Contests

October 2009

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

PACK UP
Set out on your next photo day hike with the Tamrac Velocity 9x sling pack. The bag holds a pro D-SLR with grip and 70-200mm zoom attached. It carries like a traditional backpack, but swings around to the front for faster access to gear without removing the pack. In the main compartment, the camera fits securely between two vertical, foam-padded dividers. There’s also room for a few additional lenses and a flash. A padded sling strap distributes the bag’s weight evenly. Estimated Street Price: $89. Contact: Tamrac, (800) 662-0717,www.tamrac.com.

PHOTO BROWSER PLUS
Simplify how you manage your image archive with ACDSee Pro 3. The latest version of the workflow app has a new streamlined interface with fewer icons and colors, keeping the focus on your photos. To make your workflow more efficient, the interface is built around three key areas—managing, viewing and processing images. You can categorize using a new check box feature in addition to dragging and dropping. Other notable features include an FTP uploader, flexible nondestructive processing presets and improved noise reduction. List Price: $169. Contact: ACD Systems, www.acdsee.com.

SLEEK BLADE
Be prepared when camping or backpacking with Buck Knives Impulse knife. It features quick, one-handed operation and a convenient belt clip for easy carrying, and a serrated version is available for more aggressive cutting needs. A safety lock prevents the 21⁄2-inch blade from accidentally opening. The pink version is dedicated to breast cancer research with a portion of the proceeds from every sale going to HugLoveSave, an organization that raises funds to support that cause. Estimated Street Price: $82. Contact: Buck Knives, (800) 326-2825, www.buckknives.com.

EYEPIECE UPGRADE
Use Hoodman’s HoodEYE for improved viewfinder viewing. The unit basically replaces your D-SLR’s rubber eyecup and improves clarity by preventing stray light from entering. There are five models that fit all Canon and Nikon D-SLRs. A self-locking mount system keeps the HoodEYE securely in place. Estimated Street Price: $29. Contact: Hoodman USA, (800) 818-3946, hoodmanusa.com.

STURDY FRAME
Hiking around with a monopod can be easier than with a full-sized tripod. The Zeikos ZE-MP72 extends out to 72 inches and collapses to 21.2 inches for easy transport. Features include a fully padded handgrip, a four-section aluminum leg with Rapid-Action Locks for quick setup and a rubber leg tip with a spike for easy use on any surface. The ZE-MP72 attaches to most photo backpacks and can double as a walking stick. Estimated Street Price: $23. Contact: Zeikos Inc., (888) 934-5675, www.zeikos.com.

IN A FLASH
Rated with ultrafast transfer speeds, Transcend’s Extreme Plus 600X CompactFlash cards are particularly well suited for D-SLR shooters who like to capture big image files in bursts. The cards have read speeds of up to 92 MBps and write speeds of up to 87 MBps. With capacities of up to 16 GB, the UDMA-enabled cards also are great for recording video. Built-in technology detects and corrects any errors that occur during data transfer. List Price: $142 (8 GB); $244 (16 GB). Contact: Transcend, (714) 921-2000, www.transcendusa.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 9/1/09 and 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/31/09 (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 10/31/09 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 11/06/09 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: $607
• 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 11/20/09), 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 11/10/09.
  
  SPONSOR
  
• Werner Publishing Corporation, 12121 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

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