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SUMMARY:Competition Entries Due - \"Nature\"
DESCRIPTION:Your images for the set subject of Nature&nbsp\;(1 open subject
  images\, 1 set subject Images) are due by&nbsp\;9PM Wednesday\, 9th of De
 cember 2026.Definition:
 Nature photography records all branches of natur
 al history except anthropology and archaeology.This includes all aspects o
 f the physical world\, both animate and inanimate\, that have not been mad
 e or modified by humans.
 
 Nature images must convey the truth of the s
 cene that was photographed.
 A well-informed person should be able to ide
 ntify the subject of the image and be satisfied that it has been presented
  honestly and that no unethical practices have been used to control the su
 bject or capture the image.
 Images that directly or indirectly show any 
 human activity that threatens the life or welfare of a living organism are
  not allowed.
 The most important part of a Nature image is the nature st
 ory it tells.
 High technical standards are expected\, and the image must
  look natural.
 Objects created by humans\, and evidence of human activit
 y\, are allowed in Nature images only when they are a necessary part of th
 e Nature story.
 Photographs of human-created hybrid plants\, cultivated 
 plants\, feral animals\, domesticated animals\, human-created hybrid anima
 ls and mounted or preserved zoological specimens are not allowed.
 Images
  taken with subjects under controlled conditions\, such as zoos\, are allo
 wed.
 
 Controlling live subjects by chilling\, anaesthetic or any other
  method of restricting natural movement for the purpose of a photograph is
  not allowed.EDITING GUIDELINES
 
 Processing or editing must be limited
  to making the image look as close to the original scene as possible\, exc
 ept that conversion to grayscale monochrome is allowed.
 Allowed editing 
 techniques:
 
 Cropping\, straightening and perspective correction.
 Re
 moval or correction of elements added by the camera or lens\, such as dust
  spots\, noise\, chromatic aberration and lens distortion.
 Global and se
 lective adjustments such as brightness\, hue\, saturation and contrast to 
 restore the appearance of the original scene.
 Complete conversion of col
 our images to grayscale monochrome.
 Blending of multiple images of the s
 ame subject and combining them in camera or with software (exposure blendi
 ng or focus stacking)\;
 Image stitching – combining multiple images wi
 th overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively (panoramas).
 
 
 
 
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ORGANIZER;CN=Mt Gravatt Photographic Society:MAILTO:info@mgps.org.au
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