EXTRAORDINARY MACRO CONTEST!

Hi all,

=simoneyvette and I have collaborated and come up with a new contest for all you macro lovers...

The Extraordinary Macro Contest!

The purpose of the contest is to challenge you to take macro shots that differ from the norm - no water drops, no insects, no flowers and plants. We've seen that already! We want you to really think outside the box! What is the most interesting thing you can find to take a macro photo of? Something we wouldn't normally associate with macro photography...

This is your chance to be really creative! The more bizarre the image, the better! So get to it!!!

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Dates-

We will be accepting entries from the 1st of March 'till the 1st of May.

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Rules-

- Only one entry per person - it can be changed once after you've already submitted
- As long as your photo doesn't contain water drops, flowers or plants or insects, you can essentially submit whatever you want
- You can submit an old photo if you'd like to but we'd love people to attempt to come up with something new and unique for this contest
- Please ensure your entry's EXIF data is displayed, and make sure the deviation is at least 800px on it's longest size so we can have a good look!
- We'd prefer for entries to be true macro, not close-up
- You're free to edit your entry (i.e: levels, contrast, brightness, shadows, highlights, etc) but we won't accept any manipulations

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How to submit-

- Send a note to myself or Simone titled "Extraordinary Macro Contest Entry" and include a link or thumb of your image. We'll let you know if your entry isn't acceptable for any reason. If you need to change your entry, you'll need to send another note, titled "Submission Change".

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Prizes-

1st place-

- A week long feature in and 's journals
- A one year subscription
- An item from your wishlist

2nd place

- A week long feature in and 's journals
- 2 x three month subscriptions (so it equals a six month subscription)
- A Fella Plushie

3rd place

- A week long feature in and 's journals
- A three month subscription
- A box of deviantART stressballs

4th place

- A week long feature in and 's journals
- A one month subscription
- A box of deviantART stressballs

5th place

- A week long feature in and 's journals
- A one month subscription

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There will also be a prize for the most creative photo

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Spread the news guys! Let's make this a blast!

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**** If anyone would like to donate to the prizes, please feel free to note either Simone or myself. Anything would be greatly appreciated! ****