Thursday 21 January 2010

Another Estonian Photo Contest


Estonian announcement http://www.looduseomnibuss.ee/node/1169

A short overview in English with the help from Google Translate:

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2010. Results on April 18th.
Go to download images: http://www.looduseomnibuss.ee/laf2010/
In the category "Maailma loodus" (Nature of the World) can submit photos taken outside Estonia, in other categories only photos taken in Estonia.
The competition is organized in three age groups: children (up to a 13, inclusive), youth (up to 19, inclusive) and 'Üldarvestus' (the age of participants is not limited).Each photo will participate in only one age group in one category.
Category A - Animals and other living creatures.
Category B - "Animals in action".
Category C - "Plants and Mushrooms".
Category D - "landscape".
E-category - "People in Nature". Images that reflect the human and natural harmony, as well as conflicts.
Category F - "Form Games in nature." Shapes and patterns in nature. Can focus on the depiction of nature in abstract form.
G-category, "Nature of the World". Nature photos taken outside Estonia.

Each participant can submit up to 15 photos.

The length of the longer side of the image file must be at least 2000 pixels and max 6000 pixels.
.jpg file max 5 MB.
There are prizes too :)

Further information: tel 648 1740, 56 476 297, 56 483 480
info@looduseomnibuss.ee
www.looduseomnibuss.ee

previous competition post here http://palupohja2009.blogspot.com/2009/12/fotokonkurss-elamusi-emajoel.html
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photo by Ian of the Man Cleaning the Roof of Snow and Answering the Mobile Phone in Tartu 2010

Tuesday 5 January 2010

Ian's story of Palupõhja Holiday on BBC!


everyone should go here read it and click like this... http://www.bbc.co.uk/mystory/stories/discovery/167775/

see also #5 and the photo there :)

we'll copy the full story here when bbc allows it ...
until then, use the link!

update: the full story now posted here http://palupohja2009.blogspot.com/2010/03/ians-bbc-story.html
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photo of the Bell named Paulus by Ian Paul(!) in the tower of Tartu Jaani Kirik (St John's Church) 2010