Competitions are held monthly, and have Open and Set Subject categories.
Each Monthly competition has five sections:
Slides, Monochrome (B&W) Prints, Large Colour Prints, Small Prints (B&W or Colour), Digital.
Competitors may enter up to four entries in each section per competition (i.e. a competitor could if they wished, enter a maximum of 20 entries in a given competition; very few do!)
There are no "1st, 2nd or 3rd" prizes in Monthly competitions, judges awarding entries an "Acceptance", "Merit" or "Honour".
Entries are allocated 1, 3 or 5 Points respectively in Open Subject competitions, and 2, 4 and 6 Points respectively in Set Subject competitions, thereby acknowledging that Set Subject competitions require more work and thought on the part of the photographer and rewarding them accordingly.
The accumulated Points for each competitor are added at the end of the year, resulting in Annual Awards for those with the most Points.
COMPETITIONS - DETAILED INFORMATION
SLIDES
The slide must be ‘spotted’ at the bottom left hand corner, must contain no identification apart from the competitors allocated club number and must be titled.
Limited to four entries per person.
MONOCHROME PRINT
The back of the entry must be spotted with a small red coloured circular self-adhesive label at the top left hand corner.
The entry must be titled and contain no identification apart from the competitor's allocated club number.
Maximum size (including matt) 40x50cm (16” x 20”). Print size must be greater than 13x18cm (5”x7”). Please state “for monochrome competition” if not obvious.
Limited to four entries per person.
LARGE COLOUR PRINT
Colour print, otherwise as for monochrome.
Limited to four entries per person.
SMALL PRINT (COLOUR OR MONOCHROME)
As above except that the print size must be 13x18cm (5”x7”) or less.
Limited to four entries per person.
DIGITAL
Files must be submitted as JPG: maximum resolution 144dpi (min72dpi).
Longest side 900 pixels; recommended Colour Space sRGB or Adobe RGB.
The file name needs to be the competitor's allocated club number, followed by underscore and the image title (underscore between words if more than one, please do NOT use spaces); all lower case.
Example: club number_title.jpg
32_alan_by_waterfall.jpg
Digital entries MUST be received at least 48 hours before the entry
deadline, as they will have to be loaded onto a CD to be given to the
competition secretary by the due date. Entries don’t have to
be submitted on this date, but may be submitted earlier. The specified
date is the LAST opportunity.
Entries must be sent to mail@castlemainecameraclub.com or Brook or
Alan’s private email address, or handed to either of them on
a CD or USB Memory Stick.
alan@arcphotography.com.au
brook@digitalcamera.com.au
Limited to four entries per person.
* It is recommended that identical or similar images are not entered in more than one of each category.
* Recent photography is preferred.
* If an award receives either a “club competition” merit or an honour in the open category, it can’t be re-entered in another open competition, but can be entered in a set subject, or vice versa.
* It is each club member’s responsibility to keep a record of their individual entries’ merits and honours, and year of competition.
* Entries received after the specified hand-in date will not be accepted.
* Entries not complying with the above competition rules will not be accepted.
ANNUAL AWARDS
Annual award entries must have been entered in the current year’s monthly competitions and must be presented without alteration.
Categories include:
Slides: Annual trophy for the best slide, certificates for 2nd and 3rd.
Certificate for the highest aggregate points collected for the year.
Monochrome: as above.
Large Colour Print: as above
Small Print: The Joyce Blackmore Perpetual Trophy plus personal trophy will be awarded for the best small print, Certificates for 2nd and 3rd.
Champion Photographer: Perpetual trophy plus personal trophy - highest aggregate points of all sections.
Best Exhibit: Perpetual trophy plus personal trophy - for the best entry at the Annual Award night.
Encouragement Award: The Albert Heather Perpetual Trophy plus personal trophy - for the most improved photographer, chosen by secret ballot at the AGM.
New Club Member Award: Certificate presented to a member in their first year of any camera club with highest aggregate points for that competition year.