Macro Flower Contest - Win A Tamron Lens

MACRO FLOWER CONTEST

I’m looking for the best flower image to win a new, Tamron 60mm Macro Lens.

See info on the Tamron lens here,Tamron 60mm Macro Lens

Second Place $100 gift Certificate ,Canvas On Demand

Third Place $25 gift certificate,Outdoor Photo Gear

Forth Place one year subscription to "Outdoor Photographer Magazine"

FREE TO ENTER

Contest running now thru April 13th, winner announced on April 15th, 2010.

Submit three of your best macro flower shots for a chance to win.

The best image from each photographer’s submission will be posted along with their name and tech info on my website during the contest. Images will be posted at (www.tinylandscapes.com)

I will be judging for, composition, focus, depth of field, exposure.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Only for Canon - Nikon - Sony Camera users. (this lens does not fit other brands)

Submit only three images.

Winning images from my past contest may not be entered.

Open to amateurs or those with some photo income / excluded full time pro photographers.

Contestant represents and warrants that he or she is the sole and exclusive owner of each image entered.

The Mike Moats Flower Contest, or Tamron will not claim any rights or use of any image without the permission of the contestant.

Images using standard Photoshop processing only accepted. No special effect filters.

Please include, name, camera make, lens, camera techs.

Send images to Mike Moats at, mgmoats@yahoo.com

View submitted images here,Macro Flower Contest click on the flower contest page.

GOOD LUCK!

Mike, what is the official description of an amateur? Making more than 50% of income from photography? I always refrain from entering because I do have a business name and a tax number. Thanks.

Pat

Thanks Patricia, I will have to make this more clear. No full time pro photographers, I made the change.

How do you define macro (for the purpose of this contest)?

Pete D.

Hey Pete, I think most photographers associate "macro" as meaning close-up, usually shot with a macro lens or normal lens with extension tubes or close-up filter.

Can you extend the date a couple of days--- I have just discovered this--- Jennifer jtaggart@innernet.net

Hey Jennifer, the contest runs till April 13th, so you have a month to shoot or dig into your files. Good Luck.

Hi Mike,
Thanks for these nice contests.
QUESTION: What size files (pixel dimensions, file size in kilobytes, etc.) should be submitted? (I assume you want JPEGs.)
QUESTION: OK to add our copyright/logo on the image, or should it be "clean"?

Hey Wayne, the same file size as we have here at NPN is fine, and I don't have a problem with the logo as long as its not overpowering the image.

Hey Cindy at first I thought ya why not, but the rule says no special filters, whcih was meant for processing, but I think the lensbaby would be consider somewhat of a special effects filter, so I would say no to the lensbaby for this contest. I may do a macro contest where anything goes, and be as artistic as you want. Thanks

Mike, it's great that you organise these contests, especially for amateurs but...

I'm an Olympus shooter, so I can't participate? I mean, I'm sure I could find someone to give the lens to if I won...

Hey Katja, you can participate, and if you win sell the lens.

Mike,

Thanks for putting on another contest... not sure if I'll have enough flowers up in time to use my new macro, but I can submit some other closeup flower shots I have. Excellent selection of winners in your last contest (though you seemed to have overlooked one )

Hey Luke, it was much tougher then I thought it would be to pick those eight images, There were many more including yours that could have been in any of those places, but unfortunately had to make the cuts. I think this flower contest will also have some great images. There are a lot of good macro shooters out there.

Macro photography seems to attract the best of the best. Unlike landscape, which attracts the most best and they also show what sharp really is, or say avian, which attracts, well, birds I guess because they are obviously not human. Every specialist, every generalist is offering technically remarkable images - I still think we need to be looking at these things as "art."

Pete D. will stand by this comment and answer all questions or ignore them

Would you please include a link to the previous contest winning photos? Thanks!

Hey Christine, there were over three hundred images that were entered, I have the winners posted here. http://www.pbase.com/mgm123/macro_contest

Do you consider focus stacking to be standard processing or a special effect of some sort? I some with and without, and can include those without if necessary.

Hey Marylynne, focus stacking is fine, send them if you like.