Freeze Frame - Contest Details
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DETAILS: How it works |
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The contest is open to members only – New users can simply
Sign Up for free.
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participate just
Register for
the contest.
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| Submitting
Entries |
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Upload your ‘wow’ photos and / or videos using the Photo / Video Upload Form.
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upload up to 5 photos (in 4 Categories) and/or 2 videos (in 1 Category) as your
entries.
» You can
upload one image per category or any number of images in any particular
category.
a. Each Photo image should
not be more than 1.5 MB and the images must carry a Title
and Description.
b. The maximum size for video
is 5 MB per file & each video must have a Title
and Description too.
The Categories are
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| PHOTOS |
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Bye-bye Moments: Freeze Frames of your treasured travel
moments |
3.
Wildlife: Freeze Frames of Jungle life or its inhabitants! |
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Portraits: An impregnable smile, a wrinkled face -
expressions, emotions and the multiple facets that make us Human |
4.
Nature / Landscape: Freeze Frames of scenery and the beautiful
destinations |
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| VIDEOS |
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Travel Videos: Unforgettable, humorous, touching moments
recorded on film |
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you Win!!
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Your photo should be voted for by the
maximum number of people possible. It’s time to get all your friends and family
to join in as members and vote for you.
There are two rounds: |
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Round 1: Photos / Videos qualify for the next round
simply on the basis of +ve votes (positive votes) received.
» Round 2:
Votes as well as Member Rankings for the Photos/ Videos decide the top pictures
for the Final Stage.
» Final Stage:
A panel of Expert Judges will rate these
pictures on a scale of 10.
Winners are those with the highest Votes, Ranks and Rating.
SEE DETAILS |
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Photography Contest Flow
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Participant Registers for Contest & Uploads
Entries
Last Date : 17th Aug, 2007 by 6:15 pm |
ENTRY Stage |
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Entries can be to
1 or Multiple Categories
(4 Photo Categories 1 Video Category) |
Photo Category (Nature & Ladscape,
Wildlife, Byebye Moments & Portrait) |
| Video Category (Travel Videos)
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| Invites friends and Members to Vote for his entries |
More +ve Votes = Better Chances |
| Poll results visible to Participant& the
voter just after voting to remove bias in votes |
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ROUND 1
Polling ends for Round 1: 20th Aug, 2007 at 6:15 pm
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| Based on Poll results - Pictures (Top 10% per category) move to
Round 2 |
| Members now Vote & Rank the Pictures/
Videos |
| Unique Member's Choice Score generated =
Rank x Vote |
Top 50*
selected in each Category as Finalists
based on their Member's Choice Scores. |
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ROUND 2
Polling ends for Round 2: 27th Aug, 2007 at 6:15 pm
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| 200* Photos + 50* Videos sent to the Panel of
expert Judges |
Category Finalist Pictures - Rated by Judges.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 (max) |
FINALS
Final Results:
3rd Sep, 2007
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| New Finalist Score Generated = Judge's Rank
x Member Choice Score |
Top 10 Selected from each Category
(based on Finalist Score) |
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3 Scores are the Mega Winners (per category) |
AWARDS
4-8th Sep, 2007
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| TOTAL |
| 15 Mega Winners |
50* Category 'Top 10'
Finalists
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200* Member's Choice Awardees |
* Or 10% or whichever is lesser
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| Timelines |
| SUBMISSION |
Last date to
Enter Contest
17th Aug '07
by 6:15 pm |
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| ROUND
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Last date of
Voting Out
20th Aug '07
by 6:15 pm |
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| ROUND
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Last date of
Voting In & Ranking
27th Aug '07
by 6:15 pm |
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| RESULTS |
Announcement of
Results
3rd Sep '07 |
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| AWARDS |
Presentation of Awards to
Mega Winners
4-8th Sep '07 |
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| Prizes |
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Participants |
Exclusive
Discount Vouchers from Fuji & Epson |
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Free Photo prints & Discounts from Picsquare |
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OkTataByebye Certificate |
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Finalists |
All
the above
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Fuji Mega Discount Voucher |
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Personalised Gifts from OkTataByebye & Picsquare
+ Merit Certificate
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Top
10
(per Category) |
All
the above
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Fare Paid Air ticket Vouchers |
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Personalised Photo
Print n' frame from Epson |
2nd
Runner-up
(per Category)
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Nokia
Phone
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Holiday Packages
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+ All prizes of Top 10 |
1st
Runner-up
(per Category)
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Epson
PictureMate 100
hi-fidility photo printer |
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Free AirTticket
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+ All prizes of Top 10 |
1st
Prize
(per Category)
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Fuji
S-5700 Digital camera |
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Holiday Package
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+ Free Air Ticket
+ All prizes of Top 10 |
| Editor's
Mention*
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Special
OkTataByebye Merchandise & Merit Certificate
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Will be selected by a panel of site editors & judges & would be
irrespective of votes/ points accumulated.
