NAF El Centro Photocall - February 16, 2017

[Midnight Mover]

NAF El Centro Photocall - February 16, 2017

Please read this notice in its entirety!! If it is not followed exactly you may not be invited to this or any other Photocall.

APSC is now establishing a list for members wishing to be invited to the February Photocall at NAS El Centro.

You must be a current member of APSC in good standing to be eligible to attend.

Make absolutely sure you can attend the date above. If you should cancel and we cannot fill your space, it will count against you for future Photocalls.

Please read the requirements below carefully as incomplete e-mails will not be accepted.

Send an e-mail to airshow@socal.rr.com if you want to be invited with the following information. (Yes, all 5 items are required to get on the list.)

1. Full name
2. APSC member name
3. Number of posts on APSC to date
4. Cell phone number
5. E-mail address

If you attend the Photocall, we will need:

A copy of your best 25 to 50 JPEG photos from the Photocall sized at 3000 x 2000 @ 300 dpi resolution with 100% file quality. Your photos will be added to a group DVD and sent to the Photocall Facility and used by used the Photocall Facility for any purpose they deem appropriate. All content submitted must be fully post processed and not contain watermarks, borders or digital dust. Deadline for submission is March 5, 2017 by 11:59 pm.

Aviation Photographers of Southern California requires a signed form to participate in the Photocall. This form must be signed before you will be allowed access to the Photocall Facility (The form will be provided the morning of the Photocall).

At this time the form reads as follows:

Aviation Photographers of Southern California (APSOCAL)

Photocall Policy and Waiver

APSOCAL Members are considered for Photocalls based on their participation on our forums and on Facebook. Also, any type of promotion of the Photocall Facility, through blog posts, articles, projects is also highly considered. Also, any members who have submitted their photos when asked by the facility are also highly considered. These actions do not guarantee selection but puts you in consideration. Basically, we want to know who you are and feel comfortable around you. We want to know that you are respecting the partnership we have sustained and are not using the Photocalls for only personal gain.

Do not discuss any details of a Photocall on social media or on the forum until after the Photocall is completed. Also if a member is found to have made disparaging remarks about APSOCAL, any of its members, or anything related to the Photocall Facility they will be permanently excluded from any future Photocalls.

APSOCAL requires a copy of your best photos from the Photocall. Your photos will be added to a group DVD and sent to the Photocall Facility and used by used the Photocall Facility for any purpose they deem appropriate. To be clear, you are giving the Photocall Facility full use rights (not the copyright) for the photos sent for any purpose without compensation for your work. You however are not giving APSOCAL any rights to your photos. We just make the DVD and send it to the Photocall Facility. Please ensure that all content submitted has been fully post processed and does not contain watermarks, borders or digital dust.

Photos must be sent via www.wetransfer.com , dropbox or any other file transfer service to airshow@socal.rr.com and in addition the same content needs to be posted to the APSC forum. Deadline for submission is March 5, 2017 by 11:59 pm. Images must be received and posted by this deadline for you to be eligible for future Photocalls.

Image minimum and maximum standards:

Image type: JPEG file
Minimum quantity: 25
Maximum quantity: 50
Minimum image size: 3000 x 2000
Minimum image resolution: 300 dpi
File quality: 100%

Note: files will be looked at to make sure they conform. A typical photo at 3000 x 2000 @ 300 dpi resolution with 100% file quality will be 2 megabytes or larger in file size.

Also note that each Photocall Facility will have its own set of policies to follow. These policies may be made last minute and verbally and as such will be incorporated into the agreement.

I acknowledge that I understand the policies above and agree to abide by them while on the Photocall. I acknowledge that there are inherent risks resulting from the use of equipment and participation of a Photocall, including equipment/facilities owned and operated by and events conducted by the Photocall Facility. Any activity on the Photocall Facility may include known, unknown or unanticipated risks, inherent and otherwise, may result in property loss, injury, illness or death. I acknowledge that my use of this equipment and/or participation in events is purely voluntary, and with knowledge of the inherent risks involved.

I further certify that I am fully capable of participating in this activity. I expressly acknowledge and assume the inherent risks described above, and all other inherent risks of my presence and participation in events on the Photocall Facility.

Policy is subject to change at any time.


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Signature:___________________________________________________________Date:_________________________
Media Agency / Company Name:______________________________________________________________________

[Britt]

I guess I'll kick off the thread with photos!

Here's some Canadian Hawk, F/A-18D Hornet, and F/A-18F Super Hornet action...

[Britt]

Blue Angels part 1...

[Britt]

And Blue Angels part 2 (from in base)

[AeroMarvels]

Great job. Images look fantastic.

[phantomphan1974]

Blues Moon by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

0W3A9408_v1web by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

A little rudder by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

0W3A9325_v1web by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

0W3A9519_v1web by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

0W3A2806_v1web by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[Realbigtaco]

Where'd that last photo come from Damon?

[Britt]

Where'd that last photo come from Damon?

  I'd assume the same place where I got this similar image... out the window of the bus/vehicles as we were stopped and waiting as the Hornets taxied past us to the runway.