Competitions can be conducted in three sections
a. Section 1 = Set Subject
b. Section 2 = Open Subject
c. Section 3 = Creative Subject
The maximum number of entries per member per section is three.
Once an entry has gained a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in a club competition, it cannot be re-entered in future club competitions, except the 1st place is allowed for the current photograph of the year competition.
Entries in set subject competitions must comply with the definition and that subject must be dominant in the photograph.
Points awarded to winning entries to be:
First = three points
Second = two points
Third = one point
In the event of equal votes, all place getters to have equal points. ie. two or more firsts, seconds and thirds, all to have same points as above.
All photographs must be the work of the author, commercial processing of author's work is acceptable.
There must be two competitors to validate a competition in any section.
Photograph of the year to be selected from the winning entries in all club competitions.
Post processing of an image will be accepted in the set and open subject provided that Image elements may be removed through Digital Manipulation ,
Providing that no element is added that was not in the original photo.
ALL aspects of the image must have been produced by the entrant (including all post production work.
Creative imaging will be accepted at any level of manipulation, to be judged as a separate section. Open images are only to be accepted.
Only financial members and visiting judges are entitled to vote on competitions.
Creative imaging will not be accepted in any section other than its own.
Any complaints or queries on definitions or entries to be referred to the Competition Director, who can make a decision or call a club committee meeting for a decision, prior to any judging taking place
No competition entries to be more than two years old on date of competition.
Last update AGM January 2009
IMAGE FILES –
must be digital in a JPEG file format.
The size of the image file must be no larger than 1280 pixels or smaller than 1024 pixels on the longest edge.
If the image file is bordered/edged, the size of the photographic image must be no smaller than 1150 pixels on the longest edge.
Use an RGB Colour Space (preferably sRGB) not Greyscale.
Adjust the quality/compression to produce a final file size between 300 and 400 kb.
DEADLINE......Images to be emailed to ricmcd@iinet.net.au by Midnight the Sunday before the competition,
If you are technically unable to email them they may be dropped off during the Sunday by prior arrangement call 9291 0478 to arrange
