Photocompete

• Copyright: You maintain full copyright over your image and grant the organisers a license to display the image for the purposes of providing this service.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 2nd November 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers worldwide.

Theme: Shadow

A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object. It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it.

Prizes:

• 1st Prize – Adobe Photoshop Elements worth $100, Bulkr Pro software worth $30 and NOD32 Home edition
• 2nd Prize – Software Package of Flickr Pro and Bulkr Pro worth $55 from Bulkr Pro
• 3rd Prize – Bulkr Pro software worth $30

Only one photograph may be submitted per participant. The Image Park Internal Selection Team would select 50 photos for nomination for the finalist round which would lead to prize categories.

Image requirements: minimum 1200pixel by 1600 pixels and file size must be from 500 Kb to 1.5 Mb only. HDR, sepia tone, and duotone image is not eligible. Manipulation of image should be kept at a minimum (such as saturation, contrast, auto contrast, auto level, auto color). No border or frame may be added to image. No watermark, signature, or copyright notice may be added to image.    

Judging criteria:

• relevancy to the theme
• Focus / Sharpness
• Composition / Arrangement
• Lighting
• Creativity in conveying the theme “SHADOW”

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.theimagepark.com/index.php?cm