E: 31/01/09 Win cash and prizes with The National Trust

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Fancy yourself as an amateur photographer? Maybe you're a professional with a passion for National Trust gardens?
The National Trust has teamed up with 'International Garden Photographer of the Year' (IGPOTY) to allow our gardens and exterior areas to be photographed for entry into this high profile competition.

There are around £20,000 in cash and other prizes to be won and all the finalists will win the unique prize of having their photographs shown at a special exhibition at Kew Gardens.

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You have to pay to enter this comp, £10


How to Enter

You must first register then login. Follow the instructions on screen.

More detailed information on entering can be found on the Help page.

The competition costs £10 to enter. You can pay in British Pounds, Euros, or US Dollars.

As at 26.03.08 - £10 = €13 approx
As at 26.03.08 - £10 = $20 approx

(Note that the exchange rate applied will be that defined by the banking system; we do not have any control over this.)

First, you must choose which category fits your image best.

For £10 you can enter up to 4 photographs in one of the categories. If you wish to enter another category, then this costs an additional £10 for up to 4 photographs . You can enter as many photographs in as many categories as you like.

So you can, for example, buy 4 entries for 'Plant Portraits'. You can then, if you wish, buy 4 more entries for 'Plant Portraits', or 4 more entries for a different category- it is entirely your decision.

Or you may choose to enter a portfolio of 6 themed photographs . This costs £20 per category entered. You can enter as many portfolios as you like.
So you can, for example, buy a portfolio entry for 'Plant Portraits'. You can then, if you wish, buy a second portfolio entry for 'Plant Portraits', or a portfolio entry for a different category- it is entirely your decision.
As at 26.03.08 - £20 = €26 approx
As at 26.03.08 - £20 = $40 approx
Note that portflio photographs will not be judged as single images. They will only be judged as one of six themed photographs.
Preparing your Images
For detailed information on how to prepare your images, see Help.
We recommend that you make your final decision on which photographs you are going to enter before you upload them to the competition.
You must have taken the picture on a camera that will enable good prints to be made from them for
the exhibition at Kew .This means that if your photograph is shortlisted, you will need to supply high quality jpeg images of around 1 megabyte as a minimum. More advanced users should aim to supply image files in 8bit TIFF format, with a filesize between 20-50 mb – this size would enable us to make larger prints if desired. See also rules.
You can still be a winner with a small camera - commended pictures will also be shown in a special online gallery during 2009.
Digital manipulation by software such as Photoshop is allowed.
No responsibility can be taken by the organisers for images that are incorrectly submitted.
If you have any questions about digital formats, colour spaces and so on, please visit www.gpauk.org where you will find a set of general digital guidelines that you may find useful.

Types of entry

Single images: These are judged as individual, stand-alone photographs.

Portfolios: A portfolio is a group of photographs that work both as individual images and as part of a themed collection. A portfolio can explore a location, a mood, a colour, a plant group, in fact any garden-related subject that fits into one of the categories - but all the images should relate to one another and to the theme as a whole.
Enter now

Closing date: 31st January 2009

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