The Belfast Zoo have kicked off their Annual Photographic Competition, sponsored by HB, challenges budding and amateur photographers to take a picture of the animals during a visit to the zoo.
The competition has five categories. They are:
* best photograph taken by a club photographer
* best picture taken by a visitor
* best black and white photograph
* best picture taken by someone under 16
* best funny caption
Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category at an awards ceremony in October 2010.
All entries must be received by 4pm on 24 September 2010, together with an entry form.
* download an entry form for the Annual Photographic Competition (PDF – 2.06MB)
* download rules for the Annual Photographic Competition (PDF – 1.62MB)
Entry forms are also available from the zoo.
Prizes
The following prizes are available to the winners of each category:
Best photograph taken by a club photographer
* first prize – £175, second prize – £150, third place – £95
* maximum of three colourprints
* colour prints should be sized between 8¨x 6¨ and 12¨x 10¨
* prints should be mounted on 15¨x 12¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.
Best picture taken by a visitor
* first prize – £120, second prize – £100, third place – £70
* maximum of three colour prints
* colour prints should be sized between 5¨x 3.5¨and 6¨x 4¨
* prints should be mounted on 7¨x 5¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.
Best black and white photograph
* first prize – £120, second prize – £100, third place – £70
* open to all club photographers and zoo visitors
* a maximum of three black and white prints
* prints should be sized between 8¨x 6¨ and 12¨x 10¨
* prints should be mounted on 15¨x 12¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.
Best picture taken by someone under 16
* first prize – family membership for the zoo
* open to all visitors under the age of 16
* a maximum of three colour prints
* colour prints should be sized between 5¨x 3.5¨ and 6¨x 4¨
* prints should be mounted on 7¨x 5¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.
Best funny caption
* open to everyone who enters the competition
* maximum of three colour prints
* colour prints should be sized between 5¨x 3.5¨ and 6¨x 4¨
* prints should be mounted on 7¨x 5¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.
Entry to the zoo for club photographers
Club photographers can get in free to the zoo on the following dates:
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- * Saturday 15 May – 8am to 10am
- * Saturday 19 June – 8am to 10am
- * Saturday 10 July – 8am to 10am
- * Saturday 21 August – 8am to 10am
- * Friday 30 April – 6pm to 8pm
- * Friday 28 May – 6pm to 8pm
- * Friday 2 July – 6pm to 8pm
- * Friday 6 August – 6pm to 8pm
- * Friday 10 September – 6pm to 8pm.
To get in free, you must show a valid club membership card or a letter from your photographic club. You cannot enter the zoo without proof of membership.
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