possible quality setting (e.g. 12 in Photoshop). Do not send original prints or negatives - they may be called upon in the event of a photo being short-listed. Ensure all originals are available. Images must be sufficiently high resolution to be printed, without loss of quality, to A3 exhibition standard - as a guideline your camera will have to be 5MP or higher. The judges' decision on quality is final. Images that have been manipulated digitally (see guidelines) are not acceptable. Labelling All entries must be submitted on line using the entry form, completed in full with the entrant's name, postal address, e-mail address and a brief caption (e.g. subject and location) for the photograph. Categories Categories of entry are:
Judges These will be appointed by Petsavers. The judges' decision on all matters relating to the competition is final, and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the competition's judging and organisation. Should the quality of the entries fall below the standard required, Petsavers reserve the right not to award prizes. Up to ten of the top entries in each category selected by the judges will be mounted for display and final judging at the 2008 British Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress. Notification Finalists will be notified at the end of March 2008. Winners and runners-up will be announced at the 2008 British Small Animal Veterinary Association on Thursday 3rd April 2008, NEC/ICC Birmingham. The results will be published on the Petsavers website. Prizes Each of the three age category winners and the category runners up will win a prize comprising of photographic equipment. No alternative, cash or otherwise, will be given for any prizes. Closing date Entries must be received by Monday 25th February 2008. Restrictions Entry is restricted to individuals with addresses within the UK (including the Channel Islands and the isle of Man) and Ireland. Professional photographers are excluded, being defined as any individual whose primary source of income is from the sale of photographs, or who gains part- or full-time employment as a photojournalist. Employees of BSAVA and Hills are excluded. Copyright You warrant that: By submitting your entry photographs, you undertake to indemnify Petsavers, BSAVA and the competition sponsors for any losses arising from a breach of points (a) and (b) above. All copyright and title to all entered photographs remains with you in its entirety. However, you grant Petsavers, BSAVA and the competition sponsors non-exclusive royalty free, irrevocable license rights to use the photographs for any purpose including, but not limited to, the following purposes:
Use of Images of Children and Adults Petsavers and BSAVA are committed to ensuring that personal data received in the course of this competition is protected, Pictures of persons including children with their pets could be submitted as meeting the theme of 'pets at play'. Petsavers and BSAVA take the use of personal data especially images of children seriously and have data protection policies in place for the handling of all personal data including such images of children. Please read this policy for further details. If your entry photograph contains images of children and/or adults, you must ensure that explicit permission (preferably those in writing) by the persons whose images appear in the photograph have been given for their images to be entered in this competition as well as the purposes which their images would be used namely:
If requested by Petsavers of the BSAVA, you undertake to provide Petsavers or the BSAVA with the contact details of the person whose image appears in your entry photograph to enable Petsavers and the BSAVA to ensure that permission has been obtained from them. Petsavers and BSAVA policy on the use of images containing children or young person up to the age of 18 Petsavers/BSAVA may receive unsolicited or invited pictures of companion animals for use in association with their aims to promote high scientific and educational standards of small animal medicine and surgery and to improve the health of the nation's pets. Some of these pictures may also contain images of a child or young person e.g. a child with his/her pet dog.
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