Photocompete

• Copyright: Photographer retains full copyright of material. Friends of the Botanic Gardens reserves the right to use selected images for the promotion of contests.
• Entry fee: AU$6.00 per one image
• Entry deadline: 10th December 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, amateur, professional and youth, worldwide.

Categories:

1. Plant Portraiture 
2. Garden Views 
3. Garden Creatures 
4. Youth competition (open to those under 21 years old)
5. International Botanic Gardens

Prizes:

• Grand First Prize – $8,000 cash
• Second prize – $1,500 in cash
• Third prize – $500 in cash
• Winning photographs are featured in an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney and the prestigeous International Garden Photographer of the Year competition.

Image requirements: JPG format; 1024 x 768 pixels for landscape format and 768 high x 564 wide for portrait mode; image file size between 500 Kb and 1 Mb.

There is no limit to how many times a photographer may enter. Online submission only. The photos must be taken at an Australian or New Zealand botanic garden for categories 1 to 4 or an international botanic garden for category 5, within the 12 months before competition closing.

Judging criteria:

• Technical ability including appropriate focal precision and exposure, control of camera shake, white balance and image resolution.
• Creative vision including composition and graphic quality, use of colour or tones and the degree of originality in the interpretation of the scene.
• Images with depth and feeling will also score highly.

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