Competition Rules
Huntington Camera Club
(Revised August 2004)
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I.
CLASSES
Masters
Class – Those who have, in previous
years of club competition, established photographic skills in a specific
category superior to Class A workers, or, met the requirements of II below.
Class
A – Those who have, in previous
years of club competition, established photographic skills in a specific
category superior to Class B workers, or, met the requirements of II below.
Class
B – All others.
The
Competition Chairperson may, with the approval of the Executive Board, combine
classes if in their judgment there are not enough workers in a class. If a
category does not have all 3 classes, the competition chairman may request
approval from the Executive Board to add them when the number of workers in the
existing classes justifies the expansion.
II.
ELIGIBILITY AND CLASS ASSIGNMENT
A.
Only those members whose dues are paid for the year may compete. Payment must be
made to the Treasurer on or before the competition date.
B.
New or returning members will be assigned to Class B unless they have previously
competed in a higher class at this or another club, in which case they must,
prior to the first entered competition, submit six prints or slides for the
desired category for evaluation. The Competition Chairperson will select a
committee of three Masters in the category, who will determine in which class
the member should enter. Any member wishing to enter a category for the first
time (e.g. Black and White prints after only competing in slides) or a higher
class must follow this same procedure.
C.
No change in class may be made during the competition year.
D.
Once having competed in Masters or Class A, a member may not compete in a lower
class, even if the member has not entered a competition for a period of time. If
a class is eliminated, the member retains that designation in the event it is
ever re-instated.
E.
The Competition Chairperson will review the standing of the competitors at the
end of the competition year and, at his discretion, move the first place winners
in each class to the next higher class. The Competition Chairman and/or his
designees may review any member who has achieved a second place ranking two or
more years in a row and determine whether or not that member is moved up to the
next class.
F.
The Class A and B winners must move up to the next level. In case of a tie in A
or B, both must move up to the next level.
G.
If the Competition Chairman and Executive Board decide to expand from 2 classes
to 3 in a category, the expanded class shall consist of all previous members of
that class as well as those in the lower class who are selected by the
Competition Chairman and his designees. If a member of the lower class so
selected feels this move is unjustified he/she may petition the Executive Board
to over rule this decision. If there is insufficient time for the Board to
decide the matter prior to the first competition, the President shall appoint a
committee of 3 members to review the petition and make a recommendation for his
decision.
H.
Placement in a class in one category does not affect placement in another
category.
III.
ENTRY CATEGORIES
A.
Black & White Prints – Black & White prints may be either
mono-chromatic or have one additional color. The color may be an overall tint
(such as sepia) or locally applied (a yellow sun). If the print contains more
than one color or more than one color is added (such as in hand coloring) then
the print must be entered as a color print. Prints may be made by any means
including conventional paper and chemicals, Polaroid's, inkjet, laser or dye
sublimation printers, etc., however, they must have originated in a light
sensitive medium (see IV below).
B.
Color Prints – Prints which contain multiple colors, including mono-chrome
with more than one added color. Prints may be made by any means including
conventional paper and chemicals, Polaroid's, inkjet, laser or dye sublimation
printers, etc., however, they must have originated in a light sensitive medium
(see IV below).
C.
Slides – May be either monochrome or color. Slides must be in a 2 x 2 inch
mount.
IV.
ORIGINAL WORK
All
work submitted must be the maker’s original photography. Copies of other
two-dimensional art or the use of existing digital images created by another are
NOT permitted unless the maker has created a distinctly original work from it.
All work must originally have been created PHOTOGRAPHICALLY by the maker. That
is, the original image must have been captured by any means such as a
conventional film camera, pinhole camera, digital camera, etc., as long as the
medium is sensitive to light.
The
original photograph may be manipulated in any way, such as hand copying, spot
toning (retouching) burning, dodging, bleaching, distorting, air brushing,
painting, etc., either by hand, mechanically or in a computer, provided such
manipulations are under the direct supervision of the member.
The original photograph may be combined with others taken by the member by sandwiching, montaging, pasting, etc., either mechanically or in a computer, provided the combining is under the direct supervision of the member and every element added to the photograph was created by the member.
V.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENTRIES.
A.
Prints
1.
All prints must be mounted on sturdy material capable of standing unaided in a
print display box.
2.
Prints may be horizontal or vertical. The print must be a minimum of 5x7 to a
maximum of 16x20. The mount may be any size as long as it fits in the club’s
display box, but not more than 16x20 inches.
3.
