Photographic Competition.

October 16th, 2015No CommentsNews

SHIRE HORSE EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2016

 How to enter:

The competition calls for images to be submitted at a minimum size of 300ppi, so it is recommended that entrants use a camera that takes shots of 6 megapixels or above. ENTRY IS FREE. 5 Pictures can be submitted for each entry.  Only hard copies will be accepted with your full name/address and telephone numbers on the reverse side.   Please note we are unable to return your photographs.

  • Category

There is only one category, we would like a photograph of Shires Horses in general.  No other breed will be accepted.

  • Closing Dates

The closing date will be 31 January 2016

  • Date results will be issued

The result will be announced at the English Shire Horse Spring Show on 18/19/20th March 2016

  • Prize Money

The prize money will be 1st – €50.00   2nd €25.00

  • Judges

The Judges will be John Zawadzki and Roy Fox, both are respected photographers of Shire Horses.

All photographs will be judged on the following criteria:

  1. Composition
    1. Technical ability
    2. Originality

 Where to send your photographs.

Please send your entries to:-

Mr Brian Winn

Home Farm Cottage

Gautby

Lincoln LN8 5JP

England

 

  • General rules/Terms and Conditions
  • All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured. Where an individual or a residential property, belonging to someone other than the photographer are featured, the photographer must seek permission and be prepared to provide written consent, if requested. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs.
  • We are looking for original photographs, taken by amateur photographers, NOT professionals. Entries must not have won any national competition prize previously. For the purposes of this competition, ‘national’ refers to the whole of the Europe
  • Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the Shire Horse Society. By entering the competition all entrants grant to the SHS the right to publish and exhibit their photographs.
  • If the winner is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts have been made, the SHS reserves the right to either offer the prize to a runner up, or to re-offer the prize in any future competition.

 The Winners

The top 20 photographs will be exhibited at the National show in March.

Sue Fox

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