Introduction
Nature, with its rich variety of life, is always full of fascinating scenes that touch our hearts. With the popularity of digital photography, capturing those scenes is no longer a difficult task. The Joint – University Wildlife Photo Competition aims to stimulate students' interest in observing and appreciating the rich biodiversity of the natural world, and capturing their favorite pictures through their cameras. More people would also have a chance to appreciate the beauty of natural wildlife through an exhibition of the competing photos afterwards.
Objectives
+To promote the observation and appreciation of natural wildlife
+To increase the ecological understanding of participants and audience
+To promote wildlife photography
Target
All postgraduate, undergraduate and associate degree students of participating universities
Categories
Digital Camera (DC) Group
Digital Single - Lens Reflex (DSLR) Group
Awards
A Champion, a First – runner up, a Second – runner up and 5 Merit prizes will be selected from each group. Prize - winners would obtain the following prizes, a certificate and a 8R printed prize - winning photo.
Champion
+1 seat for Certificate in Ecotourism
+1 seat for Dolphin Watches Tours
+1 Reecho Rapids 18 backpack
1st Runner-up
+1 seat for Dolphin Watches Tours
+1 Reecho Anywhere back pack
2nd Runner-up
+1 seat for Dolphin Watches Tours
+1 Reecho Swift II
Merit
+1 Reecho Campack Towel
+2 episodes of Magzine "郊野探索"
*All prize - winners would also obtain
+1 copy of "Journey through HK Country Trails"
+1 copy of "Cross Country Tactics – A Technical Guide to Professional Cross Country Training"
Prize - winners would be notified by email from the organizer.
Submission:
+ Download and fill in the application form from http://www.sendspace.com/file/drtzrn and send it to jupc2009@gmail.com (using " ENTRY" as the subject) together with the photos (with the titles as the file names)
+ The entry should be in JPEG format and contain exif . No print or film submissions will be accepted. The resolution of the photo should be at least 3-megapixels with file size being less than 5mb.
+ Equipment used: DC or DSLR respectively for each group.
+ Date of photo - taking is not necessary in the entry.
+ All submitted photos must have a title and the shooting location should be stated for reference.
+ Submitted photos can be accompanied by a descriptive passage of not more than 50 words. Identification of species shown in the photos is encouraged.
Submission Deadline:
24th March, 2009
Rules
+ Photographs must be in digital format. No print or film submissions will be accepted.
+ Entrants can submit at most 3 entries in each group.
+ Cropping, red eye correction, MINOR burning, dodging and color correction are acceptable. Any changes to the original Photograph not itemized here are unacceptable and will render the Photograph ineligible for a prize. The Organizing Committee and the Judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.
+ No signature, stamp or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry.
+ Entries submitted must be entrants’ original works. Prior to submission, entrants must not have offered their entries for sale, publication (including online publication) of their entries or involve in any other competitions with any of their entries.
+ Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the organizer. And it is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that all the necessary permissions (full copyright) are obtained from any people in their entries.
+ By entering the competition all entrants grant to the organizer the right to publish, exhibit, reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform their entries, and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the Competition and promotion of the Competition, in any media. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses.
+ The organizer reserves the right of making any final decision.
+ Members of the organizing committee and the judging committee will not be allowed to take part in this competition.
+ The organizer reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage without informing entrants in advance.
+ By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and the organizer reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time and in its absolute discretion, if the organizer has reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules.
Judges
Mr. Dickson Wong
- spokesperson of HKWildlife.net, committee members of Society of Hong Kong Nature Explorers
Mr. Henry Lui
- conservationist and wildlife photographer
Mr. Samson So
- freelance ecologist, natural writer and photographer
Selection
1st - round: 20 pieces of entries from each group will be selected by the organizing committee
2nd - round: Selected entries from the 1st - round selection would be further assessed by the Judges.
All selection will be done according to the following judging criteria:
Content: 60%
Photographic Technique: 40%
Prize - Giving Ceremony
Date: 18th April, 2009 (Sat)
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Sun Yat-sen Plaza, the University of Hong Kong.
Traveling Exhibition
A traveling exhibition of the prize-winning photos will be held in participating Universities and from 25 / 4 / 2008 onwards. An online album at http://picasaweb.google.com/jupc2009 will also be established to publicize the selected entries.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fobvmWHF0qfm4-IJtZ_0Zg?feat=directlink
Organizers
+ Environmental Life Science Society, SS, HKUSU
+ Environmental Science Society, CUHKSU
+ Greenbird, HKIEdSU
+ Green Club, L.U.S.U.
Enquiry
Please feel free to contact us by email to jupc2009@gmail.com
or by phone to reach:
Elaine (HKU): 96089171
Henry (CUHK): 90484156
Karsd (HKIEd): 67458370
Yo Yo (LU): 60974734
Acknowledgement
Co-organizer:
Organizing Advisor:
Golden Sponsor ( with no particular order):
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