Ayala Westgrove Heights Photography Contest

[manny_illana]

Posting for Ayala Land.....
mods I hope this is OK with you....


Ayala Land Premier would like to invite you and your photography group to participate in this year’s Ayala Westgrove Heights Photography Contest which is scheduled on February 24, 2007.

Ayala Westgrove Heights is a high-end residential subdivision in Silang, Cavite populated with thousands of mango trees and blessed with beautiful rolling terrain and scenic views. There are more than 400 hectares of rolling hills with parks, lagoons, and trees.

This coming March, Ayala Westgrove Heights will hold its themed open house at the Westgrove Sportscenter. The photographs of the finalists will be exhibited in this event as well as in photo exhibits in Ayala Malls. We have invited distinguished judges to choose which among your works of art captured best the photos.


There will be two categories in the photo contest:

Hobbyists/Amateurs and Professionals

For inquiries and other details, please feel free to contact us:

Ayala Land Premier

c/o Maui Sugay
2F Tower One and Exchange Paza
Ayala Avenue, Makati
Tel No.: 841-5561
Fax No.: 759-4760
Mobile: 0917-8832602
E-mail sugay.maui@ayalaland.com.ph

Thank you very much and we look forward to your fervent participation.

[nino_carandang]

how is this gonna go down? do we go there and shoot?

[Aris Guerrero]

yeah. interested too.

[Red Dungca]

Wow! Ayala westgrove is a nice place for a photops. Its good that they opened their doors for photographers. Better grab the opportunity guys. I've been there before but I was not yet hobbyist. I hope I can get my DSLR in time for this event.

[joelhgarcia]

Ey! Im interested too... How do we get the slot?

[Ronnel Cuison]

How much kaya ang prize?

[jon-jone_javier]

They did a similar stint last year with their Ayala Greenfields Estate project over at Calamba. Twas agreed that all listed participants would go shooting for one particular day and that they would be shuttled to the site. Things seemed ok until the organizer gave their nod to several people that it was ok for them to revisit the site tomorrow but that transportation arrangements will have to be on their own. This seemed to be unfair as earlier rules stated only one date for picture taking.

Now, this made me wonder. Was this really a photo contest with guidelines to follow or an attempt at soliciting pictures at lesser expense (meaning more submitted pictures generated from lesser known photogs with different viewpoints but with equally talented outputs VS. high-paying commercial/advertising photogs).

I was fortunate enough that one of my photo entered as finalist. A bigger print was now required and when time came to submit the entry, I was asked to show the receipt as they would reimburse the cost of printing. But not one soul from the organizer told me about it.

Then came awarding time. Again off to Calamba but unfortunately could not make it this time. I was in coordination with the organizer about my condition and they couldn't care less. As per the written "rules & regualtion" of the contest, I am due to receive a token from the sponsors. I tried contacting them and coordinating with them days after the awarding but to no avail. IMHO they kept the prize for themselves since i was not present during the awarding.

So to all those joining, best be aware!

[tracy_arciaga]

so soon.. ? what are the mechanics?

[Red Dungca]

Originally Posted by jon-jone_javier

Was this really a photo contest with guidelines to follow or an attempt at soliciting pictures at lesser expense (meaning more submitted pictures generated from lesser known photogs with different viewpoints but with equally talented outputs VS. high-paying commercial/advertising photogs).

Good point here. Maybe this is one of their strategies to lessen the costs of advertising. Thanks for sharing this. I hope the mechanics they will provide to everyone is crystal clear.

[armand_apuntar]

Well, for me, as a starter and hobbyist, if the place is good then it's a good place to practice shooting. Some of us can attend the event and be there for a photoops(EB) instead of a contest then proceed to Tagaytay for another session (drinking?).