IPF NATIONAL NATURE COMPETITION 2012

MID-WEST REGIONAL QUALIFYING ROUND

(The competition is for INDIVIDUALS)

The Regional Qualifying Round will be held in Athlone Institute of Technology on Saturday 11th February (the same day as the Print & Projected Images Final).
Entrants may submit up to 3 colour prints and/or up to 3 digital projections.

Entry Fees:
One category - €10
Two categories - €15

Entrants must submit prints / disc with images, entry form and entry fee by 10.30 am on Sat. 11th February.
Images will be judged on the day and the top 60% of entries in each category will qualify for the national finals.

Prints must be mounted on 20”x16” card, and must be no smaller than 10”x8” and no larger than 16”x12”.

Digital images must be saved as JPEGs and must be max. 2400 pixels on the longest side.
The files must be named in the following format;

Club_photographer_Image Number (no gaps)
e.g. Mullingarcc_A.N.Other_01

The NATIONAL FINALS will be held in the Westport Leisure Park Auditorium on Saturday 10th March - Judge: Colin Stafford Johnson.

Also ...

National Club Championships

The date has been set for the 2012 National Club Championships, which return to the midlands this May.
This year’s National Club Championships will take place on May 19th & 20th at Athlone Institute of Technology.
This major weekend event will see clubs from around the country battle it out for the Rose Bowl and the honour of being named as the top photography club in the country. There will also be a distinctions sitting over the two-day event.
Rules and entry forms for the National Club Championships will be posted soon, as will the full programme of events for the weekend. Further details on the distinctions applications process will also be posted as soon as they become available.