Competition Rules

Competition Rules (amended for the 2009/2010 season)

1. Entries in each club competitions are limited to three projected images and three prints which have not been shown before in any competition (excluding battles) of this club. Only paid up members may enter club competitions.

2. For Club competitions, members shall advise the Competition Secretary at least 24 hours in advance giving their name and the title(s) of their entries.

3. Each entry shown in a club competition shall be awarded points out of 10 by an independent judge. Based on these points, the Competition Secretary will identify first, second and third places in each section and certificates will be awarded.
Each member’s points shall be totalled throughout the season for the annual aggregate trophies, using the best scores from four of the five competitions.

4. Prints should be mounted and be without glass and frame. The mount should be no larger then 40cm x 50cm. The back shall be annotated with the entrant’s name, print title, competition name and section. All prints shall be submitted by 7.00 pm, at the latest, on the competition night.

5. Digital Images shall be no larger than 1024 pixels wide and no more than 768 pixels high. The DPI (dots per inch) setting is irrelevant. The image format shall be JPEG with the quality set at maximum (100%).

Digital entries may be submitted by any of the following methods:

a) By CD; either at the meeting preceding the competition or by post to the Digital Projectionist’s home address (available from the Membership Secretary) to arrive no later than 1 week before the closing date of the competition.
b) By USB memory stick; no later than the meeting preceding the competition.
c) By email; images must have a file size no larger than 2Mb to arrive no later than 1 week before the closing date of the competition. The submission address is available from the Membership Secretary.

Entries delivered by post or email will be acknowledged by email upon receipt, provided the member submits a valid email address.

For Internal Competitions, file names for submitted images must start with a 2-digit number followed by a space then a short title (maximum 3 words) finishing with underscore (_) and the photographer’s name.

Example: 01 Carnival Time_John Smith.jpg

For entries submitted via CD or memory stick, the images shall be enclosed in a folder that shall be named as follows:

[entrant’s name] + [_competition name] + [_section]

Example: Brian Smith_Nature_Section B

(This allows entries for more than one competition to be submitted at the same time)

For Inter-Club Competitions, file names shall follow format above but before saving, the images should be enclosed in a folder with the folder name being the name of the club.

File and Folder Names must only contain the characters 0-9, A-Z (including a-z), spaces and underscore (_).

Entries submitted via email shall be accompanied by a message defining the above requirements.

6. The Committee may change the number of permitted entries at their discretion;
And may introduce new competitions or sections.

7. Any member who wins an annual B Section print or projected image aggregate competition will move up to the A Section the following season. If they elect to remain in Section B, they will not be eligible to win the Section B cup for the second time.