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Title: Gardens in Focus Photography Competition - Entry Fee Post by: oldfellow on Monday 28 June 2010, 04:33:12 am http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome_to_bgt/feature_stories/Gardens_in_Focus_Photography_Competition
http://gardensinfocus.com.au/Enter Gardens in Focus Photography Competition Photograph a magical moment in an Australian Botanic Garden The Gardens in Focus Photography Competition invites you to show off your talents and win great prizes. Winning photos will be showcased in a major Botanic Gardens display. •Great prizes •Open to professional, amateur and student photographers •9 categories •Professional feedback for winning photographs Easy to enter Submit digital photographs online that capture plants, people or a special place taken in a favourite Australian Botanic Garden*. * Botanic Garden is defined as having the word Botanic/Botanical in its name or title Competition dates Competition opens 10 May 2010 and entries close 10 December 2010. Further information Click here to visit the Gardens in Focus website Win cash or a new camera or printing of photographs and receive publicity and acknowledgement of your photography skills. Total value of prizes over $12000 All cash prizes have been generously donated by the ResMed Foundation •$8000 cash Grand first prize - open to all entrants The title of Botanic Gardens Photographer of the Year will be given to the photographer whose single image is judged the most striking and memorable of all the entries. The photographer of the overall winning image will be awarded the first prize of $8000. •Open second prize - $1500 in cash •Open third prize - $ 500 in cash •Open fourth prize - $ 400 photographic printing •Best student photograph - the new Pentax Kx camera, the first digital SLR camera to come in different colours. It offers 12.4 megapixels, 4.7 frames per second and many more features.•All 27 Category winners (9 categories x 3 classes of professional, amateur and student) will receive handsome certificates acknowledging their winning certificate. As well the judges will give reasons for choosing each of the winning entries. Plus winning photographs will be featured in an exhibition in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney with planning underway for a travelling exhibition to other Botanic Gardens. Competition Terms and Conditions 1. Gardens in Focus Photography Competition is open to all Australian residents, excluding members of the official judging panel or members of the organising committee and their immediate families. 2. There is no limit to how many times you can enter. However, each 1-3 images submitted must have a completed entry form and an entry fee paid. 3. Submissions can only be digital but scanned slides or photos are permitted. All entries must have a minimum of 300 dpi and a maximum of 1024dpi, and if selected as a winning entry, a higher resolution image will be requested. 4. The image presented must be 100% photographic in origin. Photographs can be colour or black and white and may be taken with any type of camera. All entries must be from a single capture: you cannot add or stitch together other elements from other images or captures. Photoshop can be used to improve or enhance your single image or capture, but we request that manipulation be kept to an absolute minimum. 5. The competition is open to professionals, amateurs and students. Professional or Amateur? Amateurs are defined as those who derive no taxable income from their photography. If you have won a competition before, you can still enter, but if you have sold any of your photos and paid tax on that sale, you no longer qualify as an amateur in regard to this contest. Students are defined as those who are under the age of 18 years at the time of the closing date and are enrolled full time at a Primary or High school. As a student finalist you will be required to provide proof of age and confirmation of your status as a full time student before winners can be determined. 6. Submissions must include your full name and details, a title for the image, month and year taken, location where image was captured and short description (Up to a maximum of 100 words) of how and why the photo was taken. 7. Where a photograph entered in the competition includes an image of a person other than you, then you guarantee that you have obtained all necessary permissions from that other person (or in the case of a child, that child’s parents or lawful guardian) for the image to be used in accordance with these terms and conditions. You indemnify Friends of The Gardens against all damages, losses, costs and expenses incurred by Friends of The Gardens arising out of any failure by you to obtain the permissions mentioned above. 8. All photos must be entirely your own work and taken at an Australian Botanic Garden within the last 12 months. A Botanic Garden is defined as one that has the word Botanic/Botanical in the title. 9. Individual images that have won an award in another public photographic competition are not eligible. 10. By entering the competition, you consent to the use of your name, photograph, voice and/ or image for publicity and marketing purposes of Friends of The Gardens. However, Friends of The Gardens will not sell or give away the rights to use your photographs or personal details to any third party without seeking your prior consent. 11. You need to be aware that winning photographs will go on public display. 12. It is your responsibility to make sure your photograph is entered in the appropriate category. 13. Judging – A panel of judges will assess all images, and finalists will be contacted following the closing date. After judging, all short-listed entrants will be contacted to verify the quality of original image, and age and student status, if entering as a student. All short listed entrants will be contacted by email and will then have 10 working days to supply a high resolution file. All images not short-listed will be deleted from our server within 1 week of the announcement of the winners. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Title: Re: Gardens in Focus Photography Competition - Entry Fee Post by: oldfellow on Wednesday 08 September 2010, 05:16:08 am http://gardensinfocus.com.au/Enter
