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BCI 2015 PHOTO COMPETITION & ALBUM
The finalists of our new 2015 BCI Bonsai & Stone Photo Competition
will be published in a high-quality hardcover book. Photos will be exhibited at the grand BCI Convention in Guangzhou, China on September 18 to 21, 2015.
Reserve your copy now!
Best of BCI 2015:
Viewing Stones and Bonsai
Hard cover, est. 200 pages, full color, 12 x 9 inches/305 x 228 mm
limited edition. Pre-publication cost: $50.00
Eligibility:
• Participant must be an Individual Member of BCI. For this competition, BCI directors are eligible as are member clubs.
• Member or member club representative may submit two photos of trees or two photos of stones or one of each (2 photos in total). A shohin display on a stand may be submitted as a single entry. A group display of small stones may be submitted as a single entry.
• Photos are assigned numbers to assure impartial judging, then they are sent to our judges to vote on their favorite trees and stones. The finalists will be published in a hard cover BCI publication and prints will be exhibited at the BCI Convention in Guangzhou, China in September 2015.
• Photo must be taken within the last three years
• Trees and stones published in Best of BCI, 50
Stones, 50 Trees, 50 Years are not eligible.
Formats:•
The photo(s) must be in full color, the subject composed on a square aspect ratio at 3000 x 3000 pixels or larger. File format can be JPG or TIF.
Our members have an opportunity to showcase their best trees and stones. Prints of this cross-section of viewing stones and bonsai trees from all over the world, will be debuted at the grand BCI Convention in Guangzhou, China in 2015. Spread the word in your local club, help us acknowledge the treasures in the BCI world and promote international friendships.
• Make sure your photos are clear, well-lit without harsh shadows so that the judges can appreciate the quality and details of your trees and stones.
• Tips from photographers for taking good photos of your stones and trees are available on the BCI website. www.bonsai-bci.com/bestofbci2015
• An official entry form must accompany entries. Entry forms and instructions are available at www.bonsai-bci.com/bestofbci2015 or by request from Competition Committee Chair: Budi Sulistyo; budisulistyo22@gmail.com
• The file name on the form must match the file name of the electronic files.
• Entries can be uploaded to the BCI website at: www.bonsai-bci.com/bestofbci2015.
• Entries that do not meet all criteria will be eliminated from the competition.
• Deadline for submission is April 30, 2015. No entries will be accepted after this date.
Entry forms are available on the BCI website www.bonsai-bci.com/bestofbci2015
No Computer? For BCI members who do not have access to a comput- er or the Internet, please contact the Competition Committee Chair, Budi Sulistyo, to make arrangements for your entries.
Budi Sulistyo,
Kembang Harum Utama C 2 No 12, Puri Indah, Jakarta 11610, Indonesia.
Mobile phone +62811861046.
Fax 62215814783 budisulistyo22@gmail.com
NEW!
Entry Deadline April 30
2015