GUARDIANS OF PAUATAHANUI INLET

Four categories for photographs of the inlet or its catchment

Nature Recreation Human impact Scenic impressions

Winning entries will be displayed: HARVEY NORMAN’S GENEROUS OFFER.

15 – 25 May 26 May – 7 June If you show your entry form to Harvey Norman at
Porirua Library Palmers Lifestyle the Porirua MegaCentre, they will offer you a
Centre, Plimmerton discount of 50% for membership of their VIP club —
you will pay only $5.00. Harvey Norman will then
8 – 18 June 19 – 30 June print all your bona fide competition entry photos
Whitby Mall Lighthouse free. You will also be entitled to all club promotions.
Pauatahanui

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Entry form
First Name _____________________Last Name M/F?
Address
Post code
Email Phone number
Number of entries being submitted (limit of 3 photos per category)
• Nature
• Human impact

• Recreation
• Scenic impressions

I accept the conditions of entry listed on the reverse of this form.

Signed Age (if under 18 on 29 April 2011)

Send entry form and photographs (clearly labelled with category) to:
Guardians of Pauatahanui Inlet
P.O. Box 57- 034, Mana, Porirua 5247

Entries must be received by 29 April 2011

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW

 Conditions of entry

1. Photos must be the entrant’s own work, must be taken within the Pauatahanui Inlet or its
catchment and must have been taken within the last 12 months.
2. Photos must be 200mm x 300mm (8” x 12”) unmounted.
3. Photos may be in colour or black and white, taken on a film or digital camera.
4. Each entrant is limited to three photos per category (12 photos in all).
5. Winners agree to supply a digital version of their winning photo(s) within 24 hours of being
contacted.
6. Entrants agree that their photos may be submitted to KapiMana News for their People’s Choice
competition.
7. Copyright remains with the photographer. However, all prints will be kept by GOPI and may be
used, in either printed or digital form and with acknowledgment, for non-commercial
educational and publicity purposes.

Photos will be judged on how well they meet the following category descriptions and technical criteria.

Category descriptions Technical criteria

Category 1 – Nature 1. Technical quality. Correct
Photos of the animals and plants of the Inlet and its catchment exposure, sharpness (except
streams, including life under the surface. where unsharpness adds to the
image) and printed to show a full
Category 2 – Recreation tonal and colour range with
Photos of people or animals using the Inlet for recreation, appropriate contrast levels.
including preparing for an activity or clearing up afterwards.
2. Composition. How the elements
Category 3 – Human impact
are arranged in the frame.
Photos that feature good or bad outcomes from human activity
now or in the past. These could be (but are not limited to) 3. Originality. New approaches to
buildings, other structures, improvements, pollution, rubbish. photographing a familiar topic or
The best human impact photos will probably ‘tell a story’. area.
Category 4 – Scenic impressions
Scenery, reflections and other effects of nature; ‘artistic’ photos
of any aspect of the Inlet.

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