Photographic competitions

[MHD]

Further to the thread on the Cannon image comp: What comps do you know of and what are thier pros and cons..

Australian Pic of the Day:
http://www.apotd.com.au
Pros: Nice people, entrant retains all IP even if he wins, prizes for pic of the month, mostly free (see cons)
Cons: You have to pay to get a better chance of winning (your image becomes elidgable for more categories), the paid categories have the best prizes

[mudder]

There's one on at the Tamron site:
http://www.tamronterritory.com.au/

Haven't entered yet, subject theme is:
Quote:"We're looking for an image that was taken in the great outdoors – anywhere in Australia or the world. The shot should be the consummate "travel photograph" – something that shows your engagement with the world you saw through your lens at the time. It could be a stunning landscape, a picture of fellow travellers doing something crazy or interesting on their holidays."

1st prize = Adventure tours NT holiday
2nd prize = Tamron Di 11-18mm lens
3rd prize = Tamron Di 18-200mm lens

[Wacky]

Thanks to 'kanthan' from OCAU:

1st Prize: $5000
2nd Prize - 26th Prize: $400 (a fee for displaying your work in public)

Need to get works submitted before 5pm 26th of July 2005. Theres a PDF on the site with specifications on how work is supposed to be submitted.

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/GrantsAndAwards/SydneyLifePhotographyExhibition.asp

[leek]

Thanks to 'kanthan' from OCAU:

1st Prize: $5000
2nd Prize - 26th Prize: $400 (a fee for displaying your work in public)

Need to get works submitted before 5pm 26th of July 2005. Theres a PDF on the site with specifications on how work is supposed to be submitted.

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/GrantsAndAwards/SydneyLifePhotographyExhibition.asp

Looks like it could be fun, but I might have to borrow someone's D2x - Submitted images if selected will be displayed in a format of 3.5m x 2.33m... Admittedly it only needs to be at 75 dpi, but still

[Matt. K]

To all forum members...GO FOR IT!

[rjlhughes]

I didn't see this when I posted a note about the City of Sydney comp last night on Events....


may I suggest that Events might be the best spot for competition notices.....


But good to see the attention that they're getting here.

[shinwood]

There's one on at the Tamron site:
http://www.tamronterritory.com.au/

Haven't entered yet, subject theme is:
Quote:"We're looking for an image that was taken in the great outdoors – anywhere in Australia or the world. The shot should be the consummate "travel photograph" – something that shows your engagement with the world you saw through your lens at the time. It could be a stunning landscape, a picture of fellow travellers doing something crazy or interesting on their holidays."

1st prize = Adventure tours NT holiday
2nd prize = Tamron Di 11-18mm lens
3rd prize = Tamron Di 18-200mm lens

Thanks Mudder, just entered.
Fingers and toes crossed!
Sonny

[WadeM]

ANother sort of expo that ya'll might like to enter is http://www.absolutcut.com.au

They've actually already got a published thumb book from when it first started. I've got 2 cuts(photos) in their gallery FWIW.

Can't remember the conditions of IP.

--Wade

[leek]

Going back to the City of Sydney one... Is there any way that we can submit a photo suitable for printing at 3.5m x 2.33m???

By my calcs that would mean a photo of about 10000 pixels by 6800 pixels... Do any of the upsizing tools do that good a job that they can more than triple the size of a photo?

[rjlhughes]

The Absolut cuts one is so based on flickr and google isn't it. Interesting that the advertising people moved so fast on that.