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Nature Photo ContestWhen it comes to which nature photo contest to enter there are many choices. Some are country secific such as the BWPA (British Wildlife Photography Awards), or the prizes or prestige are not very appealing.
So we have come up with the big-five in nature photo competitions:
• Getaway / Fuji-Film Wildlife Photo Competition
There's a saying: You've got to be in it to win it! It's worth the small effort to send some of your better photographs into these contests - you'll never know if your pictures are good enough if you don't at least send them in to be judged!
Some advice if you are entering these competitions for the first time:1. Please read the rules and stick to them.Your image will be disqualified if the rules are not obeyed.For example, the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has a minimum pixel requirement of 10 megapixels so please ensure you have a camera with enough megapixels otherwise your photograph, no matter how good, will be disqualified. When we first entered the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest in 2008 the minimum pixel requirement was 6 megapixels. In the 2010 contest the minimum had increased to 10 megapixels! Professional photographers have always said that you should get the best possible lens and the body is not as important, but if you want to enter photo contests it looks like you need to ensure that the camera has a minimum number of pixels when you are buying!
2. Please don't over-sharpen your images.When sharpening you must increase the size of the image to 100% so that you can see the effect of the sharpening.If you cannot afford Photoshop there are a number of free photo editing programs that you should check out.
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