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8TH APS NATIONAL EXHIBITION NATURE 2021
CLOSING DATE SUNDAY 7TH NOVEMBER
aps aproval no. 2021/26 ENTRY OPEN SOON
Entry: www.apsnature.myphotoclub.com.au
By entering this national your images may be used for the APS entry into the prestigious 2022 FIAP Nature Biennial.
SECTIONS
The nature definition applies to all catagories
A. OPEN NATURE
B. WILDLIFE
C. MACRO
D. MARSUPIALS IN MOTION
Four images allowed per section.
COST
$10 for APS members, $30.00 for non-APS members.
For any enquiries relating to the exhibition rules or information please contact: Brian Russell EFIAP FAPS - Exhibition Director >>
For any enquiries relating to the entrance fees please contact:
Stella Fava, APS Secretary Tel. 02 9890 9795 or Stella Fava >>
Open | 28th September 2021 |
Close | 7th November 2021 |
Judging Commences | 19th November 2021 |
Reports by | 17th December 2021 |
Awards
- Presented to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze placing in each section (Herbert Medallions)
- Silver plaque for the most successful exhibitor
- At the discretion of the judges, acceptances in each section, which have not received a placing, may be awared a Merit or Highly Commended.
Definitions
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.
A marsupial is any of more than 250 species belonging to the infraclass Metatheria, which is sometimes called Marsupialia. The mammalian group is characterized by premature birth and continued development of the newborn while attached to the nipples on the mother’s lower belly. While not a universal feature, many marsupial species have a pouch, also called a marsupium.
For futher explanation please visit this page.
REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURE IMAGES IN APS APPROVED NATIONAL NATURE EXHIBITIONS (January 2015)
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Image Format
- The filename must not have more than 48 characters including spaces and the .jpg extension. Do not include any other information in the filename or on the image.
- The maximum horizontal dimension is 1920 pixels and the maximum vertical dimension is 1200 pixels for each image, inclusive of any border.
- Each image file should be in the sRGB. JPEG-format for IBM-PC and a maximum of 2mb in file size.
- IMAGES should be EITHER 1920 pixels wide (horizontal), OR 1200 pixels high (vertical), OR 1200 pixels wide and high (square), depending on orientation.
- IMAGE TITLES - Each image must have a unique title. Images without a title will not be judged. Images must not include “.jpg” or “.jpeg” in the main title. Examples:
✅ “titlexxxx.jpg” is acceptable.
❌ “titlexxxjpg.jpg” is not acceptable.
❌ “titlexxx.jpg.jpg” is not acceptable
Words such as “untitled” or “no title” are not acceptable as part of or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames or titles consisting of only numbers.
Titles must use the English alphabet and can contain no more than 90 characters (including spaces). Image titles may be in a foreign language, but the English alphabet must be used.
The titles of digital images should be exactly as you want them to appear in the catalogue.
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image or print mount. or in the exif data
- For judging purposes images will be displayed exactly as submitted and as such the image should be uploaded in the correct orientation. Organizers will not alter, resize or rotate images. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure uploaded images and accompanying data are correct. Images and their accompanying entry details which do not meet the entry criteria may be rejected for judging.
Judges
David Rowlands EFIAP FAPS PPSA
Sally Hinton EFIAP MAPS AV-FAPS PPSA
Ian Robertson AFIAP FAPS