Online competitions
The Hawk Conservancy Trust 2011 photographic competition is closed for entries and judging will take place shortly.
Each year we invite photographers to enter our photographic competition and celebrate the beauty of birds of prey. Featuring six main categories, this competition gives photographers, both amateur and professional, the chance to show off their talents. Photographers are limited to the number of images that may be entered. Although this limit is expressed as a number per month, this is purely for administrative puroses. There is no monthly element to the competition.
The categories are:
- Portrait. Best portrait photograph of a Hawk Conservancy Trust bird of prey.
- Action. Best photograph of a Hawk Conservancy Trust bird of prey in a flying display at the Trust.
- Working relationship. Best photograph demonstrating the relationship between a member of Trust staff and a bird of prey.
- Flora and fauna. Best photograph of the wildflowers, shrubs and plants around the grounds of the Trust or the wildlife and other animals that are found there.
- In the wild. Best photograph of a wild (non-captive) bird of prey taken in its natural setting.
- Junior. Best photograph in any category, taken by an under 16 year old.
All photographs must have been taken at the Trust, with the exception of those entered into the 'In the Wild' category.
Running parallel with the main photographic competition, is a caption competition. Each month, a photograph is posted on the Hawk Conservancy Trust website (here) and captions for it invited. The caption most enjoyed by our ‘judge of the month’ will go forward to the end of the year, when a final judging will select the overall winner. Submission of caption suggestions is free of charge.
In order to enter photographs for the photographic competition or for the caption competition a one off entry fee of £5.00 must be paid to the Trust (one fee covers both competitions). Submission of caption suggestions is free of charge.
