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Baring Head 2017

Photo: Michele Dickson

A cold morning

Photo: James Gilbert-Milne

The Dancing Dracophyllums

Photo: Syd Moore

Approaching Alpha -

Photo: Carol Molineux

Above Bushline - Approaching Harris Saddle on the Routeburn -

Photo: Peter Smith

2025 TTC Photo competition

Tuesday 19^th August 2025

Competition entries close on Tuesday 5^th August.

As many entries as possible will be shown at the photo competition club night on Tuesday 19^th August.
All winning entries will be featured on the club's website.

Each category winner will receive a CHAMPION certificate.
Two entries from each category will be submitted to FMC as entries in the 2025 FMC Photo Competition.
These will be selected by the organisers and may differ from the club competition winners as they must comply with FMC criteria.

Have a look at previous winning photos on the photo competition results pages and the (???) winning entries in 2025.

Any queries? Please contact Rob Vanderpoel -> mailto:ttc [period] photo [period] competition [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website&Subject=Photo Competition on 021 455 873 or Alan Knowles on 027 459 3999

Categories

• ABOVE BUSHLINE (no human element) ABN
• ABOVE BUSHLINE (with human element) ABW
• BELOW BUSHLINE (no human element) BBN
• BELOW BUSHLINE (with human element) BBW
• HISTORIC HIS
• NATIVE FLORA OR FAUNA NFF
• LONG EXPOSURE LEX

• HUMOUR HUM

Rules

• Entrants must be TTC members
• Photos must have been taken: by the entrant; in Aotearoa New Zealand; after 1^st September 2023, except those entered in the Historic category

reword the above line into bullet points for 2026 as suggested below * Photos must have been taken by the entrant; * Photos must have been taken in Aotearoa New Zealand; * Photos must have been taken after 1^st September 2023, except those entered in the Historic category

• ‘No human element’ means tracks, signs, huts, or people should feature minimally in the photo
• Adjustments are allowed for exposure, white balance, contrast, and levels
• Cropping is allowed
• Stitching is allowed for panoramic images
• Removal of features from the image, or insertion of features not in the original images is not allowed
• A contact phone number must be provided

Each entrant is asked to try to limit their entries to twelve photos in total across all categories.
The FMC has a ‘wild’ category for which photos will be chosen from the overall club entries.

How to enter

All entries must be submitted electronically as .jpeg files, with a file size between 4 MB and 15 MB.

Digital entries, clearly labelled, can be emailed to TTC Photo Competition -> mailto:ttc [period] photo [period] competition [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website&Subject=Photo competition entry.

• emailed photos should be sent individually if they are large.
• alternatively supply a read-only link to the photo, correctly named, on your OneDrive, GoogleDrive, or similar.

Photo DVDs and USB drives can be given to Muriel Christianson at a club night meeting.

File naming

Please code the file name correctly (e.g. ABN TararuaTC Mere Smith Overlooking Holdsworth.jpeg)

• ensure you supply your name and phone number.
• in the filename use spaces throughput, no dots, dashes, or underscores

Confirmation

An email will be sent to entrants to confirm receipt of the photos entered in the competition.

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