Submission deadline: LGCC Celebration of Nature

Please submit your best image for consideration in the club’s entry at: competitions.surreyphotography@gmail.com

Deadline: Sunday Nov 24 at 8pm

Theme:  The natural world.  Please see the attachment for the permitted subjects and techniques. No Hand of Man!

Attachment: CAPA-Nature-Wildlife Competition Checklist 2020

Image Size – Dimensions

You must ensure your image is re-sized to meet the following two parameters:

1. Saved as a jpg image with a maximum file size of 1.8 MB.
2. Dimensions: Maximum horizontal size: 1400 pixels and maximum vertical size: 1050 pixels.

Note: Images smaller than the maximum dimensions will ONLY be accepted when one of the image edges has a horizontal size is 1400 pixels or the vertical size is 1050 pixels.

Colour Space: Should be sRGB

Important Note – For this competition, the entrant must preserve the submitted image’s original un-retouched JPEG or RAW file. LGCC may request submission of the original file to confirm the authenticity of the submitted image and compliance with the Competition specifications.

File naming:

Please name the file with the following format:

0111-Image Title-0X-SPC-Photographer’s Name

Yes start your image with 0111- .  Replace 0X with the corresponding category:

• 01 – Botanical – subjects such as wild-flowers, plants, trees, fungi and algae. Germinated and grown without human assistance.
• 02 – Nature – animals, birds, insects, reptiles and marine subjects – under the control and feeding of humans if not obvious – such as zoos, game farms, animal preserves, aquarium, etc…
• 03 – Landscape – subjects such as weather phenomena, geological formations, landscapes, seascapes and natural phenomena, planets, stars and astronomical events – no hand of man.
• 04 – Wildlife – ONLY living and untamed mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and marine subjects – no hand of man.