Digiscoping Gear
Swarovski launch 2011 Digiscoper of the Year competition
Birding super-brand, Swarovski Optik, has announced the launch of this year’s eagerly awaited Digiscoper of the Year competition. The competition is now in its sixth year, and the contest is open to photographers from around the world.
Simply by uploading a picture to the dedicated Swarovski digiscoper of the year website - entrants have the chance to win a complete Swarovski digiscoping kit by demonstrating your digiscoping skills. Entries must be received by 30 September 2011. The winners will again be selected by public vote and an international judging panel of industry names.
For the first time, a selection of images will be uploaded to Swarovski Optik’s Facebook page each month and followers can ‘Like’ their favourite. The photographers of the three most popular images will win a fleece jacket. The three prizes for the main competition are:
The art of digiscoping is holding a compact camera to your telescope so that it doubles as a long-distance lens. Digiscoping started out as a handy way to take and record shots of birds in the distance and has developed into an artistic and great work way of sharing birding moments with friends and fellow birders. Anyone who's recently been on a twitch will have noticed how competitive some of the video and picture capturing has become as birder's compete for the best shots of rarities. I'm sure the competition will be a lot of fun.
http://digiscoperoftheyear.com/en
Simply by uploading a picture to the dedicated Swarovski digiscoper of the year website - entrants have the chance to win a complete Swarovski digiscoping kit by demonstrating your digiscoping skills. Entries must be received by 30 September 2011. The winners will again be selected by public vote and an international judging panel of industry names.
For the first time, a selection of images will be uploaded to Swarovski Optik’s Facebook page each month and followers can ‘Like’ their favourite. The photographers of the three most popular images will win a fleece jacket. The three prizes for the main competition are:
- First prize: a complete set of Swarovski Optik digiscoping equipment (telescope, eyepiece, adapter, telescope rail, tripod CT101 and DH101)
- Second prize: an EL42 binocular
- Third prize: an EL32 binocular
The art of digiscoping is holding a compact camera to your telescope so that it doubles as a long-distance lens. Digiscoping started out as a handy way to take and record shots of birds in the distance and has developed into an artistic and great work way of sharing birding moments with friends and fellow birders. Anyone who's recently been on a twitch will have noticed how competitive some of the video and picture capturing has become as birder's compete for the best shots of rarities. I'm sure the competition will be a lot of fun.
http://digiscoperoftheyear.com/en