Except for images entered in the Captive category all photographs must depict free, wild, unrestrained, and undisturbed birds.

Categories:

    Bird Portraits (images that show the whole bird)
    Tight Portraits and Body Parts (head shots, feather detail, and more)
    Flight (dramatic images of birds in flight)
    Small in the frame/Environmental (images of a bird or flocks of birds in their natural habitat)
    Pleasing Blurs (pleasingly blurred images of a bird or a flock of birds; images in this category
    must be created in-camera)
    Action (Photographs of a bird or birds in action)
    Behavior (Images that exhibit interesting avian behavior)
    Hand of Man (the composition may include man-made elements)
    Digital Creations (anything goes including the use of filters and effects as long as there is a bird
    or birds in the image)
    Youth (images submitted by young photographers born on or after March 31, 1994)
    Captive including zoos (photographs of captive, zoo, pet, or rehab birds)

You may enter up to ten images on a single registration fee and you may enter more than once. The winning entries will be announced and the prizes awarded no later than May 31, 2012.

Image requirements: JPEGs at 96dpi with a maximum width of 1400 pixels and a maximum height of 900 pixels. You will have to submit RAW files.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.birdsasart.com

- Copyright: Ownership of the images including the copyright and all other rights shall remain with the entering photographer. You agree that your images may be published during the contest without accreditation on websites owned by Arthur Morris and/or BIRDS AS ART as part of "Judges Picks" features.
- Eligibility: Open to all photographers worldwide.
- Entry fee: $25
- Entry deadline: 31 March 2012
 
 

Forrás és további információ: Photocompete.com