COMPETITION DETAILS
Nature’s diversity and uniqueness never cease to inspire us. After all, there are more than 4,500 species of mammals and more than 9,900 types of bird worldwide, each one unique in their appearance and behavior.
This diversity is also reflected in the many different digiscoping pictures and now, they will be classified in four theme-specific categories.
DEFINITION OF DIGISCOPING
Under the terms of this competition, digiscoping pictures and videos are digital pictures and videos featuring animals that have been produced using a digital camera and a spotting scope eyepiece.
The four categories in the “Digiscoper of the Year 2016” competition are as follows:
MOVEMENT & ACTION: What criteria does my picture need to meet for the “Movement & Action” category?
- The digiscoping pictures in this category are digital photos of birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles living in the wild (NB: there is a separate category for mammals), where the focus is mainly on the creature’s movement and activity.
- Further selection criteria in addition to relevance to the theme include the complexity of the shot and the esthetic aspects of the pictures submitted.
PORTRAIT & MACRO
What criteria does my picture need to meet for the “Portrait & Macro” category?
- The digiscoping pictures in this category are portrait shots of birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles living in the wild (NB: there is a separate category for mammals), which do not fall under the “Movement & Action” category.
- Further selection criteria in addition to relevance to the theme include the complexity of the shot and the esthetic aspects of the pictures submitted.
MAMMALS
What criteria does my picture need to meet for the “Mammal” category?
- The digiscoping pictures in this category include movement & action images and portrait & macro shots of mammals living in the wild.
- Further selection criteria in addition to relevance to the theme include the complexity of the shot and the esthetic aspects of the pictures submitted.
VIDEO
What criteria does my picture need to meet for the “Video” category?
- All videos showing animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects) living in the wild are eligible for this category.
- Further selection criteria in addition to relevance to the theme include the complexity of the shot and the esthetic aspects of the pictures submitted.
PRIZES
The best 15 images and 5 videos will be published with the photographer's name on the www.digiscoperoftheyear.com homepage. For each image published, the entrant shall receive a publication fee of EUR 300.
A winner will be announced for each category. The overall winner of the “Digiscoper of the Year 2016” competition will be announced from these four category winners. The overall winner of the “Digiscoper of the Year 2016” competition will receive the following prize from SWAROVSKI OPTIK: a complete set of SWAROVSKI OPTIK digiscoping equipment (ATX or STX eyepiece module, 25-60x85 objective module, digiscoping adapter, spotting scope rail, CT 101 tripod + DH 101 tripod head).
The other three “Digiscoper of the Year 2016” category winners will each receive a pair of SWAROVSKI OPTIK EL 32 binoculars. The overall winner will not receive a separate prize for category winners.
OVERALL WINNER
A complete set of SWAROVSKI OPTIK digiscoping equipment (ATX or STX eyepiece module, 25-60x85 objective module, digiscoping adapter, spotting scope rail, CT 101 tripod + DH 101 tripod head).
CATEGORY WINNER
SWAROVSKI OPTIK EL 32 binoculars
HOW TO APPLY
Every picture must be submitted under one of the specified categories (Movement & Action, Portrait & Macro, Mammals). Pictures that fail to meet the criteria of the relevant category will not be approved by SWAROVSKI OPTIK. Pictures can only be submitted by uploading the relevant files to the official website.
Videos must be no longer than 120 seconds and must be available in a minimum quality of 720p. Videos that fail to meet the criteria of the relevant Video category will not be approved by SWAROVSKI OPTIK. Videos can only be submitted via YouTube/Vimeo.
Each entrant can submit a maximum of 5 pictures/videos per category. Every picture/video must be submitted with the following additional information:
- Name, address, telephone number, e-mail address of the photographer/person entering the image
- Details of the camera model/smartphone used (brand, model name)
- Details of the spotting scope used (brand, model name)
- Details of the eyepiece used (brand, model name)
- Details of the adapter used (brand, model name)
- Time and place the image was captured - optional
- Approximate distance from subject - optional
- Species name (type)
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.digiscoperoftheyear.com/en/home