Queensland Police Games Equestrian 2009

The annual Queensland Police Games Equestrian - All Breeds Performance Show was held at the Burpengary Equestrian Centre on the 18th September.
The Games were open to all Police Services and Emergency Services employees and their immediate family members. It was a great day to spend with family and friends enjoying a variety of equestrian events.

The Judge on the day was the very experienced and capable Leanne Bartlett, and was assisted by steward Karen Peek. Leanne is a NRHA International & Reining Australia judge, and has been an AQHA and Open HSAA Judge for many years.

You couldn't have asked for a better day weather wise, it was fine and warm. It was almost a little too warm on the grass arena at times, but there was a welcomed breeze that kept things cool.

The very happy duo Lisa Caie and Anicara showed to the best of their ability and were rewarded for their efforts with the gold medal in the Led Hack event.

Western Performance multiple class winners - Susan Maxwell and the very eye catching paint horse gelding Something Picture Perfect smile for the camera.

There was a good variety of events including Led, Western Performance, English Performance, Hacking, Jumping, Sporting. The Harness events were the last classes of the day but by no means any less enjoyable.

Ian Taylor and Mistabar Legend Spirit are shown here putting on an impressive performance in the Open Pleasure Driving. After the results were tallied they took out an honourable reserve placing and a silver medal.

Kim Charlton aboard her beautiful coloured gelding Wordsmith were a captivating team to watch as they went through their paces in style and won gold as the Open Hack Champions.

Carla Adams and Go With The Flow jumped a clear and bold round to take out gold in the Open Working Hunter event.

To view or purchase images taken on the day please go to our Equine Page

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Copyright Laws & The Photo You Have Purchased

The general public are often unaware of the restrictions and copyright laws that apply to a photograph.

This covers only the very basics of copyright laws to inform people purchasing images what they can and can't do with that image they have purchased for personal use.

Copyright protects photographs and a range of other materials such as other artistic works including paintings, drawings and maps. Written material including novels, written articles, musical works and also films.

Therefore, unless there is an agreement to the contrary (such as a wedding contract where you are shooting for a client) the general rule is that the photographer is the owner of the copyright as the creator of that work.

Photographers that own the copyright to their photos have exclusive right to:

• reproduce the photos by making prints, copies etc.
• publish the photos and make them available to the public
• use the photos for advertising and marketing, putting on websites etc.

Photographers have moral rights that impose certain obligations on people who use a copyright work. As a photographer you have the right to:

• be credited as the creator of your photos
• take legal action if your work is used without permission
• take legal action if your work is distorted or mistreated in a way that harms your honour or reputation.

No photographs cannot be altered in whole or in part, reproduced, manipulated, scanned, copied, transmitted in any form be it electronic, digital or other, including but not limited to images being used and posted on other websites, for advertising, for personal use or for any other reason.
It is certainly cheaper to pay for the photo you want then end up knee deep in an expensive legal argument. It would cost more in fuel to get to court these days!
I won't go into depth about Copyright Laws, but if interested or if you are a photographer and want to know more about this subject then go to: http://www.copyright.org.au/

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