Symmetry Photo Contest April 2012

It’s competition time! The Shutter Pals April 2012 Photographer Competition is now open for entries, so get out there and start taking some photos!
This Month’s Photographer Competition Theme is Symmetry
Open your eyes and you will see that symmetry is all around you. From man-made objects such as buildings and furniture, to elements of nature such as flowers, trees and insects, symmetry is everywhere.
To many symmetry in photography is a thing of beauty. In fact, scientists have found that symmetry is inherently attractive to the human eye!
To help bring awareness to how symmetry visually dominates our everyday lives Shutter Pals is organizing a photographer competition around this theme. So get out your cameras and start taking photos that showcase symmetry in the world around us!
This competition is open to everyone (see prizes, entry and terms below) and gives you the chance to win a great prizes!
Each person may enter only one photo that showcases symmetry is everywhere. A photo of a symmetrical building, flower petals, a car tire, the face of a tiger, a doorway, etc. are just a few ideas to get you started.
Additional ideas and tips for the competition can be found here Using Symmetry in Photography.
We look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Photographer Competition Prizes, Entry and Terms
Prize Details: One winner. Winner receives a copy of the book The Complete Photographer: A Masterclass in Every Style and Subject by Tom Ang and a DVD copy of Pro Studio Backgrounds and Backdrops by FreeDigitalPhotographyTutorials.com.
Eligibility: Open to all. Must be registered on www.shutterpals.com. It’s free to join. Photo Entry Rules: Only one photo entry per person. Photo entry must come straight out of the camera and not processed in any manner. The only editing allowed is cropping the photo to achieve better balanced symmetry. This photography competition is being judged on your skill as a photographer not post-processing. File upload must be a jpeg and under 2 mb.
How to Enter:

1. Sign into www.shutterpals.com.
2. Upload your photo entry to your personal photo collection.
3. Click on the “New Reply” button below to reply to this thread.
4. Click on the camera icon in the pop up window and choose “Import a Photo.” Select the photo entry you uploaded to your personal photo collection in step 2.
5. Include a title and description below the photo telling us why you think your photo represents best example of symmetry in the world around us.
6. Click the submit button to add your photo entry to the photographer competition.

How Photo Entries Will Be Judged: Shutter Pals will pick the top three finalists. for the photographer competition. A public rating will then be opened for members to vote on their favorite photo out of the three finalists. The photographer’s photo with the most votes will win.
Deadline for Photo Submission: April 30, 2012
Copyright: Copyright of the images will remain the property of the photographer. Usage Rights: Shutter Pals reserves the right to use all photo entries as it wishes for display in all areas of the website and for promotional advertisements for future photography competitions. In all cases where such photos are used, Shutter Pals reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the Participant and without offering any compensation in any form.
We hope you have fun taking photos for the April 2012 Photographer Competition and look forward to seeing all of the photo entries. Please share this competition with your friends by email, facebook, twitter, google+, blogs, websites, etc.
Contest Website: http://www.shutterpals.com/