Competition Rules
We have monthly competitions from February – May and September - November, either a print or a digital image. The annual Picture of the Year is a print competition only and takes place December/January.. We often include a Competition featuring images in a Triptych panel
Only fully paid up members can enter club competitions.
Each Member may enter TWO images in each section, Colour and Monochrome. We sometimes ask for three images in the knowledge that in the event of too many entries the third images willnot be entered in the judging.
Any images that may bring the club into disrepute, will be rejected in accordance with the laws of the land
Prints
1. All prints should be mounted to standard size 40cm x 50cm mounting board, no more than 5mm thick. Prints should be labelled on the back giving competition title (eg Open), date (eg month & year), title, and membership number. (There must not be any Velcro, Clips or Rings on the reverse) Labels for Competition Prints
2. A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of a single tone to the entire image is defined as a Monochrome Print.
A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of partial
toning or by the addition of one or more colours to any part of the image is a
Colour Print.
3. An image may be entered in another competition if changed from colour to monochrome or vice versa. Also, images may be entered in one further competition if not placed (i.e 1st, 2nd, 3rd, HC, or C), and the club labels for both competitions shown clearly on the reverse if a print.
Projected Images
Digital
1. Digitally Projected Images should be 1600 pixels by 1200 pixels. which matches the standard for WCPF and most national and international competitions. Images must therefore have a landscape dimension no more than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high. Portrait images should be no larger than 1200 pixels high. All images must be saved as jpeg files using sRGB colour space and must be numbered 01, 02 & 03 and have a short title with no hyphens, underscores or membership number i.e 01 Swan at Slimbridge. Then they should be emailed to jill.toman46@gmail.com
External competitions usually have this resolution of 1600 x1200 as they have quality projectors.
Images must be resized by the owner, images not the correct size will be rejected.
Images should be submitted to jill.toman46@gmail.com in two separate emails, one submitting monochrome and one submitting colour.
Entries for External Digital Competitions
Images must have dimensions set by the competition. These may be different from NRPS requirements. Smaller images than the specification are acceptable but will be projected smaller on the screen. All images must be saved as jpeg files using sRGB colour space. Images must have a title and photographers name.
Marking
Judges will be asked to award 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Highly Commended, and Commended.
There may be more than one image placed in any position. Marks will be recorded by the Competition Secretary as follows and marks for all entries will
accumulated towards the year end trophies according to section:-
1st 7 points
2nd 6 points
3rd 5 points
Highly Commended 4 points
Commended 3 points
Plus 1 point per entry if not placed
Picture Of The Year Competition (Print Only)
This competition is separate from the monthly competitions and is in four sections. Each member may enter one picture in each section. These may be Colour or Monochrome. Prints will be then sent to a judge who will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each section. The winner from each section will receive a trophy. The judge will select an overall winner from the four pictures awarded first place. This picture will then become “The Picture of the Year” and the photographer will receive a cup. Pictures may have been previously entered in a competition during the current year, if placed or not, and may be entered in a subsequent competition provided it has not already been placed in a monthly competition.
The Categories are :-
1.Portrait/People
2. Sport/Action
3. Landscape/Seascape/Cityscape
4. Any other Subject not included above
Handing in date is the first meeting in January.
REMEMBER IT IS A PRIME RULE OF THIS COMPETITION THAT ALL PICTURES MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN SINCE 1ST JANUARY OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND 31st DECEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. (Not first printed since that date)
The Millenium Cup renamed the Margot Witcombe Trophy
The Margot Witcombe Trophy is awarded annually and the theme of this will be decided at the Commitee in the meeting preceeding the Christmas Break.
We have monthly competitions from February – May and September - November, either a print or a digital image. The annual Picture of the Year is a print competition only and takes place December/January.. We often include a Competition featuring images in a Triptych panel
Only fully paid up members can enter club competitions.
Each Member may enter TWO images in each section, Colour and Monochrome. We sometimes ask for three images in the knowledge that in the event of too many entries the third images willnot be entered in the judging.
Any images that may bring the club into disrepute, will be rejected in accordance with the laws of the land
Prints
1. All prints should be mounted to standard size 40cm x 50cm mounting board, no more than 5mm thick. Prints should be labelled on the back giving competition title (eg Open), date (eg month & year), title, and membership number. (There must not be any Velcro, Clips or Rings on the reverse) Labels for Competition Prints
2. A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of a single tone to the entire image is defined as a Monochrome Print.
A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of partial
toning or by the addition of one or more colours to any part of the image is a
Colour Print.
3. An image may be entered in another competition if changed from colour to monochrome or vice versa. Also, images may be entered in one further competition if not placed (i.e 1st, 2nd, 3rd, HC, or C), and the club labels for both competitions shown clearly on the reverse if a print.
Projected Images
Digital
1. Digitally Projected Images should be 1600 pixels by 1200 pixels. which matches the standard for WCPF and most national and international competitions. Images must therefore have a landscape dimension no more than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high. Portrait images should be no larger than 1200 pixels high. All images must be saved as jpeg files using sRGB colour space and must be numbered 01, 02 & 03 and have a short title with no hyphens, underscores or membership number i.e 01 Swan at Slimbridge. Then they should be emailed to jill.toman46@gmail.com
External competitions usually have this resolution of 1600 x1200 as they have quality projectors.
Images must be resized by the owner, images not the correct size will be rejected.
Images should be submitted to jill.toman46@gmail.com in two separate emails, one submitting monochrome and one submitting colour.
Entries for External Digital Competitions
Images must have dimensions set by the competition. These may be different from NRPS requirements. Smaller images than the specification are acceptable but will be projected smaller on the screen. All images must be saved as jpeg files using sRGB colour space. Images must have a title and photographers name.
Marking
Judges will be asked to award 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Highly Commended, and Commended.
There may be more than one image placed in any position. Marks will be recorded by the Competition Secretary as follows and marks for all entries will
accumulated towards the year end trophies according to section:-
1st 7 points
2nd 6 points
3rd 5 points
Highly Commended 4 points
Commended 3 points
Plus 1 point per entry if not placed
Picture Of The Year Competition (Print Only)
This competition is separate from the monthly competitions and is in four sections. Each member may enter one picture in each section. These may be Colour or Monochrome. Prints will be then sent to a judge who will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each section. The winner from each section will receive a trophy. The judge will select an overall winner from the four pictures awarded first place. This picture will then become “The Picture of the Year” and the photographer will receive a cup. Pictures may have been previously entered in a competition during the current year, if placed or not, and may be entered in a subsequent competition provided it has not already been placed in a monthly competition.
The Categories are :-
1.Portrait/People
2. Sport/Action
3. Landscape/Seascape/Cityscape
4. Any other Subject not included above
Handing in date is the first meeting in January.
REMEMBER IT IS A PRIME RULE OF THIS COMPETITION THAT ALL PICTURES MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN SINCE 1ST JANUARY OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND 31st DECEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. (Not first printed since that date)
The Millenium Cup renamed the Margot Witcombe Trophy
The Margot Witcombe Trophy is awarded annually and the theme of this will be decided at the Commitee in the meeting preceeding the Christmas Break.