Scuba Diving's 2010 Photo Contest
Scuba Diving’s annual photo contest is back for 2010. Diving has taken you to some pretty exotic locales around the globe, as well as interesting spots right outside your back door, and we want to feature the images you’ve taken. Simply shoot, stand a chance to win and have your image featured in the August 2010 issue of Scuba Diving magazine.
Enter in one or all four categories including traditional Macro and Wide-Angle, and two new categories for this year: Behavior, and Photo Essay –– in which you enter four images that tell a story about a specific dive destination, a specific dive site, or an encounter. Take note, the deadline is April 20, 2010.
You can compete in four categories:
HERE'S WHAT YOU COULD WIN:
Grand Prize
Seven-night live-aboard trip on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II, for two people + $1,000 cash ($6,490; www.aggressor.com).* Package includes deluxe accommodations aboard the luxury diving yacht Turks & Caicos Aggressor II, with all meals and snacks, unlimited diving (5 ½ days of diving), and airport transfers on day of arrival.
Macro
1st — Ball Engineer Master II Diver ($1,799; www.ballwatchusa.com). The Ball Engineer Master II Diver has 53 self-powered micro gas tubes for night readability, inner rotating dive bezel with lock-down crown, a 42mm stainless steel case, is shock resistant to 5,000 Gs, water resistant to 300 meters, and resistant to magnetic fields up to 4,800 A/m.
2nd — Fisheye FIX housing for the Canon G11, courtesy of Backscatter ($1,099; www.backscatter.com). This camera housing for the Canon G11 features aluminum construction, compact size, and accessory lens options for both wide-angle and macro photography.
3rd — Spare Air Package (Model Model 300PKYEL, $299; www.spareair.com). Prize includes 3.0 cu ft., 3000 PSI aluminum tank, holster and safety leash, and tank refill adapter + Spyderco SpyderHawk C88 Salt knife ($119.95; www.spyderco.com). The SpyderHawk Salt features a curved blade with aggressive serrations that can cut through just about anything.
Wide-Angle
1st — Eight day/seven night live-aboard trip on the Palau Big Blue Explorer, for one person ($2,449; www.expeditionfleet.com).* Package includes eight days on the newly refurbished Big Blue Explorer, celebrating its 10th year of service in Palau. Dive the best of this Pacific paradise including the Blue Corner, Blue Holes, German Channel, Ulong Channel, and Peleliu.
2nd — SCUBAPRO MK 25/S600 ($682; www.scubapro.com). SCUBAPRO’s MK 25 first stage features a balanced flow valve for constant and effortless airflow, while the diver adjustable Venturi Initiated Vacuum Assist (VIVA) control switch on the S600 and extra high flow exhaust valve account for easy inhale and exhale.
3rd — Atomic Aquatics mask/snorkel/fins Package ($403; www.atomicaquatics.com). Look cool with Atomic Aquatics’ black Frameless UltraClear mask, black Smoke on the Water fins, and black/silver SV1 snorkel.
Behavior
1st — Eight day/seven night live-aboard trip on the Aqua Cat, for one person ($2,295; www.aquacatcruises.com).* Includes eight days and seven nights all-inclusive on a live-aboard cruise departing Nassau, Bahamas, to the Exuma Cays. Includes all meals and snacks (except Friday night dinner), all beverages, shore excursions, scuba diving (including tanks and weight belts), and transfers to/from the airport.
2nd — Three day/ Two night resort stay at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort + two days diving with Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, for one person ($1,004; www.starwoodhotels.com, www.stuartcove.com).* Enjoy a three-night Resort View room ideally situated on a 1,000-foot stretch of Nassau's most spectacular white-sand beach. Fill your diving needs with two dive days at Stuart Cove’s.
