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BSoUP's monthly Focus On u/w photographic competition

 

The monthly Focus On Competition takes place from January to September (excluding March and August). The competition is open to members only.

For all months except March and August, each photographer may submit a maximum of two digital images on the publicised theme.

All entries will be judged by the audience present at the meeting.


 

Focus On July 2009
Green Waters

 
First: Seal by Alex Mustard
First: Seal
by Alex Mustard
Third: Divers on wreck by Simon Brown
Third: Divers on wreck
by Simon Brown
Second: Diver in wreck by Gareth Lock
Second: Diver in wreck
by Gareth Lock


Fourth: Tompot blenny
Fourth: Tompot blenny
by Anthony Holley

Fifth: Scenery by Anna James
Fifth: Scenery
by Anna James

Sixth: Sealions in cave
Sixth: Sealions in cave
by Pedro Vieyra

RULES

All entries must have been taken underwater.

The entrant must be the photographer.

Images entered must not have come first, second or third in a national or international competition, such as BSoUP's Open Portfolio or Beginners' Portfolio Competitions or the BSoUP or St Abbs Splash-Ins, DIVE's British Underwater Image Festival, U/W Photographer of the Year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Marine Conservation Society etc.

Digital entries must be in JPG format.

Images must be no larger than 1400 pixels wide or 1050 pixels tall (at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch).

Filenames should include the entrant's name (j_smith01.jpg). See the "Re-sizing Images For Competitions" for more details.

If you are entering digital images please submit them using the Competitions entry form

Digital postal entries

If you can not send your images by email, please send them on a CD to

BSoUP
JP Trenque
52 Field Lane
Teddington
Middx
TW11 9AS

to arrive no later than the Monday before the event.

Please pack your CD carefully and send it in a Jiffylite or similar padded envelope. CDs will not be returned.

Finally

Please do not enter more than two weeks before the competition, and always check this website before sending digital entries on CD by post in case the normal recipient is away and we have made an alteration to the address to be used!

COPYRIGHT

Copyright of all images submitted remains with the photographer. BSoUP reserves the right to use the winning images on its website, in its magazine 'in focus' and in press releases in connection with the 'Focus on'' competition. Any such images will be credited to the photographer.


Focus On Winners


2009    
July Green Waters Alex Mustard
June Macro Rick Ayrton
May
People Tamsin Eyles
April Abstract Ross Gudgeon
February Red Sea Images Gareth Lock
January Best of 2008 Alex Mustard
2008    

September

August

July

June

May

April

February

January

Movement

International Focus On

Green Waters

Wide Angle

Close-up

Wrecks

Animal Behaviour

Best of 2007

Pedro Vieyra

Claude Ruff

Pedro Vieyra

Malcolm Nobbs

Shannon Conway

Arthur Kingdon

Anthony Holley

Alex Mustard


Finals

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

 

 

Shannon Conway

Jane Morgan

Steve Jones

Charles Hood

Anita Marshall

Alex Mustard

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