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Rest Stop on a historic walk -

Photo: Peter Penhall

HCL Taraua TC Quiet afternoon

Photo: Wayne Perkins

Pioneer Ridge

Photo: Dave Grainger

Sunrise The Catlins

Photo: Jane Boydon

When hills become mountains

Photo: Anita Radcliffe

2015 TTC Photo competition

Tuesday 13^th October 2015, entries close 28^th September

Last year’s TTC Photo Competition was very successful with over 70 entries and well deserved winners. Thank you to all those who entered last year, and this year we are looking forward to even greater numbers. Last year winners were:

This year’s competition will be held on Tuesday 13^th October, therefore entries will close on 28^th September 2015. Please have a look at their photos in the 2014 photo competition results page.

We continue to keep our competition rules close to those of the FMC(approve sites), please note the changes below. Both the winner and the first runner-up of each category will be eligible to enter the FMC Photo competition(approve sites) next year.

Photos entered should ideally reflect tramping or other TTC activities.

• ABOVE BUSHLINE
• BELOW BUSHLINE
• HISTORIC
• HUT OR CAMP LIFE
• NATIVE FLORA OR FAUNA (no people in these photos)
• OUTDOOR LANDSCAPES (no people in these photos)

So as to get more people's work into the final night's viewing, entrants may make one entry in each category. We show as many entries as we can, within the constraints of club night.

All entries (except in Historic category) must:

• Be submitted electronically with a file size between 1MB and 5MB as .jpg files. The only digital manipulation permitted is cropping, sharpening, and tonal or exposure adjustments..
• Panoramic stitched images are acceptable provided the only manipulation other than stitching is cropping,sharpening, and tonal or exposure adjustments.
• Be taken since 1^st January 2014 by a member of the club, and may not have won awards in any other photographic competition.
• Entries in the Historic category can be submitted as original prints or colour slides (these will be returned) or scanned and submitted electronically. If scanned they should be at least 900 pixels on each dimension.
• All photos must be taken in New Zealand

IMPORTANT !!! Please name all electronic files strictly according to the format below:

• CATEGORY CODE-Club-Photographer-Caption.jpg (it must be a jpg file) – see below for the category codes.
  (Please adhere to this format, it make the work of collation much less time consuming). eg: ABL-TTC-Wiremu Bloggs-Mt Manganui.jpg
  • ABL - above bushline, BBL - below bushline, HIS - historic, HCL - hut or camp life, NFF - native flora or fauna, OLS - outdoor landscapes

Entries close on 28^th September 2015. Digital entries, clearly labeled, can be emailed -> mailto:ttc-photo-competition [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz. Photo CDs, USB drives, and Prints, well-labeled and packaged, can be given to the organiser, Rob Vanderpoel -> mailto:ttc [period] photo [period] competition [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website&Subject=Photo Competition on 021 455 873 or Alan Knowles on 027 459 3999, at a meeting.

Any queries? Please ring Rob Vanderpoel -> mailto:ttc [period] photo [period] competition [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website&Subject=Photo Competition on 021 455 873 or Alan Knowles on 027 459 3999.

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