Itchen Valley Photography Competition
Win a chance to exhibit your photos around the country park!
Itchen Valley Country Park
Allington Lane
Eastleigh
so30 3hq
Hampshire
We're biased, but we think Itchen Valley Country Park is beautiful, picturesque and very photogenic! To celebrate, the team are challenging seven year-olds and upwards to take part in our annual photography competition. This years competition is sponsored by London Camera Exchange - Southampton branch.
Three prize winners will be selected from each age group and a selection of other entries will be exhibited around the park. London Camera Exchange, Southampton Branch have kindly offered to judge the entries and will decide on the final 12 exhibited images.
When and who?
Submit your photos between Saturday 9 April and the close of Sunday 3 July 2022.
Age groups: 7-12, 13-17, 18+
Theme
Nature Connection
We've kept this years theme open for interpretation! We'd love to see how you connect with nature and what being out in nature means to you. You might like to play in the woods, watch for wildlife or spot the scenic sunrises and sunsets.
Do you come to the park with friends or enjoy a walk by yourself? What do you spot on these walks? Perhaps your dog enjoys the mud just us much as the little ones do?!
Prizes to be won!
7- 12 one person will win 2x books (photography & nature based) 1x 6 month parking permit & an IVCP travel mug.
13 - 17 one person will win 1x £25 voucher to spend in LCE Southampton Branch, 1x IVCP 6 month parking permit & an IVCP travel mug.
18+ will one person will win 1x £25 voucher to spend in LCE Southampton Branch, 1x IVCP 6 month parking permit & an IVCP travel mug.
We can't wait to see all your entries...
Rules
- One photo entry per person – choose the one you are most proud of!
- Your photograph must be taken in the grounds of Itchen Valley Country Park.
- If your photo includes identifiable people, then you must ensure you have their consent in advance and that this is recorded correctly on the entry form.
- Please send your image with a title, and write a brief description of it - this will help our judges understand why you took the image.
- The winning images will be presented on A0 boards (16 x the size of A4) so images need to be of high quality. To achieve this, your photograph should be taken on a digital camera, tablet, or phone, on a high-resolution (300 dpi +) setting. Photos less than 300dpi will not be considered (please see more details below).
To enter
Complete the entry form and email this, with your photo, to photography@eastleigh.gov.uk
We look forward to seeing your entries, if you have have queries please email ivcp@eastleigh.gov.uk
What is DPI?
DPI stands for Dots Per Image which means the number of dots of ink per inch that a printer deposits on a piece of paper. So, 300 DPI means that a printer will output 300 tiny dots of ink to fill every inch of the print. 300 DPI is the standard print resolution for high resolution output.
- You can change your picture quality in most digital camera's under the menu button - scroll through to either your tab for 'settings' or 'quality' and select RAW. RAW is the highest format for capturing detail and retaining it for print. If you're using a phone or tablet, you can alter your image quality once you've uploaded your image to your computer. File > Settings > Image quality > 300 dpi - once edited you'll want to make sure that the image isn't blurry or pixelated before sending it to us.