2022 Bug Eye Photo Contest

2022 Bug Eye Photo Contest

The 2022 BugEye Winners are

People's Choice - Robert Guimont

This yellow jacket probably regrets visiting the Rose of Sharon in my garden in Vaughan, ON…Makes for an interesting shot though.

Best Ontario Insect Photo - Robert Guimont

An emerging Leafhopper in Vaughan, ON on a potted Cape Sundew (it left without being trapped). Seeing that capturing a moment such as this is rare, this is definitely one of my favorites.

Best Overal Photo - Robert Noble

This is a picture of three male Greene’s Giant Ichneumonid Wasps attempting to inseminate a pre-emergent female in her nesting tunnel while a fourth male looks on. I was lucky enough to see all kinds of this activity on this day and to learn what was actually happening on the fallen tree. Brampton Ontario, June 1, 2022.

The Entomological Society of Ontario is holding its annual Bug Eye Photo Contest. The contest is open to all Ontario residents, including international students living in Ontario.

You may submit up to 3 unique images, but can only win one prize plus the People’s Choice Award. The best pictures submitted will be selected by judges and entered into the People’s Choice Award competition. People’s Choice entries will be posted on the ESO website, ESO social media, and/or on a photo sharing website such as flickr for the community to vote on, in addition to being displayed at the ESO Annual Meeting. If you do not wish for your photo to be posted publicly, you can choose to not participate in the People’s Choice Award. Copyright for the photo remains with the photographer, but use must be granted for ESO promotional material.

Instructions

Submission deadline: August 31, 2022

Submit photos to: [email protected]

Images must be of insects or closely related arthropod species (mites, spiders, etc).

All submissions must be digital files, and may be either ‘landscape’ or ‘portrait’ in orientation.

Submit the image file by creating a digital file that is the equivalent of 7.5 inch by 10 inch (19.5 cm by 25.4 cm), at 300 dpi, formatted as a jpg.

Images from film must be digitally scanned and then edited to 7.5 inch by 10 inch, at 300 dpi.

Create a filename using an appropriate title, underscore, your last name, underscore, first initial (e.g. dragonfly_smith_j.jpg).

Include a short description of your entries (where they were taken, why you like them, etc.)

Indicate whether:
1. your photo is of an Ontario insect
2. you are a child under the age of 13
3. you would like to be considered for the People’s Choice Award.

Photographic enhancement is allowed as long as it is something that could also be achieved in a real darkroom with a color or black & white negative (e.g. adjustment of contrast, color enhancement, cropping, etc.). However, very dubious enhancements will be negatively scored.

Prizes

Best photo ($50)

Best photo of an Ontario insect ($50)

Best photo by a junior entomologist under 13 (1st $25, 2nd $20, 3rd $10)

People’s Choice Award ($50)

Winners will be announced at the 2022 ESO conference.

Judging Criteria is based on