Rules for the
Annual Wildlife Competition in Memory of Norma Tryner

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We especially remember Norma for her wild animal photographs particularly those she took in Africa and India. She also took photos of wild places and landscapes without any human elements. The rules for this competition are therefore based on these aspects of photography, along with the SPA rules for their Nature category.

• Photos of non-domesticated creatures are accepted.
  These should not be taken in zoos or wildlife parks either in UK or abroad.
  (Note that farm animals are classified as "domesticated" in this context, and are therefore not accepted).
  
  
• Photos of landscapes that don't include any human elements such as cultivated land, buildings etc. are accepted.
  
  
• Photos of wild flowers and forests are accepted.
  
  
• Members may submit up to three PDIs into the annual wildlife competition.
• All image content must be the sole work of the club member.
• PDI naming convention & resolution rules are as per Quarterly PDI Competitions. 
• Any images entered into the Annual Wildlife Competition can be entered into the Image of The Year Competition for that season.
• The JPEG images and confirmation of the titles must be submitted to the competition secretary by the Sunday evening before the competition using the PhotoEntry website.
• A guest judge will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
• The JPEG may be shown on the club website if awarded 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.

 

Definition for Nature Images

Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.

The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality.

Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.

Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.

Processing of the captured image, by cropping, exposure adjustment, colour correction, noise minimisation, dodging/burning, HDR, focus stacking and sharpening, is allowed.

Cloning of image defects and minor distractions are permitted when these do not distort the truth of the photographic statement. 

What IS allowed:

• Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots or digital noise.
• Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without altering the content of the original scene, including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning.
• Colour images converted to greyscale monochrome.
• Natural history subjects including wild animals, birds, insects, marine and botanical (including fungi and algae).
• Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals (and if present must not be removed).
• Factual titles that describe the subject.

 
What IS NOT allowed:

• Any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
• Stitched images or montages.
• Infrared images.
• Anthropology or archaeology.
• Human elements.
• Images of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral or domestic animals, or mounted specimens.
• Inappropriately humorous, twee, informal or sentimental titles.  

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