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1) No photoshopping of entries, however cropping, and adjustment of brightness/contrast is allowed.
2) You must have a photo of a tree in nature you wish to mimic, then search for nursery stock from a non-bonsai nursery to use to mimic your photograph of nature. You may also use seedlings you grew yourself, rescued garden plants, and collected materials so long as no work has been done to them with the exception of a repotting. Do not collect the tree you are intending on mimicing!
3) Three entries per person allowed.
4) Multiple trees per entry allowed up to 5 trees maximum in a planting. Accent plants allowed. (This means penjing, raft plantings, and small forest plantings are allowed.)
5) Trees in final project can be any size: mame/shohin, or a larger bonsai size.
6) If your tree in nature has deadwood features then you need to include those in your final tree submission. (this means, jin, shari, tanuki are all allowed. Carve to your heart's content!)
7) You may use pictures posted on the internet or taken by someone you know so long as the original author of the photo is given credit in your submission. Anyone caught with copyright infringement or commiting plagiarism will have their entries removed and be disqualified. Otherwise we encourage you to go out and take a photo to use yourself.
8) You may use a tree that is a different species than the tree in the photograph so long as you use a conifer to represent another conifer, or a deciduous tree to represent another deciduous tree.
9) Since Nature doesn't follow any specific rules of nebari and taper, the typical rules of bonsai do not apply.
Start date of August 1st 2008
End date of August 31st 2009
That's 13 months folks so that everyone in any hemisphere can enter.
Deadline for Initial picture submission of the tree you wish to mimic: December 31st, 2008
Deadline for submission of initial tree material you are using: May 31st, 2009
Winners will be decided by forum vote.
Prizes: Vic of Erin Pottery has graciously agreed to supply prizes once more for our competitions.
Alternative prizes: Joe, Dan and I will also be giving out certificates to the three entrants that we feel meet the following qualifications: The most like the photo, the most natural looking, and the most unusual.
Since we are also acting as judges, Joe, Dan and I will not be participating in this contest. We shall also act as the tiebreakers and will break any tie that arises.
***These rules are subject to change***
This thread is for the posting of your photos, links to photos and your stock only. All other postings will be removed.
Note: Nature means tree(s) that grew on their own in the wild, photos of trees from a man-made garden are not considered eligible for this contest.
As of 8/22/2008, any tree that occupies a grey area will no longer be approved. This has been established to clear up any further questions, concerns and confusions by those entering the contest. If you're tree is in a grey area, seek out a different specimen online or in nature.
This post has been edited by Enchantra: 22 August 2008 - 12:29 AM
Reason for edit: Clarification
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