**CONTEST NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRIES

About the contest

Every month the Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Photography Canada magazine will assign a photo shoot to all readers. Each month will have a different theme. The participants will have to the end of the month to complete the assignment and upload their image. Each participant can only upload one image per assignment, so make it your absolute best shot. 
All photographs entered in any Outdoor Photography Canada magazine contest remain the property of the photographer. The photographer, by entering the contest, agrees that his or her photo may be published by SunLight Media Inc. one time as it relates to the contest both in print and on the OPC website. No other usage of any photograph entered is authorized or implied.

This months assignment: February
(Use Your Camera’s Bulb Mode)

The February editor's assignment is to shoot an outdoor image using your bulb setting on your camera at night. Take the photograph with a shutter speed of 30 seconds or more. Your entry must be Canadian. Concentrate on your composition. Only one image from all submitted images will be chosen as the February assignment winner. Each person can only enter one photo. The deadline for this assignment is March 9th, 2013. Anything uploaded after the deadline will be ineligible.

Tips: Types of images you can create are vehicle lights, star trials, moonlit landscapes and shorelines. You are only limited by your imagination.

Prizes: The winning image will be published in the summer issue (July 2013) of OPC and the winner will receive Photographer Noel Chenier’s Photography Assignment Generator App for DSLRs available for your iPad. In addition to this you will also receive an official OPC baseball cap.

For more information on the assignment apps click here

*This month’s assignment was generated using Noel Chenier’s Photography Assignment Generator App for DSLRs.

How do you enter?

3 Steps to Enter and Create Entries

1. Register with the site (if not registered already). If you are please log in.
2. Join this group (the Join link on the right)
3. Once you join, you will see a Create Entry link on the right. Enter your best image.

Registering with the site allows you to upload your assignment. It is free to register and take part in the assignments. The only way to submit your assignment is through our online gallery. Mailed in submissions will not be considered for this contest. Only image files with these extensions will be accepted:
 png, bmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff.  Maximum upload file size is 2MB.
 Once a winner for the assignment has been chosen they will be contacted for a hi-resolution image for reproduction in the magazine if they have not uploaded a hi-resolution image already.

Who is eligible?

Persons 18 years of age or older may enter this assignment contest where not prohibited by law. Entrants under the age of 18 must have permission to be published by a parent or guardian. Employees of Outdoor Photography Canada magazine, SunLight Media Inc. or any of the sponsors or affiliates there of are not eligible to enter the contest.

This contest is only open to amateur photographers. Professional photographers may not enter. The term “professional” will mean that you make more than 50% of your yearly income from photography.

Prizes

Grand Prize/ Best of Year Award



Upon closing of the December 2013 assignment, one overall image from all the assignment winners for 2013 will win the Best of Year Award. With this distinction comes the Best of Year Certificate issued by Outdoor Photography Canada magazine. In addition the winner will also receive a $750 voucher for any oopoomoo event (wokshop, seminar or tour with Darwin Wiggett and Samantha Chrysanthou). Also you will receive a $750 voucher towards a stay at the Aurum Lodge just outside of Banff National Park, AB. These prizes can be combined or used separately. Total prize value: $1500


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