TPC's 1st Monthly Contest: Black & White

Dear members,

It's time for TPC's 1st monthly challenge! This challenge will be held from the 16th July until 31st of August, 2010. This activity is open exclusively to ALL TPC members, each person can enter only ONE photograph according to the Rules and Terms & Conditions stated below.*


CONTEST DETAILS:

Theme/Title : Black&White
Contest Date : 16th July - 31th August 2010 (must be posted latest by 23:59:59, August 31th, 2010, GMT+8 time zone )
PP Limitations: Basic (Colour/Curves/Brightness/Sharpen - no selective editing)
Submission: Send the photograph along with your name, title/name and short description to taylorsphotographyclub@gmail.com.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BELOW:

1. All images submitted for this challenge must be shot/taken within the specified challenge date (see date above).
2. EXIF information for the image must be intact to prove the date taken. *Photograph that are found to be taken before 16th July will be disqualified*
3. Submit images with a short description of your photo, as well as a title/name for it.
4. Images must be submitted with no borders and also no watermarks. All submitted images must be exactly 1024 pixels on the long side.
5. Re-submission is not allowed, so choose properly.
6. Copyrights of submitted images will be retained by the photographer.
7. We have the right to accept or to reject any submission without prior notice or explanation.

HOW DOES THIS CHALLENGE WORK?

Simple. By the end of the challenge date, 5 photos will be picked by Clayton, Saiful and Boon. These photos will be posted up in public for public voting for a duration of 14 days.

The top photo will be awarded and the picture will be entered in our Flickr page and also our TPC Blog.

Join, improve your photographic skills and win some bragging rights. So start to get busy fellas, good luck and happy shooting!

And don't forget to come back and vote for the top 5 in early September 2010! 

*PS: Saiful, Clayton and Boon is excluded from the contest as they will be the judge for this contest.

*Objective of this contest is to improve competitiveness between members as well as their skills and creativity according to the theme. Contest will be organised once every month and the best photo will be awarded.