Last Updated: 2-3-2024 14:59

The competition is NOT graded and NO points are awarded as per normal monthly competitions.  Images that have previously been entered into Open Competitions may be re-entered into the Natural History Trophy Competition.

Two trophies are awarded: Images that have been previously entered in any MCC as "Open" may be re-entered into the MCC Natural History Trophy Competition. Up to two digital entries and two prints may be submitted.  The following rules apply to both prints and digitals:

  • The best print image (Brian Thwaites Trophy entries must be of NZ Natural History subjects only. 
  • The best digital image (MCC trophy for Natural History Digital Images) entries may be natural history subjects from anywhere in the world. 

All image titles MUST state the scientific/botanical or common name. If not present - the image will be unaccepted.  

ALLOWED

  • Subjects shall illustrate untamed animals, birds, and uncultivated plants in their natural habitat, astronomy, geology and phenomena not produced by man.  Marine and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) and naturalised subjects are allowed providing taken under natural conditions. 
  • Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise are allowed.    Colour images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. 
  • Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning.
  • Cropping is permitted.

NOT ALLOWED

  • Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are NOT eligible. 
  • No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements.  Stitched images are not permitted. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not permitted.

Jan 2022 - there has been two significant changes to the PSNZ rules. They are: :

  • ZOO animal long as not domestic 
  • Man-made objects if necessary for the image.

 

The PSNZ Rules are used for our club topic so you can submit an images, get critique and apply the critique (If you agree) . Then our club has a range of images to select for teh MCC Club Set" that we will submit into the PSNZ  "Trenna Packer Salver Nature Salon" competition;  Trenna Packer Salver Information 2024 - Nature Photography Society of NZ  So see our topic as a stepping stone into going nationwide. And we are building your confidence in your photography to expand your submissions. 

Attached is the PSNZ Ethics, Landscape and Nature Rules

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