call for photos for 2008 USHPA calendar

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SEND IN YOUR SPRING SEASON FLYING PICTURES FOR THE 2008 CALENDAR!

PHOTO SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE – MAY 31st

Please send us your best-composed, most colorful horizontal-format 35mm slides or digital photos as candidates for the 2008 calendar project. Spring is here, so share those first flights of the season in the 2008 calendar. Since our calendars are printed large format at high resolution, we prefer slides for the best possible reproduction, but digital submissions are accepted as well.

Sponsorship information will be emailed soon and we look forward to your support!

PHOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The 2008 calendar format will NOT change. We had previously planned on changing size to coincide with the aspect ratio of slides but have decided against this since most photos are submitted from digital cameras. Please be aware that some cropping may be required due to the proportion of the printed calendar and/or bleed requirements.

Submit horizontal photos in slide or digital format. Digital photos should be a MINIMUM of 3120 W x 2400 H (7.5 mega pixels), although 3900 W x 3000 H pixels (11.7 mega pixels) is preferred. Submit unaltered photos. Do not resize or change photo. We will make appropriate adjustments to the photos for calendar use. Only submit photos taken after January 2005.

Each submission MUST INCLUDE:
Signed contributor agreement (1 per photographer) http://www.ushpa.aero/forms/Form_Mag_Co ... eement.pdf

Each photo MUST INCLUDE a submission form (http://www.ushpa.aero/calendarsubmission.txt) with the following: photographer’s name, mailing address, phone and email address. AND a photo caption, location, site name, pilot name, wing type. Please include metatag information in the photo files when possible!! This safes us enormous amounts of time during this complex project.

Submission info & forms are found at: http://www.ushpa.aero/calendarproject.asp
If possible, please submit digital photos and caption information on CD or DVD to: USHPA 2008 Calendar, Attn: Martin Palmaz, PO Box 1330, Colorado Springs CO 80901-1330.

Please inform me directly of calendar submissions through FTP, so that I am aware of your entries on the server. Photos that are not used for the calendar will be forwarded for potential use in the magazine.

All contributors will receive confirmation of receipt and slides/photos will be returned upon completion of the project. Digital submissions will not be returned.

Looking forward to seeing your submissions!

Regards,


Martin Palmaz, Business Manager
United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association
Tel : 719-632-8300 / 800-616-6888 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. MST) -7 GMT
Fax : 719-632-6417

US Mail:
PO Box 1330
Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1330

UPS or FEDEX:
1685 W Uintah ST
Colorado Springs, CO 80904