Fabulous Kowa optics competition, open to all Birdforum members and readers of Birdwatching Magazine, Please read the rules VERY carefully
The competition runs from Saturday 23rd of February 2013 until June 30th 2013 and is open to any member of Birdforum worldwide.
The rules of the competition are as follows:
1. Up to three images can be entered for the Kowa’s Anniversary Photography/Digiscoping Competition 2013. All images must depict wild birds which are not in any way restrained.
2. These may be digital images or scans of colour transparencies. Colour transparencies and prints are NOT permitted. Entries will be judged not only on technical excellence, but also on originality, scientific interest, aesthetic appeal and artistic composition.
3. Photographs must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere, although images previously posted on websites are acceptable. All entries must be taken within the start and finish date of the competition.
4. The awarded photographs may be used at the discretion of Kowa Group and subsidiaries and the editor of Birdwatching magazine. By entering images for this competition, entrants agree to these terms. Copyright of images remains with the photographer and use subsequent by Kowa Group and Birdwatching magazine is unrestricted.
5. A brief account must accompany each photograph, giving the circumstances in which it was obtained, the method used, technical details (exposure and shutter speed, ISO rating, make and model of lens and camera body etc), locality, date and species of bird.
6. Images with minor adjustments, are acceptable. Manipulation of images shall be restricted as follows:
- Use of levels and curves and other tools to adjust contrast, brightness, exposure and colour saturation, and for minor cleaning work to remove dust spots.
- Images can be sharpened and noise removed. Cloning is forbidden.
- Images may be cropped to enhance their aesthetic appeal and artistic composition. Adding content is expressly forbidden.
- All winning entries must be able to be supplied to the judges by email in JPG format and at least 2600 pixels along the longest side at the end of the competition. Images that are over-cropped to the extent that the quality is compromised, will not be accepted.
- Details of all image manipulation, together with a note of the software used, shall also be submitted, together with the original RAW or JPEG file from the camera.
- Manipulation that in any way changes the ‘science’ of the picture (for example, even minor changes to feather detail) is expressly forbidden.
- ALL entries are accepted only on the above conditions.
7. Prizes:
1 Grand Prize Winner - TSN-883 with New TE-11WZ in 60th Anniversary Package worth £5000
2 Runners up Prize Winners - GENESIS33-8 Binoculars.
2 3rd Prize Winners - NEW Kowa Binoculars
7 Runners up Photos selected to be used for the calendar
8. The closing date for entries is 30th of June 2013.
9. Entries must be submitted online at www.birdforum.net in the Birdforum gallery, in Kowa Competition category HERE
10. Please ensure that your email address in your birdforum account is correct and please email [email protected] after submitting your entry/entries with your postal address and the titles of your submitted entries.
11. The competition is free to enter.
12. The judges are: Paul Hackett, Roy Halpin, Mike Weedon and Takaya Kanouchi.
13. The judges’ decision is final.
14. Winners will be announced at Birdfair 2013.
Good luck to you all
The competition runs from Saturday 23rd of February 2013 until June 30th 2013 and is open to any member of Birdforum worldwide.
The rules of the competition are as follows:
1. Up to three images can be entered for the Kowa’s Anniversary Photography/Digiscoping Competition 2013. All images must depict wild birds which are not in any way restrained.
2. These may be digital images or scans of colour transparencies. Colour transparencies and prints are NOT permitted. Entries will be judged not only on technical excellence, but also on originality, scientific interest, aesthetic appeal and artistic composition.
3. Photographs must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere, although images previously posted on websites are acceptable. All entries must be taken within the start and finish date of the competition.
4. The awarded photographs may be used at the discretion of Kowa Group and subsidiaries and the editor of Birdwatching magazine. By entering images for this competition, entrants agree to these terms. Copyright of images remains with the photographer and use subsequent by Kowa Group and Birdwatching magazine is unrestricted.
5. A brief account must accompany each photograph, giving the circumstances in which it was obtained, the method used, technical details (exposure and shutter speed, ISO rating, make and model of lens and camera body etc), locality, date and species of bird.
6. Images with minor adjustments, are acceptable. Manipulation of images shall be restricted as follows:
- Use of levels and curves and other tools to adjust contrast, brightness, exposure and colour saturation, and for minor cleaning work to remove dust spots.
- Images can be sharpened and noise removed. Cloning is forbidden.
- Images may be cropped to enhance their aesthetic appeal and artistic composition. Adding content is expressly forbidden.
- All winning entries must be able to be supplied to the judges by email in JPG format and at least 2600 pixels along the longest side at the end of the competition. Images that are over-cropped to the extent that the quality is compromised, will not be accepted.
- Details of all image manipulation, together with a note of the software used, shall also be submitted, together with the original RAW or JPEG file from the camera.
- Manipulation that in any way changes the ‘science’ of the picture (for example, even minor changes to feather detail) is expressly forbidden.
- ALL entries are accepted only on the above conditions.
7. Prizes:
1 Grand Prize Winner - TSN-883 with New TE-11WZ in 60th Anniversary Package worth £5000
2 Runners up Prize Winners - GENESIS33-8 Binoculars.
2 3rd Prize Winners - NEW Kowa Binoculars
7 Runners up Photos selected to be used for the calendar
8. The closing date for entries is 30th of June 2013.
9. Entries must be submitted online at www.birdforum.net in the Birdforum gallery, in Kowa Competition category HERE
10. Please ensure that your email address in your birdforum account is correct and please email [email protected] after submitting your entry/entries with your postal address and the titles of your submitted entries.
11. The competition is free to enter.
12. The judges are: Paul Hackett, Roy Halpin, Mike Weedon and Takaya Kanouchi.
13. The judges’ decision is final.
14. Winners will be announced at Birdfair 2013.
Good luck to you all
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