COMPETITION RULES |
Introduction These are the competition rules for the Cranleigh Camera Club for internal club competitions in the 2011/2012 season. The print and PDI (projected digital images) sizes are in line with those stipulated for SPA interclub competitions, as is the PDI mode; this is to minimize the required adjustments to those images which are subsequently entered in external SPA competitions. The format of the image titles for PDI are similar to that required by the SPA, but have the added requirement of the photographer’s name. This is to aid our own competition administration, but, rest assured, names will not be projected during club competitions and will be stripped from the title if the image is subsequently selected for an external competition. |
General Internal competitions are open to all fully paid-up members. All images submitted for competitions must be the work of the entrant. The Club cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss occurring to any work submitted in competitions. During the season there are be 5 internal club competitions each of which has 3 sections: Monochrome Prints, Colour Prints, Projected Digital Images (PDI's). The entrants are sub-divided into 2 classes, (except for the Monochrome section for which there is a single class): Advanced Class Club Class All new members commence in the Club Class. It is important that Club class members should have the opportunity for progression to the Advanced Class. To facilitate this, at the end of the season, it is intended that the top three in the Club Class of each section will be promoted to the Advanced Class. In addition to this, it is an important consideration that the work load per evening on the external judges should be both feasible and evenly distributed across the competition evenings. This will be achieved, at the start of the season, by promotion of Club Class members and demotion of Advanced Class members (in each section) according to their performance in the previous season. The title of each image will be announced by the officiating club member immediately prior to being viewed by the judge. If an image is to be judged as natural history then the scientific name should be supplied as part of the title. |
Internal Competitions Open Subject: Two images per section per member per leg of the competition in either the Advanced Class or the Club Class. Set Subject: One image per section complying with the set subject (gains 5 bonus marks for compliance) and one open subject image per member per leg of the competition in either the Advanced Class or the Club Class. Judging: The judge can award marks in the range 0-10 with half marks permissible. The judge’s decision is final except in the case of the set subject compliance, where it rests with the Club’s Committee. Any image may only be entered twice unless it gains a 10 on its first showing, in which case it cannot be entered again. The same image cannot be shown in multiple sections. Each member should raise a score sheet (club supplied) for each section of the competition in which he/she is participating at the 1st leg of the competition. They must record the marks gained by their images on the score sheets. It is their responsibility that these are correctly recorded. Score sheets are to be returned to the folder at the end of each competition evening and should not be removed from the Club. Members should arrange amongst themselves for the showing and recording of the marks when they cannot attend in person. The internal competition secretary will collate the scores into a spreadsheet for each class in each section following each leg of the competition and arrange with the club’s webmaster for the spreadsheets to be uploaded to the club website (www.cranleighcameraclub.co.uk). |
Colour Prints and Monochrome Prints The maximum size including mount is 40cm x 50cm (NB. NOT 16 inches by 20 inches). The entries should be brought on the night of the competition. |
Projected Digital Images (PDI's) |
The Best of Tens After the completion of the 5th leg of the internal club competition, there is a further competition in which a judge is invited to mark (out of ten with half marks permissible) all those images which received 10 marks during the season and, where there are more than a single ten in a section, select the ‘star’ image to determine the winner. These marks will feed into the selection process for the SPA interclub competition for the following season. Also on the same evening, each club member will be invited to select the 15 images in each section which he/she considers to be the best. These choices will also feed into the selection process for the SPA interclub competition and other external competitions for the following season. The final selection for the SPA interclub and other external competitions for the following season will be made by the club external competition secretary and the Chairman. |
Chairman’s Challenge The format and rules for each year are decided by the Club Chairman |