Australian Weather Calendar
Noel Stair takes an inadvertent self portrait after cyclone Tracy, Darwin 1974.
Picture: NOEL STAIR
Photo competition for the 2013 edition now open
Winners | Cloud | Lightning | Rainbow | Thunderstorm | Tornado |
The Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society invites entries for the Australian Weather Calendar photographic competition. The contest for the 2013 calendar opened on 1 July 2011 and will close on 31 March 2012.
Entries must be of a meteorological theme, such as clouds, lightning, rainbows, thunderstorms or tornadoes. If the picture is from a digital camera, it must be a minimum size of 1700 x 1150 pixels.
A 2-megapixel camera is the minimum requirement.
- provided as photographic prints (minimum size 15 x 10 centimetres),
- accompanied by a completed entry form, including details of all digital alterations,
- accompanied by no more than 10 other entries per person, and
- posted to the Bureau of Meteorology at the address below.
If a picture is shortlisted, the entrant must provide the image in its original format, whether that be negative, (35mm) transparency, or digital. Negatives and transparencies will be returned by registered post.
Winning photographers are awarded three complimentary calendars. No prizemoney is offered. All rights associated with the images are retained by the photographer.
Contact:
Mia Schoen, National Meteorological Library (Fridays only)
tel: (03) 9669 4668, e-mail: librarypic@bom.gov.au
