Wild Wonders of Europe
Online Photo Competition Prizes...
The chance of a lifetime - our Grand Prize!
An exclusive photo mission to Alladale estate, Scotland!
Paul Lister, a straightforward conservationist, will open the gates to his huge private estate, Alladale, in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. The Grand Prize winners, one from the adult category and another from our younger entrants, will spend some memorable winter days at Alladale and in Cairngorms National Park with great opportunities to photograph red deer and other highland wildlife.
Peter Cairns, Wild Wonders of Europe Financial Director and one of the project’s photographers, will provide personal guidance and heaps of PRO tips in the field.
Epson print day for Grand Prize Winners
Epson, the leading digital imaging company and Wild Wonders of Europe Gold sponsor, will support the winners to print images of perfect colour and clarity, with guidance from Epson’s specialist Large Format Printing team.
The two winners will be invited to Epson’s UK headquarters after their five day adventure at Alladale estate in Scotland.
Furthermore, the Grand Prize will include top-notch photo hardware from leading brands.
Pictures taken during the mission will be put on display in various Wild Wonders of Europe media outlets. They will be seen by millions of people in Europe and the World.
The Grand Prize will be given to the two Overall Winners, chosen by a jury, in both the Adult and the Young Crew age groups.
It will consist of a specially designed WILD WONDERS OF EUROPE assignment.
You will be fully equipped with the latest PRO equipment from our partners.
Images from that mission will be displayed in our online galleries and gain further promotion and publicity within the Wild Wonders of Europe project.
More details to come!
Monthly Competition Prizes...
We are most grateful to our partners, who support this competition with superb prizes. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner-up images of each category in each age group. Places 1-5 will be featured in our winners' galleries every month.
Just to water your mouth a bit and give you some extra motivation: Eight prizes worth 3000 € will be given out each month.
Among them DSLR cameras (e.g. Nikon D5000 Kit), image processing software (e.g. Capture NX2), video projectors, printers, compact cameras and many more.
Take your chance, upload your images and win!
Happy shooting and good luck!
Epson P3000
Experience the benefits of digital photography with the Epson P-3000. This powerful, compact device brings new flexibility and performance to digital photography. Watch movies in various formats, store and view photos through the new crystal clear 4” Photo Fine Ultra LCD. There’s a 40GB internal memory for image storage and back-up, long battery life for true portability and built-in CF and SD memory card slots. You can even listen to music on its built-in audio player.
The essential photographer’s tool – a total digital solution for photos and movies
Listen to music – built-in audio player
Superb quality viewing – amazing clarity and colour on the 4” Photo Fine Ultra LCD with the world’s first 4-colour filter system for a portable device
Handles a range of formats – built-in CF/SD memory card slots, and support for a wide range of video formats* (including DivX)
Take control of your images - review, store, and organise images with 40GB hard drive and versatile media transfer and management software
Performance and power – keep viewing on the move with a long-lasting rechargeable Li-On battery
Full USB support – for USB host (USB-A) and USB Mass Storage driver
Hard working, hard wearing – sleek, compact and durable with high quality casing which allows a secure grip
Popular, all-round DX-format 11.1 x zoom lens. Equipped with Nikon's Vibration Reduction system and exclusive Silent Wave Motor (SWM), it offers superb performance in low-light, delivering steady images to both the sensor and viewfinder, and features fast, quiet autofocus. The high quality optical design boasts Nikon's Super Integrated Coating and two ED glass elements for superb color reproduction and minimized distortion. A practical zoom-lock switch keeps the lens secure when not in use. Great value for money, this is a flexible all-in-one lens - ideal for capturing everything from wide landscapes to close-ups of distant subjects.
Nikon 10X25HG L DCF
Topping off Nikon's bread lineup of widely acclaimed binoculars, the 10
x 25HG L DCF is designed for unparalleled performance and comfort.
Exacting lens and prism construction ensures sharper, brighter images to
intensify your viewing experience. Other aspects, such as the finely
tuned mechanics and optical design, work together to reveal subtle
details you'd have otherwise missed.
Capture NX 2
Make the most of your photographic talent with Nikon’s next generation of high-quality image-editing and processing software. Utilizing Nikon’s exclusive U PointTM Technology, Nikon Capture NX2 includes a host of powerful tools and four fully-customizable workspaces that you can save and switch between to create a fast and efficient workflow. Straightforward and intuitive, Capture NX2 frees you to concentrate on working with tone and color, allowing you to develop your images according to the classic principle of emphasizing and enhancing specific points of interest. Capture NX2 can be used with JPEG- and TIFF-format images from any source, and is the optimal software product for editing Nikon NEF files.
Color Control Point: Take control of hue, brightness and saturation by placing a Color Control Point on your image, then adjusting the length of the sliders.
Selection Control Point: Apply enhancements such as Unsharp Mask or D-Lighting to a specific area with a click of the mouse. There is no need for precise selection or masking - the areas you want to modify are automatically recognized.
Auto Retouch Brush: To achieve more natural-looking results, the Auto Retouch Brush lets you remove dust spots and blemishes in an image using a simple mouse click and movement.
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