Competition Rules - 2015
1. COMPETITIONS
Trinity Photography Group will hold 6 Open PDI Merits throughout the year.
2. Levels
In all competitions there will be 3 levels, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. Certificates will be presented for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Highly Commended and Commended in each Level.
3. Scoring
Points will be awarded for the above placings as follows:
1st - 30pts; 2nd - 25pts; 3rd - 20pts; Highly Commended - 18pts; Commended -16pts.
At the end of the season awards will be presented to the class winners, in the Projected Digital Images with the highest cumulative scores.
Ranking
The Committee will decide on any ranking moves at the end of the season. The top scorers in Novice will be requested to move up into Intermediate, and the top scorers in Intermediate will be requested to move up into Advanced. The Committee will only advise people to move and they should only do so if they feel comfortable with the suggestion.
4. Presentation
Projected Digital Images (PDI)
Size of files should be 1024 x 768 pixels, resolution 200dpi. Landscape should be no wider than 1024, portraits should be no higher than 768 pixels.
Colour profile should be set to SRGB and files should be saved as high quality JPG
Image Titles
Images must be titled eg – Red Squirrel
Please do not put any numbers or your name in the title
Watermarks
Please ensure your image has no watermarks – logos or names
Entries can be submitted by ---- USB or CD
1. In each PDI Merit competition authors can use up to 3 images.
(This has been reduced from 4 because we now have 47 members and need a manageable amount of images for the judge)
2. Each piece of work may be used a maximum of 3 times over 2 consecutive years, this includes images that are placed.
3. All work must be sole copyright of the entrant.
Definitions:
Monochrome Definition.
A black and white image is one with tones from very dark grey (Black) to very clear grey (white). A black and white image toned entirely in a single colour will be able to stand in the black and white category and can be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue. On the other hand a black and white image modified by partial toning or by the addition of one colour to a part of the image becomes a colour image and should be entered in the colour category.
Nature Definition (PAGB)
Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena. Photographs of animals which are domesticated and photographs of cultivated or hybrid plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. Any manipulation or modification is limited to minor retouching and must not alter the truth of the original scene.
Images that are placed will be put onto the Trinity Photography Group website.
Trinity Photography Group will hold 6 Open PDI Merits throughout the year.
2. Levels
In all competitions there will be 3 levels, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. Certificates will be presented for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Highly Commended and Commended in each Level.
3. Scoring
Points will be awarded for the above placings as follows:
1st - 30pts; 2nd - 25pts; 3rd - 20pts; Highly Commended - 18pts; Commended -16pts.
At the end of the season awards will be presented to the class winners, in the Projected Digital Images with the highest cumulative scores.
Ranking
The Committee will decide on any ranking moves at the end of the season. The top scorers in Novice will be requested to move up into Intermediate, and the top scorers in Intermediate will be requested to move up into Advanced. The Committee will only advise people to move and they should only do so if they feel comfortable with the suggestion.
4. Presentation
Projected Digital Images (PDI)
Size of files should be 1024 x 768 pixels, resolution 200dpi. Landscape should be no wider than 1024, portraits should be no higher than 768 pixels.
Colour profile should be set to SRGB and files should be saved as high quality JPG
Image Titles
Images must be titled eg – Red Squirrel
Please do not put any numbers or your name in the title
Watermarks
Please ensure your image has no watermarks – logos or names
Entries can be submitted by ---- USB or CD
1. In each PDI Merit competition authors can use up to 3 images.
(This has been reduced from 4 because we now have 47 members and need a manageable amount of images for the judge)
2. Each piece of work may be used a maximum of 3 times over 2 consecutive years, this includes images that are placed.
3. All work must be sole copyright of the entrant.
Definitions:
Monochrome Definition.
A black and white image is one with tones from very dark grey (Black) to very clear grey (white). A black and white image toned entirely in a single colour will be able to stand in the black and white category and can be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue. On the other hand a black and white image modified by partial toning or by the addition of one colour to a part of the image becomes a colour image and should be entered in the colour category.
Nature Definition (PAGB)
Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena. Photographs of animals which are domesticated and photographs of cultivated or hybrid plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. Any manipulation or modification is limited to minor retouching and must not alter the truth of the original scene.
Images that are placed will be put onto the Trinity Photography Group website.
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