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The Competition Rules
Entry Form
Each section entered
must be accompanied by a separate, properly completed entry form. Each entry must
have a
title which must be shown on the entry & the entry form.
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Entry Form. Entry Dates
Unless
otherwise advertised, entries for competitions are to be given to the
Print
& Slide/Digital Secretaries at the meetings indicated in the
Syllabus.
General
Original
image must be the work of the author.
Slide/Digital
Both A
& B Grade compete in one competition in this section. Up to 2
images may be
entered per competition.
All
slides must be spotted in the lower left hand corner of the mount when
the
slide is held & viewed in the correct position. The slide title
is to be
across the top of the slide on the same side. All slides entered will
be
scanned for judging and display.
Digital
files must not exceed 1024 pixels in a horizontal direction x 768
pixels in a
vertical direction. Resolution will be 180 pixels per inch, &
the file
format must be .jpeg. The files are to be burnt to a CD with the
member’s name
and title to be written onto the CD & the accompanying entry
form.
Small Prints
A
Grade – Open to all A Grade members
B
Grade – Open to all B grade members who have not qualified to enter A
Grade in
any other competitions.
Up to
2 prints may be entered each month.
Maximum
print size to be 150mmx100mm & must be mounted on a matt board
no larger
than 230mmx180mm.
Digital
& commercial prints may be entered, they may be cropped but
must not be
enhanced.
Large Prints
Two
prints may be entered each month.
Images
may be enhanced.
There
is no print maximum size however that prints must be mounted on a matt
board
which does not exceed 500mmx400mm in size.
A
& B Grade Colour
Any
photographs which is not monochrome, including monochrome images which
have
been partially toned or had colour added will be classed as colour
prints.
A
& B Grade Monochrome
Monochrome
is defined as any print containing shades of only one colour, if toning
is
carried out it must be over the whole image.
Addition
of one extra colour or partial toning is not acceptable.
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