I guess this is done with DAN and Nature's Best Photography, but this sounds pretty cool. I wish I'd known before today as the due date for submissions is Monday, but for $25 to enter 20 images it seems like a bunch of us should give it a shot?

http://www.naturesbestphotography.co..._1.php?cid=116

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Send as many as 20 of your very best images in these topics for an entry fee of $25 (US):
• Ocean weather: waves, storms, rain, fog, lightning
• Beaches, shores, estuaries, tide zones, tide pools
• Tropical and temperate reef ecosystems
• Shallow-shore and deep-water environments
• All living things that depend upon the oceans: fish,
mammals, birds, plants, etc., in or near the water
• Natural feeding, breeding, and other behavior
• Geologic processes or features on seashores or in the ocean
• People enjoying the ocean environment
• Submersibles and mini-subs
• Sunken vessels
• SCUBA, hard hat, and free diving, snorkeling
IMPORTANT: All images must be taken in the wild of natural settings and behaviors. No captive animals will be
considered and no entrapment of any kind is permissible.
DEADLINE: ENTER ONLINE OR BY MAIL UNTIL MARCH 1, 2010
to enter online
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Save your images as Low Resolution Jpegs and have camera and caption information (see
detailed instructions on page 2) ready to put into the online entry form. (Some of the information on the form is optional)
PREPARE YOUR PHOTOS FOR PRELIMINARY JUDGING
Save your images as Low Resolution Jpeg files NO LARGER THAN 500 KB in size.
• IMAGE DOCUMENT SIZE: Approximately 6” on the longest side at 72 pixels per inch (ppi).
• COLOR SPACE: RGB (ProPhoto or LAB color space is preferred, but Adobe RGB 1998 and sRGB are acceptable.)
• IMAGEMODE: 16-bit is preferred, but 8-bit is acceptable.
• DIGITAL IMAGE FILE NAMES: Identify each electronic image file with your First and Last name. Use an underscore
to separate the brief species name and location.Make sure the file name ends in “.jpg.”
(EXAMPLE: DavyJones_Orca_PugetSound.jpg)
• Natural feeding, breeding, and other behavior
• Geologic processes or features on seashores or in the ocean
• People enjoying the ocean environment
• Submersibles and mini-subs
• Sunken vessels
• SCUBA, hard hat, and free diving, snorkeling

guidelines: http://www.naturesbestphotography.co...elines2010.pdf


6" * 72dpi is only 432 pixels total? But 500k? Is it BOTH or just under 500k? Because my 1000x666 images are all under 500k....

PREPARE YOUR PHOTOS FOR PRELIMINARY JUDGING
Save your images as Low Resolution Jpeg files NO LARGER THAN 500 KB in size.
• IMAGE DOCUMENT SIZE: Approximately 6” on the longest side at 72 pixels per inch (ppi).
• COLOR SPACE: RGB (ProPhoto or LAB color space is preferred, but Adobe RGB 1998 and sRGB are acceptable.)
• IMAGEMODE: 16-bit is preferred, but 8-bit is acceptable.
• DIGITAL IMAGE FILE NAMES: Identify each electronic image file with your First and Last name. Use an underscore
to separate the brief species name and location.Make sure the file name ends in “.jpg.”
(EXAMPLE: DavyJones_Orca_PugetSound.jpg)

sounds about right:

COPYRIGHT: Photographers enter NATURE’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY OCEAN VIEWS AWARDS competition of their own free will. As a condition
of having a photograph selected as a winning image, photographers agree to a non-exclusive transfer of worldwide rights allowing Nature’s
Best Publishing, LLC (NBP) the following uses including, but not limited to: publishing the image(s) in upcoming issues of NATURE’S BEST
PHOTOGRAPHY magazine; hanging the image(s) in public exhibitions; and displaying the image(s) on theNBP and other websites; and using
the image(s) to promote NATURE’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY competitions. ‘Non-exclusive’ allows the photographer to market the image as they
choose. NBP does not restrict future sales of the image, rather NBP enhances opportunities to market the photograph as a ‘Winner’ in a very
prestigious competition.Many photographers have found their sales to increase based in part on their participation inNBP award competitions.

Bump...they have it open till Jan 5th 2011. This is for the 2011 contest:

https://www.naturesbestphotography.c..._1.php?cid=121