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(1) Open section
(2) Wildlife section
All entries in the Open section must conform to the Nature Definition given below.
All entries in the Wildlife section must conform to the Nature Definition given below and the Wildlife Definition given below.
Digital Entry Fees
World Wide
- $5 US for 1 digital section or $7 US for both digital sections
Slide Entry Fees
United States
- $7 US for slides in 1 section or
$10 US for slides in both sections
Other
- $10 US for 1 slide section or
$14 US for slides in both sections
An entry consists of 4 digital files in a section or 4 four slides in a section. You cannot submit both digital files and slides to the same section. You may submit all slides to one section and all digital files to the other section; however this will be considered a split entry and you must pay the appropriate single section fee for each section.
Entries will be judged in 4 rounds. Any entry without paid entry fees at the time of judging will not be judged. IRC's are not an acceptable form of payment.
An on-line 8½"x11" PDF Exhibition Catalog for all sections in the Division is included with your entry fee. A link will be included on the Exhibition Web Site so you can email the Catalog to yourself and save as an electronic file and/or print out. This is the same Catalog that will be provided to the Division Star Ratings Director and includes color reproductions of the medal winning images.
Daniel Charbonnet, FPSA Michael Di Stefano Barbara Soghigian, EPSA |
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Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify as to its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality. Human elements shall not be present, except on the rare occasion where those human elements enhance the nature story. The presence of scientific bands on wild animals is acceptable. Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements, are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No pictorial elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. No manipulation or modification is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, sharpening, and restoration of original color to the scene. Any adjustments must appear natural.
NOTE: Human elements are not limited to people in the image. Artifacts made by humans, such as roads, fences, signs and buildings, are also considered human elements.
Authentic wildlife is defined as one or more organisms living free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Therefore, photographs of zoo or game farm animals are not eligible for submitting in the Wildlife section.
NOTE: Wildlife subjects are not limited to birds and mammals. Insects, reptiles, amphibians, sea creatures and botany are also eligible wildlife subjects as long as they are not captive subjects. The main subjects must be living organisms therefore Landscapes are not eligible wildlife subjects.
Open Section
PSA Awards
1-75th Anniversary Gold Medal; 1-Silver Medal; 9-Bronze Medals and
22-Honorable Mention Ribbons
Nature Division Awards
Diversity Award (selected from high scoring entrants with 3 or more
acceptances that show diversity in subject category); Botany Award
Wildlife Section
PSA Awards
1-75th Anniversary Gold Medal; 1-Silver Medal; 7-Bronze Medals and
18 Honorable Mention Ribbons
Nature Division Awards
Mammal Award; Ornithology Award; Insect Award; Wildflower Award
If the judges feel there is no image worthy of one or more of the Nature Division awards, that award will not be awarded.
Descriptive titles are recommended. Titles will be read aloud during judging so incorrectly identified subjects can hurt your score. Please limit titles to 35 characters including spaces and punctuation. The Entry Form software will clip any excess characters resulting in an incomplete title that could cause you problems when applying for a star rating.
Borders are allowed for nature images but are not recommended. If you do use a border, we recommend you limit it to a thin stroke that separates the image area from the black projection background. Wide borders and decorative borders that draw attention from the nature story are discouraged and could hurt your scores.
Using sRGB color space for your .jpg files is recommended as it will provide better quality under the projection conditions used for judging the exhibition and producing the exhibition show.
Black & White images are allowed in Nature. Black & White images must be monochrome with no colors. Infrared images are not allowed in Nature.
Maximum digital image width (horizontal) is 1024 pixels. Maximum digital image height (vertical) is 768 pixels.
Images larger in either dimension will be rejected by the entry software.
Smaller images are acceptable but place you at a disadvantage.
Save your .jpg images using the maximum image quality of 9 and no large than 850k.
All slides must be in 2x2 inch mounts. Slide mounts must bear the name and address of the entrant, the title of the image and a number (1-4) to correspond to the Slide Entry Form. The mount must have a prominent thumb spot in the lower left corner as properly hand viewed to assure proper orientation during projection. |
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You do not have to follow any naming convention for your .jpg files when you enter. The on-line entry form will properly rename your files to meet the needs of our exhibition software.
We recommend saving your .jpg images in a special folder on your computer using the image title as the file name. That will make it easier to pick the correct image when using the Entry Form browser to attach your images.
Digital Images
All digital files must be submitted On-Line using the Digital Entry Form. After you have carefully read these "information and instructions", and after double checking to make sure your files are no larger than 1024 pixels wide and no larger than 768 pixels high, click here to fill out the Digital Entry Form, attach your files and submit them. Digital entries on CD via postal mail will not be accepted.
Slides
All slides must conform with the slide requirements in these instructions and the General Conditions and Rules below. Prior to mailing your slides, you must complete the Slide Entry Form. After you have carefully read these "Information and Instructions", click here to fill out the Slide Entry Form and email it to yourself to print out and include with the slides. You will receive a separate email Slide Entry Form for each slide section you enter. The package containing your slides must have a copy of each Slide Entry Form and must be mailed to the address below and as indicated on the Entry Form:
Susan Mosser, FPSA
173 Central Street
No. Reading, MA 01864
USA
Email: s.jmosser@comcast.net
Do not mail slide entries to the Nature Dual Projection Chairman. Slides will be returned reusing the same packages in which they were submitted.
After you submit your electronic entry, you will receive an email with your name, address, email, etc. plus the image titles you typed in. Please review and if you made any errors, please contact the Dual Projection Chairman by clicking psa@vertalis.com to resolve.
Click Here To Review The Entry Status List - The entries are processed periodically and the status report indicates the time/date of the last status list update and the next scheduled status list update. It takes longer for slide status to be included on the Entry Status List so please be patient.
If any problems are noted in the status list, please contact the Dual Projection Chairman by clicking psa@vertalis.com to resolve.
Closing Date: Judging Date: Notification Date: Catalog Availability Date: Slide Return Date: |
August 10, 2009 August 15, 2009 August 22, 2009 (via email only) September 14, 2009 (PDF Download) September 26, 2009 |
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Public Exhibitions: |
Accepted Images, including award winners, will be on display at www.psaexhibition.com. Selected images and all award winners will also be shown twice at the 2009 PSA International Conference in West Yellowstone between September 20, 2009 and September 26, 2009. Time constraints may prevent showing all acceptances at the Conference. All award winners will be shown. Accepted images not included in the show will still get full credit towards star ratings and Who's Who listing and will be listed in the PDF on-line catalog. |
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Maker's Name: The maker's name and/or image title shall not be in the image area or in any other area visible to the judges of any digital files, slides or prints.
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Original Image Statement: Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of object via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a web site. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. All final work must be on photographic film, digital file, on photographic print material or digital print material, mounting excepted.
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Previously Accepted Images: An image previously accepted in any PSA International Nature Division section, regardless of media, is not eligible for entry in any Nature Division section of the 2009 PSA International.
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Duplicate Images: The same image may not be submitted in more than one Nature Section of the 2009 PSA International regardless of the media. This means images submitted in either Nature Dual Projection section may not be submitted in the other Nature Dual Projection section nor in either of the Nature Print sections. Please note: Different images using the same title will be considered the same image.
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Emails: Entry confirmation for on-line entries, filled-in Slide Entry Forms for printing and including with your slide entries, and Report Cards will be sent to entrants via email from the Chairman Email Address above. Please be sure that this email address has been included in your "safe" email addresses to assure receipt of these emails instead of having them blocked by your security system.
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Exhibition Is Open: The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.
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Deadline for Receipt of Entries: August 10, 2009
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