-This category focuses on attentiveness to detail in capturing the wildlife subject and all of it’s intricate details.
-Open to all Wild Animal Subjects.
-Post-Processing is allowed that does not dramatically alter the appearance of what was actually seen in the image. (See “Competition Rules” for more details.)
Birdscape:
-This bird photography category focuses on not only on capturing a beautiful image of the bird, but also on the relationship between the bird and the environment that it’s found in.
-Open only to Wild Bird Subjects.
-Post-Processing is allowed that does not dramatically alter the appearance of what was actually seen in the image. (See “Competition Rules” for more details.)
Creative:
-This category focuses on using unique photo capture techniques and creative photo editing techniques to bring out aspects of wildlife photography images unable to be captured otherwise.
-Open to all Wild Animal Subjects.
-In the Creative Imagery category, digital manipulation including removal of objects and additive post-processing techniques are actively encouraged. (See “Competition Rules” for more details.)
Macro:
-This category captures the beauty of the incredibly small and intimate world in close-up images that may be almost impossible to see with the naked eye.
-Open to all wild animal subjects.
-Post-Processing is allowed that does not dramatically alter the appearance of what was actually seen in the image. (See “Competition Rules” for more details.)
New Photographers:
-This category exists for new wildlife photographers just getting into the hobby! The goal of the category is to demonstrate a wildlife photography image that showcases the best of your newly learnt ability.
-Open to all Wild Animal Subjects.
-Open only to wildlife photographers that have been doing it for 2 years or less (defined as at least once a month). This will largely be based on an honor-system however Bird Burger will attempt to verify this through database searching.
-Entry price is reduced and prize pool is different from the other 3 categories.
-Post-Processing is allowed that does not dramatically alter the appearance of what was actually seen in the image. (See “Competition Rules” for more details.)
