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1.
Each year we will hold the following internal competitions;-
Clubman Trophy Competition (see rules 2 and 11 to 22)
Annual Open Print Competition (see rules 3, 11, 12, 14 to 20 and 22)
Annual Applied Print Competition (see rules 4, 11, 12, and 14 to 22)
Annual Open Projected Image Competition (see rules 5, 11, 13 to 20 and
22)
Annual Applied Projected Image Competition (see rules 6, 11, and 13 to
22)
Audio Visual Competition (see rules 7, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 22)
Maurice Biglin Wild Flower Trophy Competition (see rules 8, 11, 12, 14,
15 and 17 to 22)
A4 Un-Mounted Print Competition(s) (see rules 9, 11, 14 to 17 and 22)
Monthly On Line Competition (see rules 10, 11, 14 to 16 and 22)
2.
The Clubman Trophy Competition
Will be held over five (5) rounds throughout the year, two (2) open
subject and three (3) set subjects. Members may submit up to two (2)
prints and two (2) digital images in each round.
The winning print and the winning digital image in each round will
receive a medal (or other suitable memento). 1st, 2nd
and 3rd places will receive a certificate.
The aim is to promote and reward consistency. The highest mark
obtained by a member for entry in both print and digital image
categories of the five (5) rounds of the competition, shall be
aggregated. The member with the highest overall marks will hold the
Clubman of the Year Trophy for one year and also receive a Medal (or
other suitable memento). Trophies and medals will also be presented for
the highest marked member in the print section and digital image
section.
(see also rules 11 to 22)
3.
The Annual Open Print Competition
Members may submit up to two (2) prints in this competition.
There is no restriction as to subject or manipulation of the image(s)
except that all the images used are from photographs taken by the
author.
The member with the winning print will hold the Annual Open Print
Trophy for one year and also receive a medal (or other suitable
memento). 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive a
certificate.
(see also rules 11, 12, 14 to 20 and 22)
4.
The Annual Applied Print Competition
Members may submit up to two (2) prints in this competition. They
must comply with the rules pertaining to an applied entry.
A more in-depth definition of "Applied", for Club Competition purposes,
can be found here
The member with the winning print will hold the Annual Applied
Print Trophy for one year and also receive a medal (or other suitable
memento). 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive a
certificate.
(see also rules 11, 12, and 14 to 22)
5.
The Annual Open Projected Image Competition
Members may submit up to two (2) digital images in this
competition. There is no restriction as to subject or manipulation of
the image(s) except that all the images used are from photographs taken
by the author.
The member with the winning image will hold the Annual Open
Projected Image Trophy for one year and also receive a medal (or other
suitable memento). 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will
receive a certificate.
(see also rules 11, 13 to 20 and 22)
6.
The Annual Applied Projected Image Competition
Members may submit up to two (2) digital images in this
competition. They must comply with the rules pertaining to an applied
entry.
The member with the winning image will hold the Annual Applied
Projected Image Trophy for one year and also receive a medal (or other
suitable memento). 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will
receive a certificate.
(see also rules 11, and 13 to 22)
7.
The Audio Visual Competition
For any Audio Visual Competition, one submission no longer than
5 minutes in length may be submitted by each entrant. The presentation
may be of any subject. The presentation should run in a program already
loaded to the club computer or carry its own auto-run program. The
winning presentation will receive the Audio Visual Trophy for one year
and also receive a medal (or other suitable memento). 1st, 2nd
and 3rd places will receive a certificate.
(see also rules 11, 14,18, 19, 20 and 22)
8.
The Maurice Biglin Wild Flower Trophy Competition
The definition of a Wild Flower is a flowering plant that is
native to its location. It is a species, not a cultivar, it has not been
introduced to that location by man and it is not an escapee from a
garden, park or other cultivated area. The term flower automatically
excludes Fungi.
The final decision as to how well a plant fits into the category
will be at the discretion of the specialist judge.
Members may enter up to three (3) prints and they should have one
of our competition labels on the back with your membership number, the
competition name and the name of the plant. This is an applied
competition, so the print title should be specific and as accurate as
possible, ideally with the scientific name of the plant, though we will
accept a common name.
The member with the winning print will hold the Maurice Biglin Wild
Flower Trophy for one year and also receive a medal (or other suitable
memento). 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive a
certificate.
(see also rules 11, 12, 14. 15 and 17 to 22)
9.
The A4 Un-Mounted Print Competition(s)
Will
be held over four (4) rounds throughout the year. Members may submit up
to two (2) prints in each round. Prints shall be un-mounted and not
larger than A4. If a member enters more than one photograph in any
Un-mounted A4 Competition only their print with the highest points score
in that competition will count towards the yearend total.
With the aim of encouraging members to enter all four un-mounted A4
competitions in the year, a Medal (or other suitable permanent memento)
will be presented to the member obtaining the highest total points over
the year. 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive a
certificate.
Each of the four (4) rounds of the competition will be judged by
asking all members present to select a 1st, 2nd
and 3rd, (3 points will be gained for every 1st
vote, 2 points for every 2nd vote and 1 point for every 3rd
vote), and the winner on the night will be the print gaining most
points.
