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Eligibility
• Timeframe: The image must be taken between November 2, 2024, and November 1, 2025.
• Subject: The image must be a macro or super macro composition.
• Submissions: You can submit the same macro image to the "Best 5 Images" and "Best Picture of the Year" categories. -
Image Editing
Allowed: Minor editing is permitted using any imaging software. This includes:
• Color and contrast adjustments.
• Removal of backscatter.
• Cropping up to 15%.
• Fixing minor flaws and consolidating the background. -
• Prohibited: Any editing that alters the main content of the image is not allowed. This includes:
• Moving or removing subjects/models.
• Implanting foreign elements into the photo.
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AI Usage
• Strict Prohibition: The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for image creation, enhancement, or manipulation is strictly forbidden. All submitted images must be the result of conventional photography techniques.
- Image editing that alters the main content of the image, such as moving, removing models, and/or implanting foreign elements, is not permitted.
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1st prize
1,000 euro cash prize
courtesy of World Shootout -
2nd prize
Winner of a Buceo Anilao Resort Dive Package:
1 person, 5 days / 4 nights in our Sea View Superior Room, 10 dives + Nitrox for free, Courtesy of Buceo Anilao.
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3rd prize
RAFFAELLO the high-contrast display computer
Courtesy of Cressi
