1. General
1.1.
Only members who have paid their annual subscription will be eligible
to enter Club Competitions.
1.2. The copyright to all components
of a composite image must belong to the entrant. This means that AI
computer generated or clip art images are not permitted.
1.3. If
an entry does not conform to, or is felt not to be within the spirit
of, the Competition Rules it will be rejected. However the
Competition Secretary will make reasonable attempts to notify the
author and invite re-submission if time permits. That said the onus
is on the author to ensure the entry complies with the competition
rules.
1.4. In the event of a dispute, an appeal may be made to
the Committee whose decision is final.
1.5. Titles will be
announced and may be taken into account in the judging.
1.6.
Competition dates, including entry deadlines, shall be given in the
Club Programme.
1.7. Images will be scored out of 20.
1.8.
The judge’s decision is final.
1.9. Members shall be entitled
to expect the Committee to take all reasonable steps to ensure best
practice in the running of Club Competitions.
2.
Prints
2.1.
Prints must be mounted, the mount must not exceed 50cm x 40cm. Prints
may be presented in either portrait or landscape format.
2.2.
Entries must have the title of the print, the author’s name and
Deepings Camera Club clearly written or printed on the reverse in the top
left hand corner. Neither the front of the mount nor the image should
display any information.
2.3. The Competition Secretary may
retain submitted prints for consideration when selecting for external
competitions. Authors can opt out of this if they wish by informing
the Competition Secretary. Copyright remains with the author.
2.4.
Every effort will be made to ensure that prints entered for
competitions are returned in their original condition. The Club, the
Committee or any other member acting on behalf of the Club shall not
be held responsible for any damage or loss to any member’s
work.
2.5 Authors of print are requested to send a digital
copy to the external competition secretary
external@deepingscamera.club
3.
Projected Images (PDIs)
3.1.
Images must be in JPEG format and sRGB colorspace. They must also be
no more than 1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels high. The dpi setting
is irrelevant.
3.2. Image files will be named using the
following convention (except for Panel Competition entries):
title,
#, author and file extension .jpg.
Example: “Blue Sky” by
John Smith would look like this:-
Blue Sky#John Smith.jpg
3.3. The method of entry is via email to:
pdi@deepingscamera.club
3.4. Images will be retained for
possible use in external competitions and Club Website Galleries.
Authors can opt out of this if they wish by informing the Competition
Secretary. Copyright remains with the author.
4.
League Competitions – Print and PDI
Single
Tier System
The
print and PDI league competitions will now be run as a single league
system replacing the previous two league system..
4.1. The print
league consists of three rounds and members can submit up to three
images per round. A PDI of the print must be submitted as well as the
print so this is available for entry into external competitions.The
PDI league consists of three rounds and members can submit a maximum
of three images per round.
4.2. In the event of a correctly
submitted entry being omitted from a competition, that entry will be
submitted into the next round of the competition and that score used
as the score for the omitted competition. Should the round be the
final one of the league, then the author will be given a score equal
to the average score they had obtained in previous round competitions
entered that season.
4.3. In all internal competitions images
must not be entered if they are similar to ones previously submitted
unless there is evidence of significant changes to the composition.
Members are asked to accept the spirit of this rule which is designed
to encourage the entry of as wide and diverse a range of images as
possible. However any image that has scored less than 18 may be
entered again (see the exceptions below). In these instances, members
may choose to use a similar image if, for example they are taking a
judge’s comment on board. Members may also enter altered/amended
images that have been entered into the Josephine Watt competition or
POTY subject to the rules of those competitions.Images or “same
images” should not have been previously entered in any DCC
Competition apart from the following exceptions:
4.4. An image
scoring 18 or more may be used in the following season if it has been
converted to mono from colour or vice versa.
4.5. Where an image
has been previously entered and is allowed under rule 4.3, it is
acceptable to have reprocessed the image (this may be of interest
where the author wishes to use the feedback from the judge to enhance
the image).
4.6. The highest two scores in each PRINT and PDI league
round will contribute to the entrants final score.
5.
Panel Competitions – PDI
5.1.
Members may submit three panels.
5.2. A panel
shall consist of 4 or 5 images linked by a recognisable theme, of the
author’s own choice.
5.3. No more than two of these images may
have been used in previous DCC Competitions.
5.4. Different
versions of the “same image” may be used.
5.5. PDI panels
should be individual images followed by an additional image showing
the layout of the panel.
