NO BAD WEATHER PHOTOS THANKS!
We accept colour photos from any part of South East Australia, from Noosa to Coolangatta & the Western Downs in Queensland. all of New South Wales & all of the ACT, all of Victoria and all of Tasmania – we are looking for photos that show off our great scenery and architecture to interested viewers, like overseas visitors etc, who might like to see what we have to offer before they come here.
When we have a challenge, any photos submitted to the challenge that have not been accepted into the group beforehand, will be removed from the challenge.
The following are reasons why your photo may have been rejected:
1. If they are taken on cloudy or overcast or dull days, showing grey or white or black skies
2. If the scene is taken in poor light and your main subject isn’t well lit
3. If the colours look unnatural
4. If they have had any elements added and ‘faked up’ using a PC program like Photo Shop etc, including text, borders, collages, layers & the Orton Effect etc
5. If the sun is below the horizon and your subject shows moving water, and it was taken on time exposure
6. If the sun is visible or if there is any sun flare visible in the photo
7. If it is not up to the RB acceptable standard
8. If it wouldn’t be of interest to the general public
9. If you have sent similar photos of the same scene previously
10. If you don’t state the location in the description line, where the photo was taken; e.g. Sydney Harbour’
11. If your photo wasn’t in colour
12. We are a group for scenery or architecture – we are not accepting photos that are making a political statement, for any country or city. We are also not accepting photos that show off the homeless as the main subject. People shots are restricted to those going about their business and have to be completely unposed, and they have to be interesting – we don’t consider a photo of people walking down a street or sitting somewhere to be interesting! We are not accepting photos of entertainers who are doing a scheduled performance. We will consider some action shots of people playing sport etc if the photo is extremely good, eg: surfies, skiers and rodeos etc.
13. If the main subject in your photo is animals, birds, insects, cemeteries, shots just of sand etc, graffiti, photos just of trees, photos just of the horizon, anything run down or dilapidated, letter boxes, knick knacks or close-ups of anything
These photos are only accepted at the hosts discretion:
14. Photos across land or water that end in a flat horizon, and/or photos showing the horizon anywhere near the centre of the photo have a 99.9% chance of not being accepted. If you have used framing and composition to improve the look of the photo, it may be considered.
15. We’ll only accept dawn/sunrise/sunset/dusk shots that are in natural colours and not over processed and they must have buildings or windmills etc in the photo – we don’t accept photos just of a flat horizon across land or water.
16. Night shots are restricted to a pitch black sky & have to be of buildings: eg, Sydney skyline etc. We don’t accept star trails or shots of the moon or lightning strikes etc.
17. All the rules apply to t-shirts and iPhone cases
We’ll accept these photos showing scenery and architecture:
If the colours appear natural
If they are taken in good light with the photo taken in good weather and your main subject is well lit
We don’t have any daily limits either!
Normal RB rules apply on quality. Please submit only your best work and that includes tshirts and iPhone cases.
If you cannot find the reason why your photo was rejected, in the above rules, feel free to BM me please (PhotosByG) and I’ll happily provide you with the reason why your photo was not accepted.
Thank you.
Graham