The Coffs Ex-Services Camera Club presents the Marnie Yeates Trophy for


 

To be displayed at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery 3rd - 25th October  2008


Conditions of Entry


WHO MAY ENTER?
All non-professional NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS resident in the Coffs Coast area (Red Rock to Scotts Head and west to Dorrigo and Glenreagh)
 
PRIZES
The First Prize winner will have their name engraved on the Marnie Yeates trophy and a Certificate as well as an Olympus FE-270 compact digital camera valued at $300, donated by the Good Guys in Coffs Harbour and Dinner vouchers to the Coffs Ex-Services Club.

The Youth prize will be processing to the value of $100 donated by Fletchers Fotographics and a double jetski ride donated by Coffs Jet Ski Hire, valued at $185

Other winners include a People's Choice and Gallery Choice as well as Highly Commended Certificates
 
ENTRY FEE:
$10.00 entry fee per person for 2 prints.
 
PRINT SIZE
Entries must be mounted for gallery display purposes. Each matt can have outside dimensions of either 405 x 305mm or 607 x 457mm (which is 16" x 12" or 24" x 18").
This allows them to be displayed in the frames provided by the gallery.  The print must fit inside one of these matt sizes
Thickness of matt and backing board must not exceed 3mm (no coreboard). 
No framed prints.
Each print must have the Entrant’s Name, Address, Contact Number and Name of Print on the reverse as well as a price if the print is for sale (the gallery takes 20% commission)
All prints must satisfy the FIAP Nature definition

CLOSING DATE TO ENTER
5 pm, Friday 5th September 2008

Prints may be posted to:
Coffs Ex-Services Camera Club  PO Box 2068, Coffs Harbour 2450

or delivered to:    
Fletchers Fotographics  in the mall (Cnr Harbour Dr & Gordon St) or
Oz Print Shop, 23 Isles Drive Coffs Harbour
 
EXHIBITION DISPLAY
Winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition: 6 pm, Friday 3rd October, at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery.  Entrants and friends are welcome to attend the opening.
Exhibition open to the public till 25th October at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery
 
ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:
Margherita on 66531784 or Email Margherita
Annette on 66536766 or Email Annette
 
MARNIE YEATES
 The late MARNIE YEATES was an active member of the Coffs Ex-Services Camera Club and Australian Photographic Society.  She loved all aspects of photography but was especially fond of Nature as subject matter for her camera.  In memory of her contribution to photography in the Coffs Harbour area, the Camera Club and Marnie’s family have instigated a perpetual trophy, which is awarded annually, to the best Nature Image Photographer in the Coffs Coast area.
 

NATURE DEFINITION
from the Federation Internationale De L’Art Photographique (FIAP)

Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena, from insects to icebergs. 
Photographs of animals, which are domesticated, caged or under any form of restraint, as well as photographs of cultivated plants are ineligible. 
Minimal evidence of humans is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks, adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces like hurricanes or tidal waves reclaiming it.  The photographer, whatever photographic medium is used, must have taken the original image. 
Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. 
After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to use the highest level of artistic skill in all nature photographs.

Link to printable entry form