The San Juan Hut System Photography Competition
2008 Entry Procedures and Rules
San Juan Huts is pleased to announce our first Mountain Bike Route Photography Competition. As a thank you for riding with us in the past, we are offering the opportunity to win another trip. We want to see your vision of a San Juan Hut Mountain Bike trip. Share with us the images and experiences of your Mountain Bike hut trip through photos. Any photos taken while on a San Juan Hut Mountain Bike trip are eligible.
There is no cost to participate in the contest. The following procedures and rules will guide you through the process of becoming a contest participant.
Entry Rules:
You must have a free Flickr account to participate. Go to http://www.flickr.com/ to sign up for your free account. Once you have an account you will be able to see all the entries and upload photos your own photos.
The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers.
Photos must to be from a San Juan Hut mountain bike route taken on your trip to be eligible. Images may show any aspect of the trip from biking and hut life to awesome landscapes taken while you were on a trip.
You may enter up to a maximum of five (5) images.
Only digital entries submitted through the San Juan Huts Flickr group will be accepted into the competition. The original image may be in any format.
Judging is based on composition, technique, content, originality, and effectiveness in conveying the experience of a San Juan Hut System trip.
Entries must be posted to the San Juan Hut System Flickr Group no later than midnight (Mountain Time) on May 1, 2008.
There is NO entry fee.
Entry in the contest constitutes agreement to allow photographs to be reproduced, published, and/or exhibited for promotional purposes as they pertain to the San Juan Hut System. Winners will be asked to sign a usage agreement form.
All model releases are the responsibility of the entrant.
Not adhering to these Rules and specifications may disqualify your entry.
Prizes:
First Prize: Free trip for two people on either route (based on availability)
Second Prize: Free trip for one person on either route (based on availability)
Third Prize: Ω price for one person on either route (based on availability)
Photo Entry Procedure and Specifications
Go to or sign up for your FREE Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/
Upload photos to your account and add them to the San Juan Huts Group Photo Pool.
Photos should be in the jpeg format, and no larger than 1000 pixels on the longest side. We recommend this as Flickr will convert and resize all images to this format and size anyway.
Please tag your photos with ìSan Juan Hutsî & ìPhoto Contestî
Please add a description to your photos to tell us when and where they were taken.
Add your photo to the San Juan Huts group pool. Instructions for adding your photo to a group can be found here in the Flickr help file at http://www.flickr.com/help/groups/.
Once you have your account you will be able to check in to see all the entries easily by visiting www.flickr.com/groups/sanjuanhuts or subscribe to the RSS feed for the group.
The Judges
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