3rd — Spare Air Package (Model Model 300PKYEL, $299; www.spareair.com). Prize includes 3.0 cu ft., 3000 PSI aluminum tank, holster and safety leash, and tank refill adapter + Spyderco SpyderHawk C88 Salt knife ($119.95; www.spyderco.com). The SpyderHawk Salt features a curved blade with aggressive serrations that can cut through just about anything.
Photo Essay
1st — Five night Grand Cayman resort stay at Compass Point Dive Resort + four days of two-tank diving with Ocean Frontiers, for two people ($2,000; www.compasspointresort.com, www.oceanfrontiers.com).* Relax and enjoy one of the most gorgeous views on the island at Grand Cayman’s east end, and enjoy thrilling dives on the some of the Caymans’ best walls and reefs. Five nights accommodation in a luxury one-bedroom oceanfront condominium with Compass Point Dive Resort, four days of two tank dives with on site operator Ocean Frontiers, offering roll out of bed and onto the dive boat diving.
2nd — SeaLife DC1000 Elite Set ($999; www.sealife-cameras.com). The newest addition to the SeaLife line debuts the Easy Set-up mode – a graphic on-screen guide that takes the guess work out of setting up the camera for great pictures on land or underwater. The 10-megapixel DC1000 includes four new specially designed underwater modes and its ergonomic design, large shutter button and well-spaced buttons make the camera easy to handle and user-friendly.
3rd — Mares Prestige 12S ($375; www.mares.com). A 2009 ScubaLab Best Buy, the Mares Prestige 12S is a slightly smaller version of the famed Mares MR12 first stage, just with better port placement + Spyderco SpyderHawk C88 Salt knife ($119.95; www.spyderco.com). The SpyderHawk Salt features a curved blade with aggressive serrations that can cut through just about anything.
Official Rules
The Scuba Diving 2010 Photo Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Scuba Diving Magazine, a publication of Bonnier Corporation (“Sponsor”).
The Prizes are as follows:
GRAND PRIZE
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Seven (7) Nights Live-aboard Trip on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II, for two (2) people + $1,000 cash, approx. retail value $6,490. Prizes are nontransferable, subject to availability and may not be redeemed for cash. Travel must be completed by June 1, 2011. Blackout dates apply.
In the MACRO Category the prizes are as follows:
ONE (1) FIRST PRIZE: Ball Engineer Master II Diver watch, approx. retail value $1,799.
ONE (1) SECOND-PLACE PRIZE: Fisheye FIX housing for the Canon G11, courtesy of Backscatter, approx. retail value $1,099.
ONE (1) THIRD-PLACE PRIZE: One (1) Spare Air Package (Model 300PKYEL), approx. retail value $299 + one (1) Spyderco C88 Salt knife, approx. retail value $119.95.
In the WIDE-ANGLE Category the prizes are as follows:
ONE (1) FIRST PRIZE: Eight (8) Days and Seven (7) Nights Live-aboard trip on the Palau Big Blue Explorer, for one (1) person, approx. retail value $2,449. Travel must be completed by December 31, 2010. Blackout dates apply.
ONE (1) SECOND-PLACE PRIZE: Scubapro MK 25/S600, approx. retail value $682.
ONE (1) THIRD-PLACE PRIZE: Atomic Aquatics Mask/Snorkel/Fins Package, approx. retail value $403.
In the BEHAVIOR Category the prizes are as follows:
ONE (1) FIRST PRIZE: Eight (8) Days and Seven (7) Nights Live-aboard trip on the Aqua Cat, for one (1) person, approx. retail value $2,295. Prizes are nontransferable, subject to availability and may not be redeemed for cash. Offer valid for travel from September 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. Blackout dates apply.
ONE (1) SECOND-PLACE PRIZE: Three (3) Days and Two (2) Nights Resort Stay at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort + Two (2) Days Diving with Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, for one (1) person, approx. retail value $1,004. Prizes are nontransferable, subject to availability and may not be redeemed for cash. Offer valid for travel July 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011. Blackout dates apply.
