COMPETITION RULES
The Committee has approved new Rules this year to accommodate the incorporation of digital images as well as traditional slides.
DAWLISH & TEIGNMOUTH CAMERA CLUB
COMPETITION RULES
GENERAL RULES FOR ENTRIES
1 All competition entries whether commercial, darkroom or digital, are acceptable provided that every aspect of the final image was produced from the submitting member's own camera work. Copies of other photographers' work will not be accepted.
All entries must have originated within the last three years.
Members must be fully paid up before submitting entries.
A print, slide or digital image may only be entered in two monthly competitions. However if an entry has been placed in the first three, it may not be entered again in ANY competition Parts of winning entries cannot be reproduced as new entries.
All entries must be with the Competition Secretary two weeks before the competition.
All competitions with the exception of The Boulton Challenge Cup and The Wilson Rose Bowl will be judged by independent judges who may require a preview of the entries.
Each competition will have its own end of year trophy.
2 There will be two categories for prints - Advanced and Standard
There will be one category for traditional slides
There will be one category for digital images.
3 PRINTS
Prints should be mounted on a board no larger than 50cm x 40cm.
They should be titled on the reverse and identified with the member's number and either 'A' for advanced or 'S' for standard. The photographers name should not be shown. Any other identifying marks should be either removed or securely covered.
For the purpose of club competitions a monochrome print is defined as 'a black and white print to which one overall tone may be added. E.g. Sepia
Framed or glass mounted pictures will not be accepted for safety reasons.
4 TRADITIONAL SLIDES
Slides must be genuine film slides mounted in 2" x 2" mounts. Each slide should be spotted in the bottom left hand corner when held from the viewing side and should have a title and the member's number added. Glass mounts will not be accepted.
Digitally enhanced images will not be accepted in this section of competitions.
5 DIGITAL IMAGES
Digial images must be the member's own photography. The use of fractals and downloaded Images will not be accepted.
The use of filters etc applied to the photographer's own work are acceptable.
Images must be no larger than 1024 px wide x 768 px high at 72dpi and filed as a jpeg image.
Therefor portraits should be no taller than 768 px
Each image should be numbered with the member's number and given a title. This will be the image's file name and should not include any punctuation marks or spaces.
Note: special numbering is required for dpic Panel entries.(see section'B')
Entries should be sent to the Competition Secretary, either on disc or via e-mail, two weeks before the date of the competition.
6 The Committee may change or vary the competition rules as and when necessary.
THE COMPETITIONS
A OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS. - OPEN AND SET SUBJECTS
General Rules apply to all entries.
Open Competitions
'Open' Competitions - any subject taken in last three years starting on the 1st September each year.
There will be three 'open' competitions for prints only and one 'open' competition for projected images
Advanced Prints - up to two monochrome prints and two colour prints.
Standard Prints - up to four prints either colour or monochrome or a mix of both.
Slides & Digital images - a maximum of three entries in either/both sections.
Set Subjects Competition
Entries must have been taken since the announcement of the subjects.
Advanced Prints - One mono and one Colour
Standard Prints - Two entries either mono or colour or one of each.
Slides & Digital Images - Two entries in either or both sections
Marking
Each entry will be awarded a point with further points for winners as follows:-
1st Place in any section = 4 points
2nd Place in any section = 3 points
3rd Place in any section = 2 points
Judges are invited to award Highly Commended or Commended at their discretion, however these will not gain additional points and may be entered again in future competitions.
The member who achieves the highest number of points throughout the season will be deemed the winner. Second and third places will be awarded.to those members gaining 2nd & 3rd
highest number of points.
In a tied situation the winner will be the one with the greatest number of first places. Ties for second and third places will be similarly calculated.
B PANEL COMPETITION - ONE CATEGORY ONLY
General Rules apply where appropriate.
Each panel entry, whether prints, slides or digital images, should show an obvious relationship between the five individual images.
Not more than two images should have been entered in any previous monthly competition.
The judge will be asked to give due regard to each panel as a whole, as well as to the individual entries within that panel.
Prints
A set of 5 prints either Monochrome or Colour or a mix of both.
To be displayed on one of the club's boards (approximately 47ins square)
The panel should have a title which may also be displayed on the board.
One panel per member to be assembled by the member on the night
of the competition before the judge arrives.
