Special Assignment Macro Contest, Tons Of Great Prizes
This is not your typical macro in nature contest.
No flowers or critters are allowed.
Any subjects in nature other than flowers or critters are eligible.
I need you to go out and explore and find me some cool macro subjects or search out past images in your hard drives, but no flowers or critters. There are tons of great subjects other than flowers and critters, so the challenge is to find something that will win yourself one of these great prizes.
You could win!
Tamron Macro Lens – Your choice of a 60mm or 90mm lens
Lensbaby – Composer Pro with Sweet 35 and a set of Macro Converters (retail $450)
Vanguard – Alta Pro 263 aluminum tripod with the SBH-100 ball head. (retail $209)
Think Tank Photo Bags – Streetwalker Pro Bag (retail $169)
One spot in a Macro Boot Camp, location of your choice (retail $169)
Nik Software – Color Efex Pro 4 (retail $159)
Hunt’s Photo – $50 Gift Certificate
Outdoor Photo Gear – $50 Gift Certificate
Creating Art With Macro E-Book (retail $14.95)
Free to enter
You have until August 1st, 2012 to submit your images.
You may enter three images.
Send small file jpegs (200kb ) and your location to, mgmoats@yahoo.com
No limitations on processing of images.
Winning images will be posted online on August 2nd.
If you would like ideas of subject matter to shoot outside of the flowers and critters,
visit my website at tinylandscapes.com
Mike Moats 
Is this just open to those in the United states Mike ? ( obviously the Macro boot camp would be a bit tricky to attend for those living elsewhere ! )
I will make sure that prize is awarded to someone from the US.
Thanks for providing this contest! Do you have a main clearing house for learning about photo contest?
Nope, just when here about them on social media sites.
Do empty sea shells count as critters?
Sea Shell would be a great subject, just as long as they are empty shells.
Another question, one of clarification.
Since this is a “macro” image contest, MUST the image me shot with either a micro lens or a lens using extention tubes? Are you including images that are really “close-up” using a zoom lens near full focal lenght?
Thanks!
Reblogged this on speeddemon2 and commented:
This looks like a good way to challenge myself.
By leaving out anything in the plant and animal kingdoms that leaves Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista,and Fungi. Are these kingdoms also off limits? Challenges like this bring out the science teacher in me, therefore you get my bad sense of humor. So are living things a no and non living things a yes? This challenge is going to be fun…
Hey Dave, when I say critter, it is about the bugs and frogs, and live moving subjects, so fungi and all the other growths like that are fine.
Dave, are you suggesting that by excluding flowers, he’s eliminating all plant life? I was under the impression that there were all manner of non-flowering plants. Also, I assume that when Mike says flowers, he’s referring specifically to the reproductive organs of even flowering plants, such that other parts of these plants would be fair game.
Still waiting to know IF images must be shot with a macro lens? Or, a lens that uses extension tubes. For me there is a big difference between shooting “close-up” & “micro.” Maybe a photo of what is & what is not an acceptable submission.
Thanks!
You can shoot with what ever lens, tubes, or filters you want, but stay within the close-up / macro / micro ranges.
Yes you can shoot any plant you want, just don’t include the flower if it has one.
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I have a photo I took in mind, but wonder if it would be disqualified. Do dry flower petals (that have fallen off a flower) and are used in the background of a shot count as a flower? Ditto for an animal bone. Is that a critter? Neither of these things is a living organism, but are derived from one. Thanks for clarifying!
Hey Pat, they would be fine as long as we don’t see a intact full flower. The bones are alright, a bone doesn’t let us see an actual critter.
Where do we stand on the results. Haven’t seen anything.
Hey Daryl. you will have to scroll back though the blog posts to Aug 2nd, and you will se the winners.
Sad that you limit this to the US.
Sorry Mike, not my choice some of the vendors that offered prized won’t ship outside the US.