RUTHIN CAMERA CLUB Sept 2009 (They have changed so please study)
This subject could be seen as a bit complicated if you were to try to remember all of the rules.
The rules can be broken-down into the following sections:
1. Purpose of Club Competitions3. Categories
11. Mounting and Size of Prints and Slides, and digital image files
15. Copyright
1. Purpose of Club Competitions
The purposes of Club Competitions are:-
- to give each member opportunities to compare their photographic work with that of other members
- to learn from constructive comments from judges, and
- to seek to improve their own standards of work. [back to top]
2. Type of Competitions
There will be a number of Major Competitions each club year, with a variety of open and set subjects.
The subjects will be decided by the Committee and published in the Programme. To be eligible for the
Club Championship, competitors must enter at least 50% of the Major Competitions during the
Championship year. Informal mini competitions, and non-competitive reviews of members’ work, may be
included in the programme. These will not count towards the Club Championship. [back to top]
3. Categories
Major Competitions will be for the following categories
Colour Prints
Monochrome Prints
Digital projected images. [back to top]
4. Entry to Competitions
Members may enter up to three images in each category, and for the Bernard Woolford Trophy they
may enter up to 3 panels of 3-6 prints. The entries must be handed in at least three weeks prior to the
judging date and must be accompanied by a Club entry form listing the entries, including the
identification of the reserves. Late entries will not be accepted unless the Competition Secretary has
announced a later entry date at a Club Meeting. Any image which has been placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a
Major Competition cannot be re-entered in any Major Competition.
In the event of too many entries being submitted for judging in a single evening (typically 90 maximum),
the Competition Secretary will withdraw entries as follows:
- limit entries to two per member in those categories that have the greatest number of entries, then if
this is insufficient:
- withdraw a Final Reserve from the entry of each member
Withdrawal of Final Reserves is waived when, after withdrawal of Reserves, the total remaining entry of
a member is two or less.
If a member has not identified any of their entries as “R” for Reserve, or RR for Final Reserve, one will
be withdrawn at random.
The Images of the Year Competition is held near the end of the Club winter programme and is open to
entries on any subject, and irrespective of whether or not they have previously been entered or placed in
a Club competition. Entries are restricted to photos taken since 1st January of the year prior to the date
of the Competition. Categories for which prizes are awarded are Prints, Slides, and Digital Projected.
Members may enter up to 3 images per category, in any mixture of Colour or Monochrome. [back to top]
5. Judging of Competitions
The judge for each competition will award up to a maximum of 20 points for each entry, the three top
marks being declared First, Second and Third (ties are acceptable). A record will be kept of the marks
gained for each image of each competitor during the Championship year. The two highest marks gained
by each member in each category from each Major Competition will count towards the Club
Championship for that particular category. [back to top]
6. Club Championship
The two highest marks gained by each member in each category in each Major Competition are added
together and a trophy will be awarded at the end of the club year to the member gaining the highest
aggregate scores in each category. In event of a tie, the third marks of the members in each major
competition will be used to break the tie. A certificate will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of each
Major Competition during the year. [back to top]
7. Membership Eligibility
No member can enter a Club competition until their subscription has been paid, when a membership
number or numbers are allocated for use during the club season to enable identification of entries. [back to top]
8. Eligibility of Entries
Work entered into any competition must be the author’s original photographic work for which the author
owns the copyright. If an entry is submitted for a Set Subject, which appears to be not relevant to that
subject, the Competition Secretary will invite the member either to withdraw the entry or else give
assurance that the entry is intentional and relevant. If the member is not available, the Competition
Secretary may withdraw an entry after consultation with another Committee Member. [back to top]
9. Processing of images
Entries into competitions may be home or commercially processed, digital or chemical. Montages,
special effects, and composites are eligible. [back to top]
10. Labelling of entries
Print and Slide Competition entries must be correctly labelled to show the following:
- Ruthin Camera Club
- Member Number
- In the case of Prints: Colour, or Monochrome
- Title.
- If three pictures are submitted for a category one should be marked “R” to indicate it is the reserve.
- One Final Reserve out of all entries from an author shall be marked RR.
Digital Image files for Projection shall be named in the format “Title_xxx” where “xxx” is the member number.
The reserve should be named “Title_xxxR” and the final reserve “Title_xxxRR” [back to top]
11. Mounting and Size of Prints and Slides, and digital image files
Prints must be mounted on card and must be correctly labelled on the reverse of the mount. Titles may
also be on the front of the entry if desired. A maximum print size (including mounting board) of 50cm x
40cm is allowed, and a minimum print size of 17cm x 12cm (or 200 sq cm) is required.
Digital Images for projection shall be JPG or TIF files (TIF files must be 8-bit with no layers). Pixel
dimensions must not exceed 1400 horizontal and 1050 vertical. Digital images for projection shall be
supplied on “finalised” CD-R or on USB flash memory (which will be returned after copying files). The
media shall contain no files other than those for the competition. Image files as email attachments may
be accepted if the Competition Secretary announces this facility in advance.
Slides must be 35 mm and must be securely mounted and spotted (the spot is placed at the bottom left
hand corner as the slide is viewed, which becomes the top right hand corner when placed in the
projector. [back to top]
12. Definition of Monochrome
Monochrome is defined as a work in black, shades of grey, and white, and may be toned entirely in a
single colour. A work with only partial toning, or addition of a single colour to black and white, is not
monochrome. [back to top]
13. Non-acceptance of entries
If any entry is found to be incorrectly or inadequately labelled, or incorrect filename or format in the case
of digital entries, the entry may not be accepted for the competition and will be returned to the author. [back to top]
14. Liability for damage
Photographic material, digital images, and digital storage media are entered for club competitions at the
sole risk of the competitor and are deemed to have no monetary value. No responsibility can be
accepted by Ruthin Camera Club, its officers or committee, or members, or judges, for any damage,
howsoever caused, to any print, slide, image, or digital storage media entered into club competitions. [back to top]
15. Copyright
Copyright of images entered for club competitions remains with the author of the image at all times.
EXTERNAL COMPETITION RULES
For external competitions, the rules are set by the organisation running the competition. [back to top]
Competition Rules 2009 final.doc