Riviera Maya Scuba Photo Contest
Event Rules & Schedule for the Xcuba Ha
photo by Len Bucko
Categories
Professional & Amateur all Digital
1- Wideangle
2- Macro
3- Cenote (Cavern and Cave)
4- Open with unrestricted post dive image manipulation
5- Novice
Special prize for best Lion fish shot !.
Schedule of the Educational Xcuba Ha Photo Event
-December 4th: Arrival day with evening Inauguration of the event week with a wine and cheese event, inscription for the week to come, presentation of organizers, etc.
-December 5th: General Underwater Photography workshop by Len Bucko 8:30 - 9:30 with workshop pool session starting at 11:00 until afternoon covering basics in underwater photography.
-December 6th: Macro u/w photography workshop by Len Bucko 8:30 - 9:30 with workshop dive at 11:00. Diving activities until afternoon.
-December 7th: Wideangle u/w photography workshop by Len Bucko 8:30 - 9:30 with workshop dive at 11:00. Diving activities until afternoon.
-December 8th: Cavern - Low Niz - Limited Light u/w photography workshop by Len Bucko 8:30 - 9:30 workshop dive at 11:00. Diving activities until afternoon.
-December 9th: Cozumel reef diving day starting at 8:30 with great photo oportunities at the Island of Cozumel.
-December 10th: Pto. Morelos wreck diving day starting at 8:30 with great photo oportunities at the Pto. Morelos artificial wreck.
-December 11th: Deadline for image submitting December 11th 9:00 am. Optional diving activities in the morning, optinal land photography in Playa del Carmen (the images from this day cannot be submitted for awards). Closing ceremonie, BBQ dinner and awards presentation will be in the evening.
-December 12th Departure day.
photo by Len Bucko
Rules
1. Registration deadline for participants is December 4th 9pm. All images must be entered to the judges no later than December 10th 9:00 am.
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3. No pool or aquarium shots will be accepted.
4. Ownership and copyright of all entries remain with the photographer and a model release must be obtained (if appropriate) Riviera Maya Divers Alliance reserves the right to publish the winning photos without compensation for educational purposes, in brochures or for future contest promotion. The winning photographs may also be printed and used as promotional material for future events. Credit will be given to all photographers.
5. Contestants are limited to 1 entry per category, photos must be submitted digitally on December 10th 9:00 am.
6. Digital post image manipulation is not allowed (e.g. photoshop.) in any category but the open catagory.
7. Winners will be announced and prizes given at the Awards dinner on the 10th of December 2009.
8. Entrance can only win one prize so in the event of multiple winnings the awards can be traded in if succesful in another category.
photo by Len Bucko
Conservation Rules
Marine animals should never be stressed or endangered for the sake of a photo. Entries will first be screened by our judges. Entries exhibiting the following behavior will be placed out of contest.
1. Divers visibly damaging the environment (e.g. gear dragging or kicking up sand).
2. Animals with signs of stress (e.g. puffed puffers, inking octopus, animals in nets, cages or hooked on a line).
3. Animals moved to an unnatural environment or risky location.
4. Animals being fed artificial food from divers No feeding fish .
5. Delicate marine life being touched (e.g. coral polyps, seahorse tails). Marine life interaction has been (and always will be) good u/w photo subject matter but only when the marine life is not endangered e.g. holding a turtle.
6. Divers need to exhibit good buoyancy control to protect the marine environment and to minimize silt. Suggestions on weighting and trim techniques will be offered by the staff.
photo by Andreas W. Matthes
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