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9th Edition Bird Photography Contest (FOTOFIO 2014)
1 February, 2014 @ 8:00 am - 2 March, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
You can submit your photographs from birds of Spain to Bird Photography Contest Fotofio 2014. This images must be taken in this country.
There are five categories:
- Birds in Spain: The photographs must have been taken in Spain.
- Birds in Extremadura: The photographs must have been taken in this region.
- Habitat and behavior: The photographs must show birds from a different perspective where landscape be protagonist.
- Photographic techniques: Pictures must be taken with special techniques.
- Young photographers: Authors must be under 21 years old.
A maximum of three photographs are allowed per participant. Two of they can be of the same category.
Participants should send the photographs by e-mail to the following address: concurso@fioextremadura.es
In addition to the photographs, each participant should include a document with the following information: personal data, titles and categories of photos. You also can send a brief description of the technique used to capture each photograph and other details that may be interesting
for the contest jury (optional).
The prize-awarding ceremony will be held on March 1st on the fair premises, as part of FIO 2014.
There will be 5 prizes to the best photograph of each category.
The prizes of categories “Birds in Spain”, “Birds in Extremadura”, “Habitat and behavior”, and “Photographic techniques” will be 1,100 €. The prize of “Young photographers” will be 600 €.
The photos will be submitted no later than 15:00h on February 13th, 2014. Good luck!
For further information you can visit the following link (in spanish).
The FOTOFIO 2014 agenda which takes place within FIO is the following:
| Saturday, March 1, 2014 | Conferences |
|---|---|
| 10,30 – 11,00 h. | Presentation of the Fifth Edition of the FIO 2014 |
| 11,00 – 11,30 h. | Photographing wader birds in Asturias (Fotografiando limícolas en Asturias) Mario Suárez Porras |
| 11,30 – 12,00 h. | Photographing in marshes environments (Fotografiando en entornos marismeños) Alejandro Jiménez Garrido y Francisco Viruez Venegas |
| 12,00 – 12,30 h. | 8 years bird photography in the Cantabrian (8 años de fotografía ornitológica en la Cantábrica) Antonio Liébana |
| 12,30 – 13,30 h. | Photograph birds in Israel (La fotografía de aves en Israel) Yossi Eshbol e Itai Shanni |
| 13,30 – 14,00 h. | Award Ceremony for the winners of Fifth FIO Nature Photography Contest 2014 |
| 16,30 – 17,00 h. | Monfragüe, another era (Monfragüe, otros tiempos) José Luis González Grande |
| 17,00 – 17,30 h. | Among steppe and raptor birds (Entre rapaces y esteparias) Enrique Santos de las Heras |
| 16,30 – 17,00 h. | Using flash in bird photography (Uso del flash en la fotografía de aves) Ramón Navarro |
| Domingo, 2 de marzo de 2014 | Workshops |
|---|---|
| 11,00 – 12,00 h. | Camera trapping techniques and equipment (Ténicas y equipos de fototrampeo) Julián Zamora Gómez |
| 12,00 – 13,00 h. | How to improve your photos with the Canon approach system (Cómo mejorar tus fotos con los sistema de enfoque Canon) Antonio Liébana |
CANON EOS 70D CAMERA DRAWING
Attendees who prove to have been in at least two of the morning presentations and one afternoon presentation of FOTOFIO on March 1st 2014 in FOTOFIO may participate in a drawing for a Canon EOS 70D Camera with EF-S 18-55 IS STM. For further information you can visit the following link
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