Competition Rules:
This is to remind you that submission for our 5th competition of the 2023-2024 Photo Fredericton season is now open, you have till Sunday March 10, 2024 to submit a maximum of two images each to this competition. This Months Theme is Macro/Close-up Photography
Submission requirements:
Please Submit Images to Gabriele Ehnes-Lily at photofrederictoncompetition@gmail.com
PEASE NOTE: If you do not receive a confirmation that we’ve received your image submission within 24 hours. it means we have not received it.
Submission timeline is today Tuesday March 5, 2024 to Sunday March 10 , 2024 @ midnight.
File Naming
The image should be named FirstName.LastName-Title-XX.jpg, where XX = 01 or 02
Images specification:
You must ensure your image is re-sized to meet the following two parameters: Changes to sizes as indicated below.
1. It is saved as a jpg image with a maximum file size of 2 MB.
2. Dimensions: Minimum horizontal size: 1400 pixels to a Maximum of 2400px Minimum vertical size: 1050px to a Maximum of 2000px on the long edge.
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 a vertical size is 1050 pixels. For example square image – 1050 x 1050 pixels; landscape 1400 x 800 pixels; or portrait 700 x 1050 pixels.
Note: Images will NOT be rotated by the judges and will be scored as submitted.
Scope of Competition
For this competition, the focus is on the principle of extreme magnification in capturing items or elements not normally viewed.
Open Theme – image can be fish, insect, mammal, reptile, plant, vegetable, fruit, flowers, water drops, spider webs, money, object, etc…
Both detailed and accurate representation of a subject and creative interpretation and impression through selective focus, etc… are acceptable.
The terms ‘close-up’ and ‘macro’ are often used to describe the same type of magnification of an image. However technically speaking, a ‘close-up’ is an image with a reproduction ratio ranging from 1:10 to just below life size. Whereas ‘macro’ is life size (1:1) to 10:1 life size.
Close-up photography covers a broader range of lens options and techniques to achieve maximum magnification. The key emphasis of this competition is to “filling the frame is paramount” without the requirement of cropping the image in post processing. Therefore, appropriate composition is required at the time of image capture.
For this competition, you can use a dedicated macro prime lens, zoom lens, or a regular lens using a diopter, extension tubes, bellows, close up filters, lens extender or reverse lens. A combination of these devices are also permitted.
Editing Criteria
Restricted Editing – Images cannot be cropped in post processing to simulate a macro image. Therefore, the appropriate composition must be taken at time of image capture.
Editing may include basic clean up, white balance adjustment, tone adjustments color correction, clarity, vibrance, saturation, sharpening and dodging/burning – as well as focus stacking, multiple exposure.
IMPORTANT NOTE – For this competition, the Entrant must preserve the original JPG or RAW formatted files containing the metadata details.
Colour or black & white or monochrome images are permitted.
You can forward any questions to me at the email above.
