AUSTRALIAN WEATHER CALENDAR

2010 photo competition now closed

The Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society seek your quality colour pictures for inclusion in the annual Australian Weather Calendar. The competition for the 2010 calendar is now closed, but the contest for the 2011 edition will open on 1 July 2009. This competition will close on 31 March 2010.

Entries must have a meteorological theme, such as clouds, thunderstorms, lightning, rainbows or tornadoes.

Entries must be provided initially as photographic prints, at a minimum size of 15x10 cm. Digital pictures must be a minimum size of 5MB uncompressed (about 1700 x 1150 pixels), such as are produced by 2 megapixel cameras. No more than 10 entries per person are permitted.

Entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form that contains details of any and all digital alteration to images.

Photographers must be willing to provide the image in its original format (negative, transparency or digital file) if the picture is shortlisted.

Winning photographers are awarded three complimentary calendars. No prizemoney is offered. All rights associated with the images are retained by the photographer.

Entries must be sent to: Weather Calendar Competition, Public Affairs Group, Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1289, MELBOURNE VIC 3001

NOTE: From 1 July 2008, photo prints submitted for the first round of judging will NOT be returned to entrants. The cost and time associated with returning the hundreds of entries received each year has become prohibitive. Negatives or transparencies sent to the bureau for the second or third round of judging will be returned by registered post, as has previously been the case.

More information:
Telephone (03) 9669 4668, fax: (03) 9669 4113, e-mail: librarypic@bom.gov.au

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