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Croydon in Bloom photo competition 2009 |
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09 Nov 09 - So the winners are finally announced! We're sure there will be some debate over the results, but we're confident that we have chosen a range of pictures that showcase local photographic talent from across the borough! See below for the results...
09 Nov 09 - So the winners are finally announced! We're sure there will be some debate over the results, but we're confident that we have chosen a range of pictures that showcase local photographic talent from across the borough! See below for the results...
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About Croydon in Bloom photo competition 2009THE WINNERS ARE:  A departure from the many images of natural landscapes, in that it shows a striking view of one of Croydon’s many large office buildings. But it caught the judges’ eyes mainly because of its optimistic outlook and vivid colours. WILDLIFE  Great focus and clearly a lot of patience! LANDSCAPES  A Christmas-card perfect shot. PARKS  A simple park bench moodily caught. FLOWERS  Great reminder of Summer in Croydon. GARDENS [http://www.flickr.com/photos/42203901@N03/3892770155/] Nice image and lovely sentiment behind it. MOBILE  Mobile phone photography is coming of age. We were after your photos of flowers, wildlife, parks, landscapes and gardens for our 2009 Croydon in Bloom campaign. We have also joined forces with the team behind 'Imagine Croydon’ who are looking for any pictures of the borough that inspire your imagination or make you proud of where you live or work. Croydon is a fantastically green place, with more open space than anywhere else in London. Every year we celebrate the ‘blooming marvellous’ nature of our borough by awarding residents and businesses for the efforts that they make to keep us looking at our best. Apart from our own local awards, Croydon also takes part in regional and national competitions (London in Bloom and Britain in Bloom), and this year we came top in our category in London and also beat Edinburgh to the best large city award in the UK! We will do our best to use – and acknowledge – as many of your photos as we can in many of our publications throughout the year, including Your Croydon, the borough's community newspaper. Our media partner, The Croydon Advertiser, will also help to show off your work. The best photo in each category will win a bundle of photo-products from 'Moo.com’***. The picture judged as best overall will also win a 16"x12" canvas print of their shot, courtesy of Beaumont-Wright Photography Ltd. of 18 Park Street. If you have any questions concerning anything on this page please e-mail john.bownas@croydon.gov.uk in the first instance. (***prize bundle includes 50 Business Cards, 20 x postcards, 90 stickers, 100 MiniCards) Upload your photos as normal, then 'add them to the competition photopool’ and tag them with the key words below for the appropriate category. The categories are: 1. Imagine Croydon Please tag your image(s) as "Imagine Croydon" and "YourCroydon" 2. Flowers Please tag your image(s) as "Croydon flowers" and "YourCroydon" 3. Wildlife Please tag your image(s) as "Croydon wildlife" and "YourCroydon" 4. Parks Please tag your image(s) as "Croydon parks" and "YourCroydon" 5. Landscapes Please tag your image(s) as "Croydon landscapes" and "YourCroydon" 6. Gardens Please tag your image(s) as "Croydon gardens" and "YourCroydon" 7. Mobile Please tag your image(s) as "Croydon mobile" and "YourCroydon" You can enter up to 20 photographs across the seven categories. Pictures can be newly uploaded ones or they may already be on Flickr, but they must have been taken during 2009. Please include where each photograph was taken in the title or description and geo- tag the photograph/s where possible. Closing date This competition closes on 7 Sept 2009 - so get snapping! TERMS AND CONDITIONS >> 1. Please submit your photos of Croydon to us by uploading to the CroydonBloom09 Flickr group. >> 2. Images should be digital pictures of high resolution in jpeg format – ideally 300dpi at A4 size (2480 X 3508 pixels) for print, although smaller file sizes will also be considered at the judges discretion. Mobile photographs will be accepted under the ‘Croydon Mobile’ category. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ADVISE ENTRANTS TO UPLOAD LO-RESOLUTION FILES IN THE FIRST INSTANCE (EG 600 X 800 PIXELS) TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. THE JUDGES WILL HOWEVER NEED HIGH RESOLUTION VERSIONS OF SHORTLISTED PHOTOS. WE RECOMMEND THAT HIGH-RES FILES BE SENT VIA-E-MAIL OR ON CD, ALTHOUGH IF PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE HAPPY TO PLACE THE LARGER FILES ON FLICKR THE THESE WILL BE ACCEPTED. >> 3. Each Flickr image must be suitably tagged according to the competition categories for easy identification. >> 4. Each photo must be taken in the Borough of Croydon. >> 5. Photographers should obtain permission from any identifiable people in their compositions prior to entering the picture into the competition. >> 6. Photos of children (under the age of 16) will only be accepted with explicit written consent from parents or guardians – it is the photographers responsibility to obtain this consent. >> 7. The competition is open to anyone, whether they are a resident of the borough or not, however full-time professional photographers must enter their pictures in the professional category and these will not be eligible for the top prize. >> 8. The photographs must have been taken by the person submitting them as entries. The original digital file must be retained for reference; it may be needed to demonstrate this is your own work. >> 9. Photographs with text added to the image will not be accepted (date stamps automatically added by the camera will be accepted). >> 10. Photographers can enter a total of up to 20 images into the competition across all of the categories. >> 11. Copyright remains with the photographer. The London Borough of Croydon, the Croydon Advertiser and Imagine Croydon may request to use submitted images on their websites and in publications, and in these case consent will be sought from the photographer in advance. >> 12. Photographs will be credited with the photographer's name when used on Croydon Council websites and in Croydon Council publications. >> 13. Please be aware that online photos can be copied by anyone viewing the photo. We cannot accept any liabilities for any damages that arise. >> 14. The council reserves the right to use what we judge to be the winning pictures on our websites and in our publications. >> 15. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into. >> 16. Judging of the competition should be completed by the end of Sept 2009. The winner will be notified via their Flickr account and be announced on www.Croydon.gov.uk/Croydoninbloom and on the Flickr competition group site. >> 17. The Croydon in Bloom Photography Competition is organised by the London Borough of Croydon. >> 18. All Croydon in Bloom Photo Competition entries must be uploaded to our Flickr account by midnight 7 Sept 2009. No entries will be accepted after this time. >> 19. Croydon Council reserves the right not to publish your photographs. >> 20. Failure to comply with any of these rules may result in disqualification of the entry. >> 21. Croydon Council reserves the right to disqualify any entry at its absolute discretion. >> 22. By entering the competition, the entrant verifies that he/she has read these "Terms and Conditions" and agrees to abide by them. >> 23. Croydon Council reserves the right to withdraw or amend this competition at any time without notice. >> 24. These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales. |
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