ONE (1) THIRD-PLACE PRIZE: Spare Air Package (Model 300PKYEL), approx. retail value $299 + one (1) Spyderco C88 Salt knife, approx. retail value $119.95.
In the PHOTO ESSAY Category the prizes are as follows:
ONE (1) FIRST PRIZE: Five (5) Nights Grand Cayman Resort Stay at Compass Point Dive Resort + Four (4) Days of Two-tank Diving with Ocean Frontiers, for two (2) people, approx. retail value $2,000. Prizes are nontransferable, subject to availability and may not be redeemed for cash. Offer valid through June 2011. Blackout dates apply.
ONE (1) SECOND-PLACE PRIZE: SeaLife DC1000 Elite Set, approx. retail value $999.
ONE (1) THIRD-PLACE PRIZE: Mares Prestige 12S, approx. retail value $375 + one (1) Spyderco C88 Salt knife, approx. retail value $119.95.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply; void where prohibited.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Contest is open only to individuals, eighteen (18) years or older at time of entry, who are legal residents of the United States, excluding residents of the states of Arizona, New Jersey and Vermont. Employees of Bonnier Corporation and its parent companies, subsidiaries or agents, their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and grandparents), and those domiciled with any of the foregoing are not eligible.
ENTRIES:
To enter by mail, send your digital files, which must be submitted in jpeg or tiff format, no less than 300 dpi at 8.5 x 11 inches on CD-ROM to Scuba Diving Photo Contest: 460 N. Orlando Avenue, Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789, along with your entry fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per image that is entered. Only digital files in the above-mentioned format will be accepted. Multiple entries may be submitted on a single CD-ROM. The following information must be included on each CD-ROM: your name, address, e-mail, phone number and category or categories you are entering. You must also include a completed entry form, which can be downloaded here: http://www.scubadiving.com/2010photocontest. Submissions will not be accepted via email. Prints or slides will not be accepted as entries. All information provided by entrant must be complete, true and correct. Submissions to the Contest must be received by April 20, 2010 in order to be eligible; entries received after that date will be deemed ineligible to win. All submitted entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned; Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, illegible, or misdirected entries. Each entry must be submitted on an individual basis (i.e., no team, joint, or corporate entries) and all components of the entry must be the original creation of the submitting participant. Only noncommercial work may be submitted. Entries may not contain profanity, nudity, pornographic images, violent images, anti-competition messages, illegal material, or material that violates the rights of third parties. Entries may not include confidential information, trade secrets, trademarks or copyrighted material belonging to any person or entity other than the participant absent a suitable license or permission agreement (proof of which is required). Entries containing any forbidden matter or material otherwise deemed by Sponsor to be inappropriate will be disqualified
JUDGING:
A panel of judges consisting of Scuba Diving staff will select the winning entries based equally upon the criteria of originality, skill, and relevance to the selected categories. By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and that the decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects. Judging will be completed by June 1, 2010, and potential winners will be notified by email on or before June 15, 2010. Sponsor reserves the right not to select any winning submissions based upon the quantity or content of submissions. Potential winners will be required to sign and return a sworn Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release. If required documentation is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, any prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.
PRIZE AWARDS:
No prize substitution or transfer is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any reason. All taxes and any other incidental expenses on Prizes are the sole responsibility of each winner.
GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS:
By entering, you represent that: (i) your entry is your own original work; and (ii) you own or have the rights to convey any and all right and title in any material submitted as part of your entry into the Contest. By entering, you grant to Sponsor a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use your submission, along with your name and likeness, in any and all media for any purpose, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). By participating in the Contest, you agree to release Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use, or misuse of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Contest-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to amend these official rules and to permanently disqualify from the Contest any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules.
PRIVACY:
By entering, you agree that the information you provide may be sent to promotional partners of the Sponsor. You may be contacted by the Sponsor and/or promotional partners with future promotional offers. Information provided by you to participate in this Contest is subject to the privacy policies of the Sponsor.
