Monthly Competition Rules1. Monthly competitions, held September through May, are limited to members in good standing. Members whose dues have not been paid prior to the September competition are barred from competing until such time as they are reinstated in good standing. (Dues may be paid the evening of the first competition.) 2. Each eligible member may enter the prescribed number of 2" x 2" slides/digital images in one of three groups. The Board of Directors will determine the number of slides/digital images at the beginning of each season. Slides which do not fit the club projector will not be judged. 3. Slides/digital images must have been taken by entrants within the last five years. 4.To be acceptable, slides must bear a title, name of the maker and be clearly spotted in the lower left hand corner as viewed. It is strongly recommended they be mounted in glass, plastic or cardboard. 5. Slides must be submitted in an Envelope. The envelope must be properly marked with the maker's name, slide titles, month of competition and competition class.(i.e;Salon, B, or C) 6. Slides may be submitted to the Competition Committee at any meeting prior to competition night, and are accepted up to 7:45 pm on competition night. Slides are to be picked up after the competition. 7. Digital images for competitions must be submitted via the internet to Photo Contest Pro at www.PhotoContestPro.com. Competition entries must be submitted by an explicit date as designated by the above service. This deadline date will be strictly observed by the software. Once this date has passed, the competition will no longer be available online. There will be no exceptions. Detailed instructions necessary for submissions are available on the club's website.
Please Note: *TRADITIONAL: A traditional category of images that begin as photos and may include such enhancements (such as Levels, Curves, and the like) for the purpose of correction of color, tone, sharpness and contrast. *NEW DIMENSIONS: A category of images, AS PRESENTED, that looks as if they could not have been taken with a camera alone. For example, but not limited to these examples: Images that are surrealistic, unreal, non-representational, abstract or fantasy including images that have been changed by posterization, special effects filters, sketching, painterly, pen and ink or in any other way. This category may also include images that are entirely computer generated.
8. In order for a slide/digital image to be eligible for club competition, it must be the work of
the maker, excluding processing. Slides/digital images taken at club workshops are
not eligible. 9. There will be 9 competitions throughout the year. Any subject matter is acceptable for
eight of the competitions, but a special topic will be assigned to one of the competitions. Our
judges are instructed to judge slides/digital images from a pictorial viewpoint, including nature
subjects, portraits, etc. To help insure a measure of success, the photographer’s creativity
should be apparent.
10. There are three levels of competition NOTE: New members may elect to compete on any of the three levels they deem suitable to their photographic qualifications and abilities. However, if they hold 5 PSA acceptances in dual projection PSA color salons, they must compete on LEVEL B. If they hold PSA star rating, they must compete on the SALON level. Any member may opt to compete on a higher level but may not return to a lower level. Points accumulated on a lower level may not be credited to a higher level when a member transfers during a competition year.
11. Each slide/digital image will be evaluated by a judge and scored 1 to 10 points, in 1/2 point
increments. The top 20 percent, to the nearest whole number of total slides/digital images on
each level will be selected as winning slides/digital images. Of these, 50% are to be Honorable
Mentions and 50% Awards. When the 20% calculation result in an odd number of honors, the number
of Awards will be LESS than the Honorable Mentions. 12. In the event a member unavoidably misses a single REGULAR monthly competition, the procedure for makeup is as follows: One (1) make-up slide/digital image, in addition to the regular number of slides/digital images permitted, to be entered in each of the next REGULAR competitions until the full complement of slides/digital images has been reached.eg. Assuming a club year of 8 regular and 1 special (assigned topic) competitions. A member missing competition # 3 would enter 4 slides/digital images in REGULAR competitions # 4, # 5 and # 6. A member missing competition # 6 would enter 2 make-up slides/digital images in REGULAR competition # 7 (a total of 5) and a single make-up in REGULAR competition # 8 (a total of 4). A member missing competition # 7 would be permitted to enter 6 slides/digital images in REGULAR competition # 8. Should a member miss competition # 8, there would be no make-up and he/she would receive a score of zero. Should a Special (assigned topic) competition fall within a make-up period, the make-up date coinciding with the Special competition date would be skipped and and carried forward to the next REGULAR competition. NO MORE THAN ONE MONTH CAN BE MISSED AND MADE UP EXCEPT IF THE COMPETITION IS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. COMPETITIONS WITH ASSIGNED TOPICS MAY NOT BE MADE UP. THE MAKER WILL RECEIVE A ZERO SCORE FOR THE NIGHT. 13. At the end of the competition season, medals will be awarded respectively to first, second and third places on each level. In the event of a tie, duplicate awards will be made. 14. The high scores in C and B groups will automatically be promoted to the next higher group. Second and third place may be promoted at the discretion of the Board. Slide of the Year CompetitionSlide of the Year awards will be given (first, second and third place) on each level. All Award and Honorable Mention slides/digital images from the monthly competitions are eligible to be entered in their respective levels for the Year End Honors.
Revised Feb, 2008 |