Prints must be two-dimensional unframed, with nothing laid over the printed
surface. No prints are to be mounted on wood or in any manner which might damage
other prints (above or below) when place in a stack. This particularly applies
to glue, tape or metal clips. Prints so mounted will be rejected at the sole
discretion of the Competition representative.
B.
Slides
1.
Slides may be commercially processed and must be in a 2x2 inch mount.
VI.
MARKING PRINTS AND SLIDES.
A.
Prints
1.
On the back of each mount, draw a sizable and clearly visible arrow, pointing to
the top of the print.
2.
A club competition sticker or facsimile, with the required information Title,
Photographer’s name, Competition Date, Class, Make-up if applicable), must be
affixed near the upper right-hand corner on the back of the mount.
B.
Slides
1.
Each slide must be correctly spotted. Use a large solid dot, preferably red or
black, on the lower left corner of the mount, with slide viewed properly, left
to right, top to bottom, when held up to the light. See illustration below.
2.
The club’s PFLI # (17) and class letter must be written on the side of the
slide above the spot. The maker’s name must be written (upside down) along the
bottom of the slide (next to the spot dot). The Title of the slide must be
written (upside down) along the top of the slide. The club name (HCC) should be
written on the fourth side.
3.
Glass or plastic mounted slides must bear an external label so they can be
marked for PFLI competition and the items called for in items 1 and 2, above.
Slides which are too thick to fall freely in an 80 slide Carousel projector
shall be rejected.
VII.
MONTHLY COMPETITIONS
A.
A club year will consist of nine monthly competitions, September through May.
B.
All entries must be received no later than 10 minutes prior to the announced
start of the meeting on competition night to be eligible for judging. Late
entries shall be accepted at the discretion of the Competition Chairman.
C.
Each member may submit two entries in each category. Should a member submit only
one entry in a category such single entry shall constitute a full entry. The
other may not be "made-up" later.
D.
Members who miss one or more monthly competitions, or join later in the club
year, may make-up only one missed entry for each of the missed months. Only one
make-up entry in each category may be submitted in any month. Make-ups are
limited to a total of three per category for the club year. Make-ups must be
clearly marked on the print or slide mount with an "MU" plus the month
being made up.
E.
If a member has a situation that is considered extreme or unusual in nature,
which has caused them to miss at least 4 competitions in any club year, they may
petition the Board for more than 3 make-ups. (Note: This provision will
generally only be granted in cases of severe hardship).
F.
Scoring for all images at a competition will range from 5 to 9, with half-point
increments. Therefore, scoring will consist of 5, 5 1/2, 6, 6 ½, 7, 7 ½, 8, 8
½, and 9.
G.
Ribbons will be awarded for each entry that received a score of 8 or 9. Only
“B” workers will receive ribbons. A– and - Masters will have to
sign up to receive them.
H.
An entry which receives a score of 7 or less may be re-entered in subsequent
competitions.
I.
Any entry which receives a score or 8 or 9 in a monthly competition may not be
re-entered in the same or later year, regardless of variations or changes made.
J.
No print or slide previously entered in another club’s competition and
exhibited at PFLI may be entered here.
K.
Members need not be present to have their work judged.
L.
Non-compliance with any entry rule will result in rejection or disqualification
of the entry. The Competition Chairperson or his designee will be the sole judge
of acceptability on competition nights.
M.
Annual Awards
1.
The member’s highest score from each monthly competition will be totaled to
arrive at a cumulative score for each category.
2.
First, second and third place awards will be presented at the annual awards
meeting. No award will be made if a member receives a cumulative score of less
than 60 points.
3.
There will be no award for any category in which there were not three members
competing in at least in four monthly competitions.
4.
A separate award will be made for the highest total year-end score in a category
regardless of class, by counting every score (both monthly entries).
5.
In the event of a tie, duplicate awards will be made.
6.
The Executive Board may present a "Most Improved" award to a worker in
class B. This award will be based on a comparison of the first four months with
the scores from the last four months.
N.
PRINT & SLIDE OF THE YEAR
1.
Black & White print, Color print and Slide of the year competitions are held
during the annual award meeting.
2.
A member may submit up to four entries per category.
3.
Each entry must have been submitted during one of the year’s nine monthly
competitions.
4.
The Joseph Giambalvo Memorial Cup for the Image of the Year will be awarded to
the winner among the categories.
O.
DISPUTES
1.
If a member believes anyone’s slide or print has been submitted in
contravention to any competition rule, they should mention it to the Competition
Chairperson after the competition. This may result in cancellation of the score
with no make-up allowed.
2.
The Executive Board will decide any disputes concerning the interpretation or
execution of these rules.