BUPG Splash-In Competition

Fort Bovisand Plymouth

There will be two competition levels (providing there are a sufficient entries) - Beginners and Experienced.

Rules

1. Competitors may take as many images as they wish. Images may be taken in any format (RAW, TIFF or JPEG) but entries must subsequently be supplied in JPEG format.
2. There are three categories, 'Macro', 'Animal Portrait' and 'Wide-Angle'. A maximum of 4 images per entrant, and 2 in any one category will be allowed.
3. MINIMAL digital manipulation using sharpening, colour correction, brightness and contrast adjustment may be made to the whole image ONLY . No cropping is allowed. The original file should be available for inspection at the July Meeting.
4. Images should be submitted, by the specified date, in JPEG format at a maximum size of 1400 pixels wide or 1050 pixels high. Note: unless your camera sensor is a 4:3 ratio (most compacts), the final dimensions will not be 1400 x 1050. Expect something like 1400 x 900, or 1050 x 700. File names should comprise the photographer's name and the category, e.g: jsmithmacro1, jsmithmacro2, etc.
5. Competition entries will be judged in advance by an appointed judge or projected on the night of the July Meeting and judged by the audience.

 

Category Definitions

1. Macro - photograph taken of an area in front of the camera A4 size or less.
2. Wide-Angle - photograph taken of an area in front of the camera greater than A4 size.
3. Animal Portrait - photograph in which a fish or other marine animal is the main focus of the image.