The "Sophie" Photo Competition 2013

Photos finalistes pour le prix du public

Below are the 23 finalist photos for the public award.

Vote for the public aword (members only)

Direct link to the list of finalist photos

**See all the photos in the competition:

Sorted by the date the photo was taken <<
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Each autumn since 2009, the Photo competition has been one of the highlights of the Camptocamp.org site. This is a good time to look back at your photographs and choose the best ones to share with fellow C2Cists, before getting your skis ready for the winter season.

What are the rules?

Send us your best mountain photographs. Either of mountain views or those activities covered by C2C : Alpine snow, ice mixed climbing, hiking, ski/snowboard touring, snow shoeing, rock climbing, ice climbing and paragliding.

A maximum of 3 photos per entrant, but only one will be put forward by the jury for the public vote.

The photos should be entered without a surround or added writing.

The photos should have a resolution suitable for viewing on a screen: 1200px minimum on the longer side and a maximum of 8192x2048px to avoid the automatic re-sizing done by C2C. (If the image is larger then 2MB then it is re-sized to 4096x1024 max, if it is less then it is re-sized to 8192x2048 max).

Photos already entered in previous C2C competitions, (2009 - 2012) will not be accepted.

All photos that do not meet the above conditions will be disqualified and without informing the entrant.

The last date for entering is 31st October (23h59).

Who can enter

Anybody, (accept jury members.) In order to enter your photo(s) you need to be logged in to Camptocamp.org. If you do not already have an account with C2C then you can create onehere. It is easy, quick and free.

How to enter?

Choose your best mountain photos (up to 3) and link it to this article before 31st October (23h59), following the instructions given below. Whatever method you use, the photo will appear with the photos of other participants at the bottom of this page. The photos are ordered by the date on which they were taken, (or if this date is not available, then the date they were uploaded onto the C2C site,) and not the date of participation in the competition.
The entrants are reminded that the photos uploaded into the competition then come under the licence CC-by-sa or CC-by-nc-nd (depending on how they were uploaded).

If your photo is already in the C2C album

In the photograph document go to the section "Linked documents" (example), select the document type "Article" and enter the title "Photo Sophie 2013" in the search field (or more simply the article number : 465897). Select the corresponding article and click on "associate".

If your photo is not already in the C2C album

You can link it directly to this article by simply clicking on add an image to this page at the foot of this article.
Your photo will be under the licence CC-by-sa.
If you prefer that it is under the licence CC-by-nc-nd, load the photo onto your personal page, then go to document with your photo and link it to the competition from there.

If it is relevant do not hesitate to link your photo with a summit, a route etc.

How is the winner chosen?

Once the photos have been linked to this article, they can be viewed at the bottom of this page. They can be seen as a slide show by clicking on one of the photos and and then either with a mouse clicking on the arrows at the top of the photos or with the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Winner of the Public award

From 1st November, the competition is in two phases.

Selection stage

The jury, (made up from members of the Camptocamp-Association) make a pre-selection to go forward to the final stage.
At the same time, the jury will check that the rules have been respected.

Contributors vote

Secondly, between the beginning and middle of November, all the C2C contributors are asked to vote for their preferred photo, the one one with the most votes getting the "Public Award".

Winner of the Jury award

In parallel, and differently from previous years, The jury will choose two photos, one for the "action" category and the other for the landscape "category. The winners will be announced during before the end of November.

What are the prizes?

For the "Action" category, Patrick Edlinger, by Patrick Edlinger and Jean-Michel Asselin, donated by Éditions Guérin.
For the "Landscape" category, Montagnes Extrêmes, by Alexandre Buisse, donated also by Éditions Guérin.
For the winner of the Public award, Le Vent des Errances by Marco Troussier.

The jury also reserves the right to give a special award to acknowledge photographs which deserve a special mention for example: "coup de cœur", "fauna/flora" or "topoguide" for the best photo associated with an outing linked to the C2C guidebook. The outing must have taken place between the "Sophie" Photo Competition 2012 (21 October 2012) and the closing date for "Sophie" Photo Competition 2013 (31 October 2013).)

Calender

The best photos may be used, with the agreement of the photographer, (for the photos under licence CC-by-nc-nd) and assuming the resolution and format are suitable, in the 2014 C2C calendar.

The jury is formed from members of the Camptocamp Association:Alexandre Buisse, lOr, Jerry Magnin, Stéphane Menet and Céline Stern-Kiener.