It’s that time of year again; GNS are inviting entries for the members 2024 photographic competition. The finalists will be exhibited in the New Year and the winners announced, probably as part of the AGM which will be due as usual in March.
Now is the time to look through the photographs you’ve taken in the past year, or maybe will be taking in the next few weeks of Autumn and consider entering them. The closing date for entries is 30th November 2024.
The entries will be judged anonymously, and should be entered in the following categories; there will be a winner in each category and an overall winner –
- Any species in its Environment – plant, animal, bird or invertebrate in the habitat in which it lives, searches for food or breeds.
- Behaviour and Interaction – activity between two members of the same species or perhaps between individuals of different species.
- Habitat and Landscape – Woodland, grassland, waterscapes or just a fantastic view.
- Plants and Botanicals – Anything classed as a plant, lower plant, botanical, non-animal species.
- Portraits – Anything from the natural world in portrait form.
- Fun and Amusing – anything funny, amusing or unusual.
The general rules –
- All photographs should be digital images (pdf, jpeg, tiff, or similar) and sent by e-mail or via We Transfer / Drop-Box (or similar) to Andrew Bluett, the membership secretary, at gnsmembership@btinternet.com. If you have difficulty delivering the photos, contact us for help.
- Each photograph should have a title, or the name of the subject together with which category you wish to enter it in.
- Photographs should preferably, though not exclusively, be taken in or close to Gloucestershire.
- If you are not sure of which category to enter photographs in, we can decide that for you and place it in the most appropriate category. Equally, if we think a photograph is entered in the wrong category, we may choose to move it to a different / more appropriate category.
- Photographs should be about the natural world, so no studio pictures, pets, captive animals or birds, ‘foreign’ garden plants etc.
- You may enter up to 3 photographs in any category, and may enter as many categories as you wish.
- Copyright will remain with the photographer, but GNS reserves the right to exhibit, display or use the photographs in print form or on our website.
This is a members only competition – however, if you are not a member but would like to enter, please join us first via the membership page of the GNS website at this link – Membership – Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society (glosnats.org)
If you have any queries, please contact us at gnsmembership@btinternet.com