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BigPicture Competition 2023

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BigPicture contest 2016Divisions:

  • Terrestrial Wildlife
  • Winged Life
  • Landscapes, Waterscapes & Flora
  • Aquatic Life
  • Art of Nature
  • Human / Nature
  • 2022 Photo Story—A Master of Time

Prizes:

  • Grand Prize (1 total): $5,000 cash
  • First Place for each category (7 total, including Photo Story category): $1,000 cash

Image requirements: .jpg or .jpeg format in Adobe RGB; must be 120 dpi; should be a minimum of 1920 px on the long edge and maximum 3000 px. No borders, watermarks or signatures allowed. Winners will need to provide raw file.

Online submission of digital photographs via the website.

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PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FOR YOU:
There are two kinds of camera lens filters that landscape photographers typically use to improve their images. One is the polarizing filter, which manages reflections, suppresses glare, and darkens skies to a deep blue to make the clouds pop. The other is the neutral density filter, which filters out a certain amount of light from entering the lens to allow the use of slower shutter speeds, wider apertures, and/or higher ISO levels without overexposing the image. Polarizing filters instantly improve the colors and overall appearance of your landscape photographs. The ND filter may need some getting used to in order to make the best use of it for common landscape photography techniques. If you’re on a budget, we suggest getting the circular polarizer first and then leveling up with an ND filter to enjoy motion blur effects and capture those velvety smooth streams. An accessory that many beginner landscape shooters may not always remember to get but we (and many professional photographers) would recommend that you include in your camera bag is a shutter release, which can be very handy when you can’t use a fast shutter speed. This small remote or cabled control device connects to your camera so you don’t have to touch your camera and risk blurring your images when you click the shutter during long exposures.