Photocompete

• Copyright: Competition Participants authorize the Organizer to use non-exclusively and free of charge the Entries delivered for the Competition within the scope defined in par. 3.8.2 for 5 years starting from the date of announcing Competition results, Competition Participants authorize the Organizer to use non-exclusively and free of charge the Entries delivered for the Competition within the scope defined in par. 3.8.2 for 5 years starting from the date of announcing Competition results
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 30th April 2020
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

Prizes:

• Deep Sky Objects
  • 1st prize: PLN 1.500 (approx. USD 380)
  • 2nd prize PLN 1.000
  • 3rd prize: PLN 500
• Solar System Objects
  • 1st prize: PLN 900
  • 2nd prize PLN 400
  • 3rd prize: PLN 300
• Astrolandscape
  • 1st prize: PLN 1.000
  • 2nd prize PLN 500
  • 3rd prize: PLN 300

Categories:

1. Deep sky objects
2. Solar System objects
3. Astrolandscape

Competition results will be announced till 31 May 2020.

Enter a single photograph or a series of photographs. Online submission of digital photographs via the website. A Participant may register maximum 5 Competition Entries (photographs) jointly in all categories

Image requirements: .jpg or .tiff format; max 50 Mb in file size. No signatures, descriptions, or watermarks. Prize-winners will be asked to send data needed to sign the agreement mentioned in par. 6.3, as well as .jpg or .tiff files in minimum resolution 3000 x 4500 px at 300 dpi, saved in form of an electronic file on a CD

Judging criteria:

• content:  object type, observed brightness, level of difficulties in observing an object, phenomenon exotics (uniqueness), etc.
• aesthetics: object visual attractiveness, picture sharpness, noise reduction, etc.

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