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Taken from Club Rules and should be read in conjunction with Entry Guidelines
11 INTERNAL COMPETITIONS
i. Competitions
a. There shall be two categories of internal competition, namelyi. Prints
ii. Projected Digital Images (PDIs).
b. There shall be three levels of internal competition, namely
i. Novice
ii. Intermediate
iii. Advanced.
c. There shall be two types of internal competition, namely
i. Ordinary
ii. Annual.
ii. Entering competitions
a. Entry to competitions is open only to paid-up Members.b. At least two weeks before each competition the Competition Secretary will post on the Competitions page of the website the latest times for members to:
i. Submit their entries for each projected digital image competition
ii. Submit descriptions of their entries for each print
iii. Deliver their entries for each print competition.
c. Members are limited to three entries in each category in each internal competition. Entries must be titled, or described for identification purposes. Any title submitted will be read out or displayed in competition.
d. Entries must be identified so that the third and second entries can be eliminated, in the event that it is necessary (at the discretion of the Competition Secretary) to reduce the total number of entries at any one or all levels.
e. The member, using a camera, must have originated all images or parts of composite images entered into a Competition.
f. The size limits of the image in print competitions shall be:
i. Minimum – 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm or 218.75 cm2
ii. Maximum – 50 cm x 40 cm or 2000 cm2
g. Prints must be mounted in a format determined by the Committee. The maximum size of 50 cm x 40 cm or 2000 cm2 shall apply to mounts at all levels. The member’s name and title or description must be clearly shown at the top of the reverse side of the mount. Members’ names are not permitted on the front of the print.
h. Projected digital images at all levels must be in a format and within a maximum file size determined by the Committee. They must be submitted in the manner and via the media specified from time to time by the Competition Secretary.
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iii.Types of Competition and Club Awards
a. There will be Ordinary Competitions for both categories throughout the season and an Annual Competition for each category towards the end of the season.b. No print or projected digital image that has been entered in an Ordinary Competition may be entered in any subsequent Ordinary Competition.
c. No image or part of an image used in one category may be used in another except in the Annual Competitions.
d. Each season the club will award Shields, Trophies and Certificates in accordance with the published schedule.
e. In all internal competitions at all levels judges will be asked to mark each entry out of 20, with an additional mark out of 20 in portfolio competitions for the match of the images.
f. All points scored in Ordinary and Annual competitions will count towards Club Awards as described in the schedule.
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iv. Levels and promotion
a. The level at which each member is graded shall apply to both categories. New Members will be asked on joining the Club to grade themselves, in consultation with the Competition Secretary, into the Novice, Intermediate or Advanced Level.b. In Ordinary competitions all images scoring 17 or more will count towards the accumulated total number of points gained in both categories required for promotion from one level to the next.
c. Members will be promoted on reaching:
i. 200 points at Novice Level for promotion to Intermediate Level
ii. 400 points at Intermediate Level for promotion to Advanced Level.
d. Promotion will be automatic and will become effective at the start of the subsequent season. There will be no time limit for the gaining of the totals required for promotion.
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12 INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS
Each member may submit up to six prints or PDIs for selection against other clubs. Entries shall be submitted to the Competition Secretary two weeks in advance of the competition if so requested. The club entry shall be selected from the total of these prints, transparencies or PDIs by three members nominated by the committee. The number of images selected will depend on the rules of the competition. All work must be correctly presented.Top