It Looks So Close - 200mm or Greater

The host has disqualified my entry taken with a compact Superzoom/Cropsensor at a focal lenght that equals 400 mm on a full frame camera.
Beeing more precise in the describtion of the rules would have really helped here..
Cheers.

Actual focal length must be 200mm or greater. Sorry no conversions. Crop sensors are named so for a reason, it simply captures less of the field of view of a full frame sensor. This is not the same as a longer focal length image being captured. It simply a FF image missing 40% (or more) of the shot.

Focal length 200mm or more. The idea is just to get entrants to challenge themselves to photograph something at a longer focal length. Without saying it, I was hoping the experience would lead to a better understanding of compression and how images are affected by focal length. I did not restrict sensor size. I hope you all have fun with this! Can't wait to see what all is entered.

can we crop down a 200mm photo

The host has responded by pm to say that it is OK to submit pictures taken on fixed focal length (prime) lenses of 200mm or more. It does not have to be taken on a zoom lens.

its says 200mm or greater......seems pretty obvious that crop or non fixed focal length is ok.

200mm on full frame, on APS-C, and on 4/3? Different magnification (x4, x6, x8) but OK it's your challenge, 200mm it is.