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| Terms
& Conditions |
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All entries should be the original work
of the participant and he/she must have the copyright of the work |
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Entries that are pertaining to India
would be given preference in the final stages by the judges |
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Entries, which fail to get even a single
vote, will not qualify for the second round |
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All submitted entries will
have joint copy rights of submitter and Oktatabyebye.com |
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Editors will have the right to graduate
entries on the merit of their photographic excellence to Round 2, irrespective
of votes accumulated. |
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The contest is not open to the employees
of Oktatabyebye, its promoters and sponsors |
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Decisions announced on Oktatabyebye.com
will be final and no requests/complaints will be entertained once the winners
are announced |
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OkTatabyebye.com reserves the right to
cancel or postpone the contest if circumstances demand |
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In case of copy right violation or any
damage arising out of any picture(s) submitted on the site as part of the
contest, the onus for that will be on the participant. Oktatabyebye.com, its
promoters, partners and sponsors won’t be liable for any legal or punitive
action |
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Prizes/ awards of either nature Cash or
kind are not interchangeable or transferable |
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Any legal initiation will be subject to
the jurisdiction of the New Delhi courts |
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By participating in Freeze Frame -
OkTataByebye Travel Photo Contest, entrant agrees to be bound by these terms
and conditions |
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| Entry
to Round 2 Modified |
Hello fellow members and travel
enthusiasts, taking into consideration the wide disparity in the number of
entries in each category the contest has received, we thought it to be useful
to lift the number of entries making it to Round – 2. Now the number of entries
moving into the Round -2 will be as follows
» Top 25% from each category will
make it to Round -2 in photos
» Top 50% entries will make it to
Round -2 in videos
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| On Popular request, -ve voting is now
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| Hello fellow members and travel
enthusiasts,
Firstly, I want to thank each and every contributor to this Contest. The
enthusiastic response and interest the Freeze Frame Contest has generated has
given us the confidence to strive to make this space even better.
It has come to our notice however, that many participants are misusing the power
and franchise of the concept of -ve voting. In disrespect of fair-play, healthy
competition and ethics, they are resorting to nasty and anonymous -ve voting of
their nearest competition, themselves and through friends. It is not something
we didn't anticipate here, but rather were confident that people would be
upright enough to desist. Sadly we have been proven wrong.
Here's what is being done, with fair-play towards one and all: all -ve votes are
being erased. Only +ve votes gathered will count. It will mean that those ahead
on the votes tally have no reason to worry, those with a -ve votes tally will
equate at 0 (zero) and those with a mix of votes, gain only from the +ve of the
mix.
So now if we like a picture we vote for it, if we don't, we withhold our vote.
We are free however to voice our opinion through our comments as always.
This is in respect of the spirit of truth, honesty and credibility that this,
your space, aims to stand for. I trust that you will all welcome the move and
appreciate the genesis.
My regards and best wishes to all, and a firm promise to strive to meet the high
expectations you have set for us. Partha (Contest Coordinator
& Moderator)
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