International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2007 - Page 5 - Aquascaping

arowanaman · 05-14-2007, 11:02 PM

I am not sure what the rules are for internet submissions. You all are right this year they are not asking you for a printed copy of your tank for the Digital camera photo option, every other year you had to submit a 5x7 and the picture on a disc so they could process it themselves.

Back in 2004 I placed 39th finally made it in the top 50 but this last year not so well. I have the photo's of my tanks professionally taken to help my odds.

slickwillislim · 05-14-2007, 11:17 PM

39th thats pretty good. Do you have a link?

Proffesional photography... Is this through a friend or something? How do you go about finding a professional photographer that can shoot an aquarium. I might look into that one day if I ever get to that level.

Leonard · 05-16-2007, 12:58 PM

I don't really know if I'll finish my scape niether.. but I hope so.

Nice that they send a comfirmation. I would feel uncomfortable to not been comfirmed and that I might would miss the whole competion =)
When do they send info about when and how you can buy the magazine with all entries?

I also have Canon G7! It'll be nice to see how they judge my tank! I think I'm the youngest person from Sweden who joins! 15 years old

Don't you think I can cut the images so that I can put away a part of my room which don't belongs to my tank?

Ajax · 05-16-2007, 01:07 PM

Yes you can crop & adjust lens distortion before entering it.

slickwillislim · 05-16-2007, 02:50 PM

Oh. Well I guess I got confused by the contest application from. I sent in a completely untouched photo straight from my camera. Its a jpeg because the G7 doesn't take pictures in RAW so I didn't change anything. Now I wish I had atleast cropped it and sharpened it a tiny bit.

arowanaman · 05-16-2007, 11:11 PM

you did right by not touching the picture on the application form under the Digital camera data information it say's "Do not make any image processing such as trimming or retouch". I'm almost positive that is why they made my picture so small in the book and maybe not placed as well as it could of.

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Originally Posted by slickwillislim

Oh. Well I guess I got confused by the contest application from. I sent in a completely untouched photo straight from my camera. Its a jpeg because the G7 doesn't take pictures in RAW so I didn't change anything. Now I wish I had atleast cropped it and sharpened it a tiny bit.

Ajax · 05-17-2007, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by arowanaman

you did right by not touching the picture on the application form under the Digital camera data information it say's "Do not make any image processing such as trimming or retouch". I'm almost positive that is why they made my picture so small in the book and maybe not placed as well as it could of.

I know it does, but I have it from a VERY reliable source that those kinds of modifications are acceptable.

Jason Baliban · 05-17-2007, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajax

I know it does, but I have it from a VERY reliable source that those kinds of modifications are acceptable.

Would you mind asking your source what is fine and what is not fine for digital adjustments?

Thanks

jB

Leonard · 05-29-2007, 08:18 AM

I've now send a contribution to ADA and have got a confirmation too. Now I want to change the image I send to them, can they replace it in some way or is it impossible?

standoyo · 05-30-2007, 10:25 AM

I shot on RAW and the file is 15.8MB, way over for the online submission of 10MB, so I cropped! lol.
Saved it on jpeg and sent it with a note if you need the 15.8MB file just let me know! whahaha.

I think if you crop, leave room so that you can see the outer edges of the aquarium. They want to see the whole aquarium. Some guys just show the side of the tank that looks good. lol.

BTW, last day today! good luck everybody!