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Our 5th Annual Photo Contest is here!
Theme: People on the Bruce Trail

This year, the Bruce Trail Conservancy invites our members to submit photos of People on the Bruce Trail.

We're looking for the best photographs that showcase how you, your friends and/or family explore, share, discover and enjoy the
Bruce Trail.

Consider shots that capture:

Or, find your own take on "People on the Bruce Trail".

From the entries, 10 finalists will be chosen by a panel of BTC judges. Then, the final images will go to public vote, online at brucetrail.org.

The winning image will appear on the front cover of the Summer issue of Bruce Trail Magazine. The winner will also receive a Bruce Trail gift pack and a plaque-mounted print of their magazine
cover. Images from all 10 finalists will be featured inside the Summer 2013 issue.

BTC Photo Contest Rules & Regulations 2013
(.pdf, 133 KB)

Eligibility:

• Contest is open to BTC members only. Voting will be open to all visitors to brucetrail.org.
  
  
• Submit up to three (3) images.
  
  
• Photos must be taken on the Bruce Trail or one of its side trails.
  
  
• Photos must include at least one person or hint of a person.
  
  
• Photographers must secure permission from any identifiable person in the image to use his/her likeness in the Contest and for the image to be used in promotional activities by The Bruce Trail Conservancy. (You may wish to use our Sample Model Release Form here)
  
  
• Fall and winter images will be disqualified since the winning image will be on the Summer issue of the magazine.
  
  
• Photos must not show inappropriate use of the Bruce Trail or illegal behaviour.
  
  
• Image Naming:  Photos must be carefully labelled in the following manner:  Title_Location
  (Title = any short title to describe the photo; Location = where image was taken)
  
  
• Review Full Contest Rules & Regulations for complete details.

How to Enter

1.  Read the BTC Photo Contest Rules & Regulations 2013

2.  Become a Member of the Bruce Trail Conservancy (if you are not already). 
     This contest is open to all BTC members, and only to BTC members.

3.  Create a Member Login on the BTC Website (if you haven't already)
     You'll need your member number and last name to do so.

4.  Upload photos to your member profile on the BTC website.
     How?

• Login to your member account at http://brucetrail.org/login, or select "Member Login" at the top right hand corner of this page.
  
  
• Once you are logged in, make sure that you have a public profile. Select "Settings" in the top right hand corner of the page. Make sure that you have selected "Give me a Public Profile" in your preferences.  Once this has been selected, click "Update Preferences".
  
  
• Select "My Profile" in the top right hand corner of the page.
  
  
• In your profile, select "Upload Photos".
  
  
• Clearly label your photos when uploading them in the following format:
  Title_Location

5.  Submit your photos to the Contest. Once you have uploaded your photos, visit the submission page to submit your favourites by March 25, 2013 (11:59 pm EST).

NOTE: Please retain a high resolution copy of your photo. The BTC website automatically reduces the size of the photo when uploading. Maximum file size that can be uploaded is 5 MB.

Judging

A panel from the Bruce Trail Conservancy will select ten (10) finalists from eligible entries based on three criteria:

• photographic quality (technical quality, composition);
• depiction of the Bruce Trail; and
• originality and creativity.

Finalists will be contacted between March 26-29, 2013.

The ten finalists will be posted on the BTC website for members and the public to pick their favorite. Voting begins April 1, 2013.

The image with the greatest number of votes in the online vote will be deemed the winner of the Contest. The winner will be announced in the Summer 2013 issue of the Bruce Trail Magazine. All 10 finalist images will appear within the Summer issue.