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Clarification of Nature for TransTasman
We have clarified with the Howick club what definition we will be using of Nature for the TransTasman which will be posted shortly.The competition has been extended a week to accommodate should you find your images no longer fit. Images must be captured from 1st of April to the 8th of May. The competition on MyPhotoClub will close on the 10th of may giving you two days to upload your images.The judging night will then be on the 25th of May.
Clarified Definition: To come up with a definition of ‘Nature’ is much the same as ‘how long is a piece of string’. The following is straight from the PSNZ rules.
NATURE
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects – such as barn owls or storks – adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, such as hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are allowed.Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are NOT eligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are allowed. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are allowed, including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning.Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not allowed. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Colour images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are NOT allowed.Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above may have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.Only scientific names, common names or descriptive titles shall be used.The essence here is in the words of ‘human created’ and ‘cultivated’ as NOT being acceptable.For us, particularly in our TransTasman competition, we can be a little bit more flexible. The question then becomes ‘how far is too far?’
RECOMMENDATION:
Using the PSNZ description above as a basis, make sure that the ‘point of focus’ in your image is NOT cultivated or man made even if they are present.Taking matters further, particularly with flowers, most ‘garden’ varieties have been genetically ‘managed’ by mankind and hence do not meet the requirements. Having said that, there are numerous ‘wild’ flowers that do meet the criteria.ExampleIf you take an image of a bee or butterfly on a Rose, does this meet the requirements?
- If the bee or butterfly is the main focus, within the image, then yes.
- If the Rose appears more prominent than the bee or butterfly, then no.