Slides
A set of five slides, correctly spotted and numbered to show the order of projection. A collective title may be presented on a sixth slide at the beginning of the sequence and identified with the member's number.
Digital Images
A set of five images with each image's file name showing member's
number, plus numbers 1 - 5 giving the order of projection and a title (if required)
E.g. 7501TheDoor, 7502TheWindow and so on.
There should be no punctuation marks or spaces in the file name.
A collective title may be presented on a sixth image and this should have the number 00 to indicate this.(e.g. 7500Entrances)
C THE PRINT & PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION OF THE YEAR - ONE CATEGORY
General rules apply to all entries
Entries should have been taken since the last such competition.
The sections are:-
Monochrome Prints
Colour Prints
Traditional Slides
Digital Images
Members may enter a OVERALL TOTAL of FOUR images in the above sections, with no more than
two enteries in any section.
D THE BOULTON CHALLENGE CUP - ONE CATEGORY ONLY
This competition is an illustration, by words and photographs, of some aspect of your life, such as a hobby, interest, activity or event. There must be a title and a narrative of between 50 - 100 words illustrated by up to six prints mounted on a board of approximately 50 cms x 40 cms (20" x 16"). The narrative should also be mounted on the board. Prints may be numbered if preferred.
No identification of the photographer of any means should be shown.
Entries to be with the Competition Secretary one week before the competition to enable them to be numbered and recorded.
The competition will be judged by Arthur Boulton A.R.P.S.
E THE WILSON ROSE BOWL - ONE CATEGORY ONLY
The competition is open to all members
Entries must consist of three slides of your own choice (traditional slides only) spotted, titled and identified with the member's number. The slides must be no more than 10 years old and must not have been placed in a previous club competition.
The awards given will be 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, with the best gold award receiving the Rose Bowl.
The rules for this competition may change on a annual basis, at the discretion of the Chairman and Tony Wilson.
The competition will be judged by Tony Wilson
F THE AWARD FOR IMAGINATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Judges of the various competitions held throught the season will be asked to award a point to any images which he/she feels show imagination. Points can be awarded in both prints and projected images.
The Award will be presented to the photographer who gains the most points given by the various judges throughout all the competitions of the season.
MARCH 2010
COMPETITION RULES
GENERAL RULES FOR ENTRIES
1 All competition entries whether commercial, darkroom or digital, are acceptable provided that every aspect of the final image was produced from the submitting member's own camera work. Copies of other photographers' work will not be accepted.
All entries must have originated within the last three years.
Members must be fully paid up before submitting entries.
A print, slide or digital image may only be entered in two monthly competitions. However if an entry has been placed in the first three, it may not be entered again in ANY competition Parts of winning entries cannot be reproduced as new entries.
All entries must be with the Competition Secretary two weeks before the competition.
All competitions with the exception of The Boulton Challenge Cup and The Wilson Rose Bowl will be judged by independent judges who may require a preview of the entries.
Each competition will have its own end of year trophy.
2 There will be two categories for prints - Advanced and Standard
There will be one category for traditional slides
There will be one category for digital images.
3 PRINTS
Prints should be mounted on a board no larger than 50cm x 40cm.
They should be titled on the reverse and identified with the member's number and either 'A' for advanced or 'S' for standard. The photographers name should not be shown. Any other identifying marks should be either removed or securely covered.
For the purpose of club competitions a monochrome print is defined as 'a black and white print to which one overall tone may be added. E.g. Sepia
Framed or glass mounted pictures will not be accepted for safety reasons.
4 TRADITIONAL SLIDES
Slides must be genuine film slides mounted in 2" x 2" mounts. Each slide should be spotted in the bottom left hand corner when held from the viewing side and should have a title and the member's number added. Glass mounts will not be accepted.
Digitally enhanced images will not be accepted in this section of competitions.
5 DIGITAL IMAGES
Digial images must be the member's own photography. The use of fractals and downloaded Images will not be accepted.
The use of filters etc applied to the photographer's own work are acceptable.
Images must be no larger than 1024 px wide x 768 px high at 72dpi and filed as a jpeg image.
Therefor portraits should be no taller than 768 px
Each image should be numbered with the member's number and given a title. This will be the image's file name and should not include any punctuation marks or spaces.
