Contests

August 2009

No purchase necessary to enter or win. You may only enter once a week. See below for details.

SOLID LEGS
Support your video D-SLR on the sturdy Manfrotto 526,545BK or 701HDV,547BK Professional Video Tripod Systems. The 526,545BK is capable of holding up to 35 pounds. The 526 head gives you precise fluid movement while the 545BK legs gives you superior support and stability. The 701HDV,547BK weighs 8.6 pounds and supports up to 8.8 pounds. The 701HDV head gives you professional fluid movement at a very low cost. For greater rigidity, the 547BK was designed with techno polymers incorporated into its upper casting. Both systems feature a midlevel spreader for better stability and a KATA carry bag. The heads and the legs are also available separately and in different systems and configurations. Estimated Street Price: $1,875 (526,545BK System); $300 (701HDV,547BK System). Contact: Manfrotto (Bogen Imaging), (201) 818-9500, www.bogenimaging.us.

SLING PACK
Transport your gear in the Kata DT-213 when you’re out in the field. The main compartment holds an SLR with battery grip and up to a 70-200mm lens attached. Two pockets on the back and side of the pack hold memory cards, cables and other extras. When you’re out on a long hike, a second strap can be used for forming a triangle shape to the pack. This gives you more balance and better comfort. Estimated Street Price: $80. Contact: Kata (Bogen Imaging), (201) 818-9500, www.bogenimaging.us.

ALL-IN-ONE EDITING
The latest version of Serif’s PhotoPlus X3 Digital Studio comes with powerful features at an affordable price. RAW image processing, High Dynamic Range imaging and 48-bit color are some of the high-end tools found in this program. With the new Print Studio, you can print individual images in different sizes, multiple images in various layouts and contact sheets with image names. The QuickFix Studio is improved with fixes for noise reduction, exposure adjustment and a new histogram. List Price: $79. Contact: Serif, (800) 557-3743, www.serif.com.

STEEL BLADES
BuckLite Max is a series of lightweight, durable and fixed-blade knives ideal for camping trips and other outdoor adventures. The soft, textured rubber handles have ridges and finger grooves for a comfortable grip. There’s a lanyard hole in the handle and a heavy-duty nylon sheath for multiple carrying options. The smallest model has a 2¾-inch blade and weighs just 1.6 ounces, while the largest is 5.5 ounces with a 4-inch blade. List Price: $20 to $25. Contact: Buck Knives, (800) 326-2825, www.buckknives.com.

CAMERA HOLSTER
With the Cotton Carrier, you have a secure way of carrying your camera without having to deal with a bulky backpack. The camera locks securely into the harness, but remains accessible for quick use. Regardless of lens or camera body size, the holster is designed to carry one or two SLRs. If just one does the job, the second carrier is removable and can be attached to any camera bag or belt. Estimated Street Price: $149. Contact: Cotton Carrier, www.cottoncarrier.com.

ELIGIBILITY

• Only one entry per person allowed.
• Open Only to Legal Residents OF THE fifty (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 years of age or older.
• Void Where Prohibited.
• Officers, directors, employees and agents of Werner Publishing Corporation ("Sponsor"), and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and website providers/web masters (collectively, the "Released Parties"), and their immediate families (parent, child, spouse or sibling) and those living in their same households are not eligible to enter or win.
• By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and/or Sponsor, which are binding and final on matters relating to this sweepstakes.
• Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
  
  TO ENTER
  
• Between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on 7/1/09 and 11:59 p.m. ET on 8/31/09 (the "Entry Period"), visit www.outdoorphotographer.com and complete and submit the official entry form.
• When you submit your entry form, please be sure to indicate which prize drawing you are entering. If you like to be entered into all prize drawings, select "Enter me for all of the prize items" and you will be automatically entered into the each prize drawing.
• All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on 8/31/09 to be eligible. Sponsor's computer is the Official clock for the promotion.
• Entries generated by script, macro or other automated or mechanical means are void.
• All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
  
  PRIZE DRAWINGS
  
• One (1) potential winner will be selected for each prize described below in a random drawing on or about 9/06/09 from all eligible entries received for the applicable drawing.
• Entries from one prize drawing will not be included in other prize drawings.
• Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing.
• Potential winners will be notified by e-mail within 14 days of drawing.
• Potential winners are subject to verification of eligibility and the terms of these rules.
• Potential winners may be required to complete, sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and where lawful a publicity release within ten (10) days of issuance.
• If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, any prize/prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or a winner is not in compliance with these rules, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected.
  
  PRIZES
  
• See prize details above.
• Total ARV of all prizes: $2,208.
• All prize details not specified herein are at the sole discretion of Sponsor.
• Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prizes or redeem prizes for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.
• Winners are responsible for all federal, state and local taxes, if any, and all other costs and expenses not specified herein as being awarded that are associated with the acceptance and use of prizes.
• Prizes are awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied.
  
  If a winner cannot accept prize as stated, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected.
• Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, in their sole discretion.
  
  GENERAL CONDITIONS
  
• The Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, garbled, illegible or postage-due mail, entries or email; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, website, or other connections, or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software or other technical malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network; or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture any such information.
• The Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes.
• The Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the sweepstakes or website, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified.
• Should any portion of the sweepstakes be, in Sponsor's sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the sweepstakes and select the winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
• In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.
• Entrants, by participating, agree that the Released Parties will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any claims, actions or/or liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize.
• Each winner, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the Internet and world wide web, in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval.
  
  WINNERS LIST
  
• For the names of the winners (available after 9/20/09), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Outdoor Photographer's WIN THIS! Sweepstakes, 12121 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90025, for receipt no later than 9/10/09.
  
  SPONSOR
  
• Werner Publishing Corporation, 12121 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

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