(see also rules 11, 14 to 17 and 22)
Should there be a Non-Members Workshop Un-mounted A4 Competition in
August the scores will not count towards the annual competition.
10.
The On-Line Monthly Competition
Each member may submit one (1) jpeg image each month by emailing the
image to the Webmaster (currently David Hall at wellerchap@talktalk.net
) at any time from the 1st to the 20th of that month.
The email will contain the members name, membership number and the title
of the image you’d like displaying.
Images will be resized by the webmaster for use on the webpage (please
ensure they’re a minimum of 750 pixels wide)...and will be placed on a
plain black background - no alteration will be made by the webmaster to
the appearance (other than resizing), so think about stroke lines etc to
enhance appearance on a black background before submitting.
The images will be posted on a Monthly Competition Page on our web site
from the 22nd of the month (or as soon as is practical).
Each competition will be themed and a 1st, 2nd and 3rd selected by the
judge at the end of the month.
Individual marks will not be given.
The December competition will be restricted to only those images that
have been placed in the other monthly competitions in the year and a
medal (or other suitable permanent memento) will be awarded to the
winner of that competition.
An external judge will be appointed to select 1st, 2nd and 3rd from the
December competition.
The winner of each monthly competition (not December) will be asked to
select the theme for the next month’s competition and to judge that
competition (though may not enter).
The winner of the November competition will select the theme and judge
the January competition.
(see also rules 11, 14, 15, and 22)
(To start the competition off, the subject for February 2012 will be
“Movement” and the judge will be President, Steve Wood.)
11.
No Member may enter any Club competition unless they have
paid their annual subscription.
12.
Mounted prints can be any size up to A3, but must
be on a mount no larger than 20” by 16” (508mm by 407mm). Smaller images
and mounts are acceptable. Prints must also have a Club Competition
Label on their reverse side, top left, with no information on the front
of the print.
The Club Label (available from the Competition Secretary) should
display title, the competition entered (e.g. June 2012) and the
entrant’s membership number.
13.
Digital images
should be in JPEG or TIFF format and the digital file should be of the
highest quality possible (300 DPI would be ideal). Sized to give a
Maximum Height of 768 Pixels and a Maximum width of 1024 Pixels in
either landscape or portrait (not for online comp).
The image title should be your membership number (space) title
(space) competition date.
Example, if your membership number is 999, the title is Black Cat and
the competition is in January 2015, then the file name would be; -
999 Black Cat January 2015.jpeg (or .tiff)
Please note, spaces only between details. Not dots, etc.
Click here for a Step-By-Step guide on resizing and naming images for
competition
14.
All Images submitted to any of the Club’s competitions
must have been photographed by the entrant. Third party processing is
allowed but any manipulation of images must be the work of the author.
15.
An image can only be entered into a competition once, but
the same image may be entered into one Clubman competition, one Annual,
one Maurice Biglin Wildflower competition, one A4 competition, and one
Digital online competition.
16.
Identical digital images and prints shall be considered
to be the same image, unless substantially modified.
17.
Members shall at all times have control over the use of
their property. Copies of winning images may be requested for the Club
website and images may be sought for use by the Club in YPU or
Inter-Club competitions, but Members have the right to refuse any such
request.
18.
All submissions must be given to the Competition
Secretary at least two weeks before the date of that competition with
the exception of the Un-mounted A4 competitions, and online
competitions.
19.
Judges appointed are empowered to decide eligibility of
entries and Mark down as they feel fit.
20.
A Judge will be appointed by the Competition Secretary,
to judge the Clubman competitions, the 4 Annual competitions, the
Maurice Biglin Trophy, the Audio Visual Competition and the December
On-Line competition. The Judge will be invited to mark each image, or
presentation, out of 20 marks, select 1st, 2nd and
3rdplaces and offer constructive comments. The Judge may
award Commended or Highly Commended classification to not more than 2 images in each class (Print and Digital).
21.
For Applied Competitions all images shall comply with the
following definitions:-
Architectural and Record Any building or inanimate object
presented in an objective way without artistic interpretation or
manipulation by the photographer. The subject will normally fill the
full frame. Appropriate lighting may be used to enhance the subject but
should not add pictorial content. Entries should be accurately titled.
Natural History Depicts untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural
habitat and all natural phenomena. The accurate record of the subject
and natural environment is the prime factor. Evidence of man, his
manipulation of his environment in any part of the picture is
undesirable and should be avoided. After satisfying the above
requirements every effort should be made to use the highest level of
artistic skill in all nature photographs. Photographs of cultivated
plants, floral arrangements, domestic and caged animals, mounted
specimens, museum groups or man and his specialised environment are NOT
acceptable. Entries should be accurately titled.
22.
It is the responsibility of the Competition Secretary and/or
Treasurer to ensure that both new and existing members are aware of the
Competition Rules and any Amendments to the Rules by publishing the
Rules and any Amendments on the Club Website or, on request from any
member, provide a printed copy of the Rules or any Amendment. |
