MyShot Underwater Photo Contest 2014 is CLOSED.
Competition for all the photographer who can submit their
underwater photos for
the categories REFLEX and COMPACTS / Macro and Wideangle and also
Digital Elaboration and Video Clip!
A special price will be assigned by Tribord for the
best shot of a Mediterranean nudibranch.
Valuable prizes for the winners!! Registration is
easy and free for the owners of
Dive Card: submit your photo!
For info and updates: www.myshot.it
with the partnership of Corriere Della Sera, Il Tuo Legale.it
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
WARNING:
please read the complete guidelines carefully.The
entrant who participate in the contest (submit at least one photo) accepts the
rules and guidelines Submitting your photos you accept
the rules and the fact that the organizers can change them anytime.
Each photographer can submit n.1 image or video for each category
for every
MyShot voucher.
The owners of the Dive Card
can submit a file for free in each category. The partecipants of the 2014
Tribord Tour can enter n.1 photo for free.
Fiches can be purchased here:
1
fiche
–
5
fiches
–
10
fiches
All the images must be sent to: info@myshot.it
with the indication of:
Subject: MYSHOT
2014
– Name*:
– Surname*:
– Phone number:
–
Camera/video model:
– Housing model:
– Type of camera (reflex or compact):
– Category of participation*:
–
Title*:
– Place of shot:
– How did you know about MyShot (please spcify):
– Privacy:
all the data will be treated according to the Italian national law.
* Data can be publish.
Images must
respect the following these specifications:
JPG format, at least 1600 pixels on widest side (upscaling not allowed),
limit file size to 350 Kb
Files must be re-named, indicating:
Name and
surname of the photographer followed by the letters RM-RA-CM-CA-ED-NM-VC, indicating the
specific category:
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Category RM: “REFLEX: MACRO”
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Category RA: “REFLEX: WIDE ANGLE”
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Category CM: “COMPACT: MACRO”
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Category CA: “COMPACT: WIDE ANGLE”
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Category ED: “DIGITAL ELABORATION”
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Category NM: “MEDITERRANEAN NUDIBRANCH”
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Category VC: “VIDEO CLIP”
Example:
For the category “Reflex Macro” the file
must be named: John_Brown_RM.jpg
For the category”Compact wide angle”
the file must be named: John_Brown_CA.jpg
etc. etc.
VIDEOS must
respect the following these specifications:
– Format H264 mpeg4
– File size max 300 Mb
– Max lenght: 3 minutes with at least 70% of underwater images
– Copyright free musics and images (no illegal files)
– File must be transfered with proper tools (DropBox, WeTransfer, FTP)
– For information: info@myshot.it
RULES AND GUIDELINES
The contest is open to all underwater photographers.
The entrant certifies the work as his own and represents that the ownership and
copyright for all submissions is the exclusive property of the entrant.
1- Contest duration
Images in digital format may be entered by a contestant who
is the original author of it. Each individual image may be entered in only one
category.
Photos must be submitted by midnight (CET) October 31, 2014
2 – Guidelines
MyShot is an online underwater photo competition.
Photographers can submit their images until the 31 October 2014 deadline and the
registration is free. The jury will decide the winners of the categories and
there’ll be a public vote as well for a selection of 100 pictures (25 each
category). A final party will close the contest.
3 – Prizes
Prizes and
certificates will be assigned by the jury to the top 3 classified for each
category:
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Category RM: “REFLEX: MACRO”
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Category RA: “REFLEX: WIDE ANGLE”
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Category CM: “COMPACT: MACRO”
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Category CA: “COMPACT: WIDE ANGLE”
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Category ED: “DIGITAL ELABORATION”
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Category NM: “MEDITERRANEAN NUDIBRANCH”
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Category VC: “VIDEO CLIP”
Each photgrapher can’t win more than one prize. According to
the final classification the winner will receive only the one referring to the
best placing following the order: reflex macro, reflex wide angle, compact
macro, compact wide angle.
The “ARENA”: the best 100 foto photos (25 each category)
will be publish together for an on-line public vote. The top 3 will be
cerified as winners by public vote.
Some special awards will be given to
Dive Card‘s owners.
The prizes will be delivered during the prizegiving and no
prize will be shipped. The winners, before the prizegiving, must send the
winning photo in a high resolution file (Raw or Jpg).
4 – Judging
> Marco Daturi,
administrator, jury coordinator
> Cristian Umili,
professional photographer
>
Alessia Comini, fotografa professionista
>
Francesco
Turano, journalist, biologist and professional photographer
> Marco Milanesi,
photography and digital photo editing professional
> Roberto Sozzani,
professional photographer
>
Massimo Boyer,
biologist and underwater photographer
>
Luca
Coltri, professional video
5 – Info
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The entrant certifies the work as his own and represents
that the ownership and copyright for all submissions is the exclusive
property of the entrant. -
Entrants, by submitting images, grant permission to the
organizers of the Myshot 2014 to use the images for any future need.
Organizers may show the competition entries on their web sites. All rights
remain with the photographers. -
The winners must send the winning photo in a high
resolution file (Raw or Jpg) -
The organization keeps the right to excude pictures that
are considered not-original and copied from any source. -
The organizers, jury members and their relatives are not
eligible to submit photos. -
Marine life shouldn’t be stressed or endangered. A photo
will be disqualified if it shows a diver who is damaging the environment.
Aquarium shots or any not-natural shot won’t be accepted. -
Rules and guidelines can
be changed any time, if necessary. -
Cropping is allowed,
maximum 25% of the original image area -
Not allowed removing,
inserting or cloning objects, pasting from other images or adding graphic
elements (watermark, signature, frame etc.)
For any information:
info@myshot.it
