S & DCC
Internal Competitions & Rules for 2010 / 2011
Tom Dickson Trophy
Entry is up to 3 Prints and/or Digital
images.
The top image, digital or print wins the
trophy
Club League Competition 3
Trophies
Entry for each of the 3 competitions is up to
3 Prints and/or Digital images.
Club League
Print Trophy to the
member with the highest total print score from the 3 League competitions.
Club League
Digital Trophy to the
member with the highest total digital image score from the 3 League
competitions.
Club League
Mono Print Cup ** New ** Introduced to encourage members to
enter mono prints in the club league competitions. As part of the three league
competitions a separate mono print trophy will be awarded to the member with
the highest score from 3 mono prints, taken from their highest scoring mono
print from each of the 3 League competitions.
The Annual competition
Annual Print Cup entry is up to 3 Prints. The
top print will receive the trophy
Annual Digital Cup entry is up to 3 Digital
images. The top digital image will receive the trophy
The following general rules apply
to the above competitions.
Entries may be on any subject.
There is only one grade of entry, which will
operate for both Print and Digital Entries.
Beginners are given the option of having
their work commented on without a score being awarded.
An external judge will assess each
competition and award points out of 20, except for the Annual Competitions
where the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners together with commended awards only
are announced
All images, including substantially similar
cannot have been used previously in any of the above competitions. The
exception to this rule is the Annual competition where one previously submitted
print and digital image may be re-entered.
Prints can be of any size up to the new
metric size of 40cm x 50cm and preferably mounted with the title and membership
number only on the back. For gallery
hanging, print mounts must be 40cm x 50cm to fit in the new club frames.
Digital images should be JPEG/JPG files no
larger than 1MB. having 1400 horizontal pixels max. and 1050 vertical pixels max. and sRGB colour space. The file name must contain the title and
authors membership number and can be on CD or Emailed.
All entries must be handed in or emailed to
the competition secretary 2 weeks prior to the competition.
An entry form should be completed with all
details and emailed to the competition secretary.
Any problems or infringement of the rules
should be brought to the competition secretary’s attention as soon as possible
for guidance and solution. His decision and action will be final.
All care will be taken but S & DCC cannot
be responsible for any loss or damage to member’s entries.
Help and information on any of the above will
be available on club nights, the club syllabus and web site.
Tom Forrest
Competition Secretary