Photograph a magical moment in an Australian Botanic Garden. The Gardens in Focus Photography Competition invites you to show off your talents and win great prizes. Winning photos will be showcased in a major Botanic Gardens display. Great prizes Open to professional, amateur and student photographers 9 categories Professional feedback for winning photographs Easy to enter - submit digital photographs online that capture plants, people or a special place taken in a favourite Australian Botanic Garden*. This competition is being run on behalf of Friends of The Gardens. * Botanic Garden is defined as having the word Botanic/Botanical in its name or title How to Enter Photography Competition $6.00 entry fee per photo (all money raised goes to Friends of The Gardens) - Decide which photographs in jpeg format you wish to enter. The maximum photo size is 1024 pixels wide* to allow for quick and easy uploading. * What does this mean? If you are not sure of the size of your photo: find the pixel size by holding the cursor above your photo in My Pictures. You can try resizing under My Pictures navigation button. OR Go to the resize option in the 'Pic Resize' area below. TIP: Once you have resized your image, right click on the image, 'save as' and give it a different name in your computer. Then you are ready to upload the renamed (and resized) image. This will protect your original image. - Now you are ready to enter the competition. Decide on which number of photographs you wish to enter and click on that box. Click on the number of photos you wish to enter. Need to resize your photo? Click on the icon below and resize your photos online immediately for free (automatically set at 1024 pixels wide and the height will auto-adjust proportionally). TIP: Once you have resized your image, save it as a different name in your computer and then upload the renamed (and resized) image Please note: A new browser will open so you will not lose this website. WIN GREAT PRIZES Win cash or printing of your photographs plus receive publicity and acknowledgement of your photographic skills. Total value of prizes over $12000 All cash prizes have been generously donated by the ResMed Foundation •$8000 cash Grand first prize - open to all entrants The title of Botanic Gardens Photographer of the Year will be given to the photographer whose single image is judged the most striking and memorable of all the entries. The photographer of the overall winning image will be awarded the first prize of $8000. •Open second prize - $1500 in cash •Open third prize - $ 500 in cash •Open fourth prize - $ 400 photographic printing •All 27 Category winners (9 categories x 3 classes of professional, amateur and student) will receive handsome certificates acknowledging their winning certificate. As well the judges will give reasons for choosing each of the winning entries. Plus winning photographs will be featured in an exhibition in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney with planning underway for a travelling exhibition to other Botanic Gardens. *** Remember the deadline for entries in the 2010 competition closes on 10th December, 2010 Terms & Conditions for Photography Competition Competition Terms and Conditions 1. Gardens in Focus Photography Competition is open to all Australian residents, excluding members of the official judging panel or members of the organising committee and their immediate families. 2. There is no limit to how many times you can enter. However, each 1-3 images submitted must have a completed entry form and an entry fee paid. 3. Submissions can only be digital but scanned slides or photos are permitted. All entries must be in jpeg format and have a minimum of 300 dpi and a maximum pixel width of 1024 as initial selection will be undertaken on computers. When resizing your image ensure the "maintain aspect ratio" option is selected and the vertical dimension will be maintained. If your image is selected as a winning entry, a higher resolution file will be requested for printing. 4. The image presented must be 100% photographic in origin. Photographs can be colour or black and white and may be taken with any type of camera. All entries must be from a single capture: you cannot add or stitch together other elements from other images or captures. Photoshop can be used to improve or enhance your single image or capture, but we request that manipulation be kept to an absolute minimum. Please note that Dynamic and High Dynamic Range images are acceptable for entries. 5. The competition is open to professionals, amateurs and students. Professional or Amateur? Amateurs are defined as those who derive no taxable income from their photography. If you have won a competition before, you can still enter, but if you have sold any of your photos and paid tax on that sale, you no longer qualify as an amateur in regard to this contest. Students are defined as those who are under the age of 18 years at the time of the closing date and are enrolled full time at a Primary or High school. As a student finalist you will be required to provide proof of age and confirmation of your status as a full time student before winners can be determined. 6. Submissions must include your full name and details, a title for the image, month and year taken, location where image was captured and short description (Up to a maximum of 100 words) of how and why the photo was taken. 7. Where a photograph entered in the competition includes an image of a person other than you, then you guarantee that you have obtained all necessary permissions from that other person (or in the case of a child, that child’s parents or lawful guardian) for the image to be used in accordance with these terms and conditions. You indemnify Friends of The Gardens against all damages, losses, costs and expenses incurred by Friends of The Gardens arising out of any failure by you to obtain the permissions mentioned above. 8. All photos must be entirely your own work and taken at an Australian Botanic Garden within the last 12 months. A Botanic Garden is defined as one that has the word Botanic/Botanical in the title. 9. Individual images that have won an award in another public photographic competition are not eligible. 10. By entering the competition, you consent to the use of your name, photograph, voice and/ or image for publicity and marketing purposes of Friends of The Gardens. However, Friends of The Gardens will not sell or give away the rights to use your photographs or personal details to any third party without seeking your prior consent. 11. You need to be aware that winning photographs will go on public display. 12. It is your responsibility to make sure your photograph is entered in the appropriate category. 13. Judging – A panel of judges will assess all images, and finalists will be contacted following the closing date. After judging, all short-listed entrants will be contacted to verify the quality of original image, and age and student status, if entering as a student. All short listed entrants will be contacted by email and will then have 10 working days to supply a high resolution file. All images not short-listed will be deleted from our server within 1 week of the announcement of the winners. |