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The British Splash-In Championship - 2008

Organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers in association with the National Marine Aquarium         

PRINTS - The prints category is now closed.

Splash-In rules and entry forms

Previous Splash-in competitions

PRINT COMPETITION RULES AND ENTRY FORMS

Entries for the Print Competition must be sent by post to Martha Tressler at the address on the entry form to arrive no later than Wednesday 21 May 2008. They may also be brought to the May BSoUP meeting on Wednesday 21 May 2008. The Print Competition will be on display at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth from 16 June, for judging by Aquarium visitors (see below for more details).

ENTRY FORMS and PAYMENT

Entry forms may be downloaded as an Adobe PDF file Prints.pdf or a Word document
OR
they are available from: martha@mtressler.com        

If you wish to pay by Paypal please email a request to mikethediver@tiscali.co.uk (only for overseas entrants without the ability to pay by UK bank cheque or electronic transfer please).  Information for payment by cheque or electronic transfer is on the entry form.

PRINT CATEGORIES

As last year we have teamed up with Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium to stage a major, four-week exhibition and competition, opening on 21 June. The prints entered into the competition will be displayed at the Aquarium and judged by the many members of the public who visit there from 16 June to 12 July, and will then remain on display until 20 July

There are four categories in the Print Competition:

• British & Irish (images taken in UK and Irish waters)

• Overseas (images taken in overseas waters)

• Advanced British & Irish (images taken in UK and Irish waters by an Advanced entrant)

• Advanced Overseas (images taken in overseas waters by an Advanced entrant)

All prints will also be entered in the overall competition for the grand prize to be chosen by a panel of judges.

Competitors who match one of the criteria below must enter the Advanced categories; all others may enter any of the categories.

The Advanced categories are for anyone who has:

• won a major national or international underwater photographic competition such as BSoUP’s Open Portfolio competition, Antibes, BUIF, U/W Photographer of the Year or Wildlife Photographer of the Year

• or takes or has taken underwater photographs for a living

• or is otherwise significantly involved in commercial underwater photography.

Anyone who is uncertain whether they qualify as Advanced should consult the BSoUP Committee whose decision is final.

The British & Irish category is again being staged in association with The Wildlife Trusts (TWT), which is seeking UK marine images to support its marine activities.  This year they are seeking images of colourful and exotic-looking marine wildlife with a theme of “I can’t believe it’s the UK.”

The winner will be selected by staff from TWT.  The photographer of the image(s) selected will be asked to allow his/ her image to be used by TWT in its work.

PRINT RULES

1. 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, BUIF, BSAC Travel Club, U/W Photographer of the Year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Marine Conservation Society etc.

2. All images must have been taken within the three years prior to Saturday 12 July 2008.

3. One copy of each print should be supplied, unmounted, and will be mounted by BSoUP. Please note that when the print is mounted approximately 5 mm will be lost on each edge so a border of 3-4mm should be provided.

4. Prints (including borders) must be no larger than A4 size. 

5. Prints shall be genuine underwater photographs i.e. not from outside a fish tank.

6. The entrant must be the photographer.

7. A maximum of three prints may be submitted per entrant, no more than two in a British & Irish category and two in an Overseas category.

8. Prints will not be returned.

9. On the reverse of each print along one edge you must put an arrow clearly showing which direction is up.  Do not write anything else directly on the reverse of the prints.

10. Attach a post it note or a piece of paper using a small piece of sellotape to the reverse of each print with  the entrant’s full name and an identifying number 1 to 3. NO SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS – MUST BE ABLE TO PEEL OFF EASILY!

11. In addition, a single piece of paper must accompany the prints, headed with the entrant’s full name, and containing for each print (using the identifying number referred to above) the category it is entered in, the subject, the location taken and the camera used.

12. All entries must be sent to Martha Tressler, 109 Lisbon Avenue, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 5HL with a completed entry form to arrive no later than Wednesday 21 May 2008. Entries may also be brought to the May BSoUP meeting on Wednesday 21 May. Payment must accompany entries.The entries will be on display at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth from 21 June, for judging by Aquarium visitors. Entries will also be judged by the participants in the Splash-In and other attendees at the Saturday evening event at the Aquarium on the day of the Splash-In competition. An independent panel of judges will award the grand prize.

13. BSoUP reserves the right to publish winning images both in the Society magazine and on the website. Winning images may also be used in future promotional material for the event royalty free, but copyright remains with the photographer. BSoUP may ask for a digital version of the image to be provided.

14. A maximum of 140 prints can be displayed at the Aquarium.  The Committee reserves the right to pre-select images for display if more entries are received than can be displayed.

15. The organisers' decision on any matters arising from these rules shall be final.

PRIZES, TROPHIES AND INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

A total of 4 trophies and 10 individual awards will be awarded.

All prints entered in all categories will be eligible for the grand prize of a one week diving holiday in the Red Sea donated by Oonasdivers, which will be selected by an independent panel of judges.

Olympus UK is providing sponsorship for all of the running costs of the print competition including the print mounting (and has also donated four cameras for print and on the day category prizes).

The winning British & Irish Print will receive the Ocean Optics Trophy, a £250 voucher to spend at Ocean Optics Ltd, and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

The winning Overseas Print will receive the Cameras Underwater Overseas Print Trophy, a £250 voucher to spend at Cameras Underwater, and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

The winning Advanced British & Irish Print will receive the Alan James Photography Print Trophy, an Olympus SP-570 UZ camera from Olympus UK, and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

The winning Advanced Overseas Print will receive the Mike’s Dive Stores Overseas Print Trophy, a £250 voucher to spend at Mike’s Dive Stores, and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

The winner and runner-up in each category and the winner of the grand prize will receive individual acrylic trophies.

The winner and runner-up in each category will also receive a copy of 'Sea life in focus: A memoir' by Douglas P. Wilson, an Honorary FRPS, kindly donated by his daughter Mrs Hestor Davenport.

The winner selected by The Wildlife Trusts will receive an acrylic trophy, a year’s free membership to TWT and a copy of The Unnatural History of the Sea, signed by the author, Professor Callum Roberts.