5.6. For Panel Competition entries
image files will be named using the following convention:
The
first image of first panel is Authors name P1-S1.jpg, The second
image is Authors name P1-S2.jpg
6. Photographer of the Year (POTY) and Photographer of the Year (Lite) (PoTYL)
6.1 This is a “Print” only competition. The aim of this competition is to encourage members to diversify and tackle a range of photographic genre. It is also an opportunity for all club members to see a wide range of new work.
6.2 Members can only submit one entry.
(i) Entries for Photographer of the Year (PoTY) will consist of four prints, with one print from any of the seven categories listed in section 6.4 below.
(ii) Entries for Photographer of the Year (Lite) (PoTYL) will consist of three prints, with one print from any of the seven categories listed in section 6.5 below.
6.3 All paid up club members are eligible to enter either (PoTY) or (PoTYL). The ‘Lite’ version of the competition is intended to encourage less experienced members or those whose photography does cover four of the listed genre to be able to enter 3 images and have them scored by an experienced judge alongside those of the full PoTY entries.
6.4 For both the full Photographer of the Year competition (4 images) and the Lite version (3 images) images should not have been previously entered in any Deepings Camera Club Competition or the annual exhibition but may have been entered into external exhibitions, such as the LPA, N&EMPF, EAF, and National Salons etc.
6.5
The categories are:
.Nature – animals, birds, plants and insects. The subjects may be either in the wild or in captive/structured situations.
· People – this may be formal, informal candid portraits, figure studies or show people engaged in an activity. People must form the main subject of the print.
· Landscape – as well as landscapes this may include a seascape or cityscape.
· Sport/Action – this should convey a sense of movement.
· Record/Still Life – the author should demonstrate some good technical expertise.
· Creative/Digital Manipulation – the author should show an artistic use of the digital medium.
· Monochrome – as well as black and white images, the addition of a single tone over the entire image is eligible. One modified by toning part of the image or colour popping is not allowed.
6.6 Only a single print from each category is allowed. It is not permissible to enter a monochrome image for any category already used by the author. The subject of a monochrome entry should be different from any of the other categories the author has decided to enter. For example a colour landscape image and a monochrome landscape image is not allowed.
6.7 As well as naming their entries on the rear as usual for club competitions the author should also identify a category for the image from the list in Section 6.5 above.
6.8 All images will be scored out of 20 by an external judge. The author with the highest cumulative score will be the winner of PoTY scored out of 80 points and of PoTYL scored out of 60 points. In the event of a tie the Judge will be asked to choose an overall winner for both categories.
6.9 The Judge will also award one image as “Best Image” for the
competition.
SHOULD MEMBERS NEED ADVICE OR HELP REGARDING ENTERING THIS COMPETITION THEN PLEASE CONTACT OR SPEAK TO: Graham Clegg - graham@deepingscamera.club or Pete Atkinson pete@deepingscamera.club
7.
Themed Competition – PDI Only
7.1.
The Themed Competition is a stand-alone competition with all entries
linked to the theme announced for the competition.
7.2. Member
can submit up to two images for this competition.
7.3. The Theme
will be decided by the Committee and announced at the previous year’s
AGM. This will also be stated in the Club’s Programme.
7.4.
Images should not have been previously entered in any Deepings Camera
Club Competition or the annual exhibition but may have been entered
into external exhibitions, such as LPA, EAF, National Salons etc.
8.
Josephine Watt Memorial Trophy – Print and PDI
8.1.
This competition is intended to encourage less experienced members
for novice and non-experienced members.
8.2.
Eligible members may enter up to three PDI images.
8.3. While
the competition aims to encourage new work, images that have scored
less than 18 in previous league round competitions are eligible for
this event.
Members can use all images entered into Josephine
Watt Memorial Trophy – Print and PDI in any other competitions,
even if images score 18 and above.
SHOULD MEMBERS NEED ADVICE OR
HELP REGARDING ENTERING THIS COMPETITION THEN PLEASE CONTACT OR SPEAK
TO:
Graham Clegg - graham@deepingscamera.club
or Pete Atkinson – pete@deepingscamera.club
10.
Annual Exhibition – Print Only
10.1.
Members may submit up to 8 prints, although this may be reduced
depending on the number of entries.
10.2. Images should not have
been entered in previous Annual Exhibitions.
10.3. The public
are invited to vote for their favourite images, three points are
awarded to their first choice, two points to their second choice and
one point to their third choice. The winner is the image with the
most points awarded.
Revised 13/08/2024
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