Note: special numbering is required for dpic Panel entries.(see section'B')
Entries should be sent to the Competition Secretary, either on disc or via e-mail, two weeks before the date of the competition.
6 The Committee may change or vary the competition rules as and when necessary.
THE COMPETITIONS
A OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS. - OPEN AND SET SUBJECTS
General Rules apply to all entries.
Open Competitions
'Open' Competitions - any subject taken in last three years starting on the 1st September each year.
There will be three 'open' competitions for prints only and one 'open' competition for projected images
Advanced Prints - up to two monochrome prints and two colour prints.
Standard Prints - up to four prints either colour or monochrome or a mix of both.
Slides & Digital images - a maximum of three entries in either/both sections.
Set Subjects Competition
Entries must have been taken since the announcement of the subjects.
Advanced Prints - One mono and one Colour
Standard Prints - Two entries either mono or colour or one of each.
Slides & Digital Images - Two entries in either or both sections
Marking
Each entry will be awarded a point with further points for winners as follows:-
1st Place in any section = 4 points
2nd Place in any section = 3 points
3rd Place in any section = 2 points
Judges are invited to award Highly Commended or Commended at their discretion, however these will not gain additional points and may be entered again in future competitions.
The member who achieves the highest number of points throughout the season will be deemed the winner. Second and third places will be awarded.to those members gaining 2nd & 3rd
highest number of points.
In a tied situation the winner will be the one with the greatest number of first places. Ties for second and third places will be similarly calculated.
B PANEL COMPETITION - ONE CATEGORY ONLY
General Rules apply where appropriate.
Each panel entry, whether prints, slides or digital images, should show an obvious relationship between the five individual images.
Not more than two images should have been entered in any previous monthly competition.
The judge will be asked to give due regard to each panel as a whole, as well as to the individual entries within that panel.
Prints
A set of 5 prints either Monochrome or Colour or a mix of both.
To be displayed on one of the club's boards (approximately 47ins square)
The panel should have a title which may also be displayed on the board.
One panel per member to be assembled by the member on the night
of the competition before the judge arrives.
Slides
A set of five slides, correctly spotted and numbered to show the order of projection. A collective title may be presented on a sixth slide at the beginning of the sequence and identified with the member's number.
Digital Images
A set of five images with each image's file name showing member's
number, plus numbers 1 - 5 giving the order of projection and a title (if required)
E.g. 7501TheDoor, 7502TheWindow and so on.
There should be no punctuation marks or spaces in the file name.
A collective title may be presented on a sixth image and this should have the number 00 to indicate this.(e.g. 7500Entrances)
C THE PRINT & PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION OF THE YEAR - ONE CATEGORY
General rules apply to all entries
Entries should have been taken since the last such competition.
The sections are:-
Monochrome Prints
Colour Prints
Traditional Slides
Digital Images
Members may enter a OVERALL TOTAL of FOUR images in the above sections, with no more than
two enteries in any section.
D THE BOULTON CHALLENGE CUP - ONE CATEGORY ONLY
This competition is an illustration, by words and photographs, of some aspect of your life, such as a hobby, interest, activity or event. There must be a title and a narrative of between 50 - 100 words illustrated by up to six prints mounted on a board of approximately 50 cms x 40 cms (20" x 16"). The narrative should also be mounted on the board. Prints may be numbered if preferred.
No identification of the photographer of any means should be shown.
Entries to be with the Competition Secretary one week before the competition to enable them to be numbered and recorded.
The competition will be judged by Arthur Boulton A.R.P.S.
E THE WILSON ROSE BOWL - ONE CATEGORY ONLY
The competition is open to all members
Entries must consist of three slides of your own choice (traditional slides only) spotted, titled and identified with the member's number. The slides must be no more than 10 years old and must not have been placed in a previous club competition.
The awards given will be 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, with the best gold award receiving the Rose Bowl.
The rules for this competition may change on a annual basis, at the discretion of the Chairman and Tony Wilson.
The competition will be judged by Tony Wilson
F THE AWARD FOR IMAGINATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Judges of the various competitions held throught the season will be asked to award a point to any images which he/she feels show imagination. Points can be awarded in both prints and projected images.
The Award will be presented to the photographer who gains the most points given by the various judges throughout all the competitions of the season.
MARCH 2010