The Saint George VADON Association announces the III. TransNatura International Nature Photo contest.
The basic requirement is that the recordings have to be made of natural habitats without disturbing the wildlife. On the photos only wild animals can be included, pictures taken of captive animals can not compete in the contest.
Categories
There are two categories.
- A Category: Open: any type of nature photography, representing animals, plants, landscape, macro and so on
- B Category : The Art of flying: nature photographies that represent the movement of flying animals, the dynamics of movement and the beauty of flying
Prizes
A total number of seven competition prizes will be awarded:
TransNatura Award ( Grand Prize ): 1,000 Euro;
A-Category:
- 1st Prize - 600 Euro
- 2nd Prize - 400 Euro
- 3rd Prize - 200 Euro
B-Category:
- 1st Prize - 600 Euro
- 2nd Prize - 400 Euro
- 3rd Prize - 200 Euro
Entry Requirements
A candidate may enter into competition with at most four pictures per category.
The pictures for the competition are supposed to be submitted in the form of digital images, in .jpg format. Long edge of the photo should be 1920 pixels, 300 dpi resolution, and the size must not exceed 10 MB. The images must be in RGB color scene. Changing essential design elements of the recordings is not allowed. By processing of the images only the following digital corrections are permitted: Levels, gradation curves, color balance, hue / saturation and brightness / contrast / shadow / highlight. The organizers have the right to request the original resolution images, if the candidate does not send in the images as requested by the organizers, he or she shall be excluded from the competition. The submitted entries to the contest must not contain any entries or water marks.
The award-winning pictures and those selected for the exhibition will be later on requested in high resolution from the participants, that will be printed in 90x70 cm size. The pictures sent by the applicant should be named as follows: Category_Surname_Name__number_title of the picture. Example: A_SzaboIstvan_01_Soliture.jpg
Eligibility
The application is open, amateur as well as professional photographers are invited from all over the world, except the members of the jury and the organizers.
Entry Fee
The entry fee is 10 Euro for a category, 15 Euro for two categories (or the equivalent of the value in lei, according to the official exchange rate) which should be transferred into the RO52BTRLRONCRT0235072401 (RON) or RO02BTRLEURCRT0235072401 (EUR) bank account, or in PayPal system transnatura@vadon.ro. Please refer to the name of the applicant when transfer is made. Bank SWIFT code: BTRLRO22 The application will be considered valid only from the time of the fee payment.
How to Enter
- Register on the official website.
- Upload photos.
- Submit online application.
- Make a payment.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://vadon.ro/english/40