COCOON Fun Photo Competition

We have made available as prizes 2 SoftTALK 2000 licences including HarTALK cables, and 5 copies of our glossy photo book, ‘Mind of the Super-Achiever’, inclusive of airmail delivery anywhere in the world.
A simple question needs to be answered, of which the answer lies on the http://www.super-achiever.com web site, and an image must be submitted on either theme:

• "visions of a distant past"
• "future: flowing from the past"

We will select and put your JPG entries on our web site. We will display your image on our web site. Winners will be announced on our site.

• The question is simple: ‘How many colour photographs are in Mind of the Super-Achiever’?
• Send your answer with your JPG image to photos@cocoon-creations.com

Rules:

• Entries not adhering to all rules below will be disqualified.
• Closing time has been extended to 18:00 GMT on June 15, 2000.
• Pictures from digital cameras are allowed, as well as scans from film cameras. No specific brand will be favoured. HarTALK and SoftTALK users will not be favoured.
• This is no special effects competition and only image adjustments of levels, brightness, contrast, image size and sharpness is allowed. Pictures exhibiting manipulation will loose evaluation points. Cropping is allowed.
• Images must have the title and participant name visible against an edge in the image area.
• The sender of an entry must be the participant, the photographer and must also be the copyright holder of the image(s).
• Picture files, with answers and details must be emailed to photos@cocoon-creations.com. Receipt of images will not be acknowledged. Each participant may send in up to three pictures, but a participant will qualify for one prize only.
• Images must be in the JPG format and must have no side greater than 800 pixels, width or height. Files larger than 100kb will be deleted prior to download.
• Please include in your email submission your choice of prize: Book or SoftTALK 2000. Please list your Nikon cameras owned.
• We obtain rights of all entries, for publication only on http://www.cocoon-creations.com and on http://www.super-achiever.com. We require no further publication rights.
• The winning pictures will be chosen by Cocoon Creations CC, and will be announced on the named websites.
• The decision will be made, based on subjective appeal of the picture. The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• No partner, contractor, or employee of Cocoon Creations cc may partake in the competition.
• A valid email address is required. Our email list will be destroyed after announcement of the winners.
• Winners will be requested by email to submit their delivery addresses after the announcement. Details (if available) of the winning shots, i.e. lens detail, shutter speed, f-stop, flash mode, camera body type & model, place and film type shall be submitted at this stage only.
• Prizes will be sent to the winners by International Airmail.