Cannot enter comp because of incorrect photo date

[kalium]

I tried entering a photo in the comp, but I get this error:

Photo was taken on 0000-00-00, but photos for this competition must be taken on or after 2013-07-01.

Now clearly this photo was not taken a 0 AD, but was in fact taken last month. I guess I will have to go in and modify the EXIF data myself to get around this?

Cheers.

[Hallu]

Right click on your file, properties, details, origin section and you can modify the date yourself easily.

[Son of a Beach]

Modifying the EXIF is one way to get around this. Of course the system depends on the honesty of the people entering photos if they are editing EXIF data.

If you can't edit the EXIF, another option is to delete the EXIF data completely (if you can't do that easily, convert it to PNG, and then convert back again - PNG doesn't do EXIF).

Then enter it into the competition.

You'll then get a warning that the date of the photo can't be determined and the entry is only a tentative entry. It will display a link to click on in order to email your proof of date to the competition admin. Click the link and send some sort of proof of date taken. Not sure of the current status, but when I was the competition admin, it didn't take much to convince me. The admin can then log into the system and enter the actual date taken into the system which will complete the entry into the system.

[kalium]

Thanks guys, I ended up just stripping the data as that seemed to be the easiest for me. I did start a thread in the trip reports when I got back from the hike, but then again, maybe that was just a ruse to help me get into the photo competition.

[kalium]

So I guess my photo wasn't accepted ?