1. Monthly competitions will be held in the following categories, all images may be digital,

home or commercial lab processed.

Slides “Open”.

Monochrome Salon Prints

Color Salon Prints

Snapshots

Enlargements

Image Artistry

              Slides “Special Category”---------------( see rule 12 )

Enlargements “Special Category” ---(see rule12)

              Snapshots “Special Category”---------( see rule 12 )

 

2. Dues must be paid before entering competition.

 

3. Two or more contestants comprise a competition. If there are only two competitors

     in any category, then only first and second place will be awarded.

 

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4. Members unable to attend a competition may leave their entries at a prior meeting or have someone bring them to the competition. There will be (1) make up allowed per member per year ( 2 entries per category). Make up entries must be presented at the 1st APRIL competition. This will be in addition to your regular APRIL entries.

 

5. An entrant may submit up to 2 entries in any category in monthly competitions. ALL entries must be titled. The same image cannot be entered in more than one category on the same competition night.

 

6. Members should refrain from entering similar images ( same subject) without substantial change in that image. This rule expresses the intent of encouraging people to photograph a wide variety of topics employing creativity to make images appear different from another.

 

7. All monthly competitions will be decided by a panel of three ( 3 ) judges, instructed to score on a 5 to 10 point basis, making 30 a perfect score. The scores are then tallied. First, second and third places will be awarded in each category, unless there are only two contestants. Ties will not be broken. The two entries for each maker will be recorded and accumulate toward a year end total. ( see rule 3 )

8. Neither Slides nor prints in any category can be submitted more than twice in any competition year. Once an entry receives an award, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, it cannot be entered in any regular club competition again.

Critiques of images are encouraged. Please limit one critique per category per competition.

 

9. All categories will be divided into two groups A and B except for the end of the year  special awards (see rule 23) these will be judged as one group in each category. Group A will be for the more advanced photographers and the B group will be for the less experienced and beginners. When entering images, lightening, darkening, sharpening or spotting of an image will be be allowed as will be the use of filters for special effects. When entering highly manipulated images such as adding subjects that were not in the original scene etc. will be entered in the Image Artistry category under their own integrity Hand colored prints will be accepted in the color salon category .

 

10. All competitors will compete within their own group. (A group with A) and (B group with B) except for the end of the year special awards (see rule 23).

 

11. A member may not transfer between groups during any competition year. At the first competition

          of the year you may select the group you wish to participate in for the year.

 

12. The “Special Category” will be for Slides, Enlargements and Snapshots only. The same rules set forth will apply to these three categories. They will be judged on a 5 to 10 point basis awarding 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Special Category subjects will be announced at the beginning of the competition year. Any winning entries in any Castle Craig contest are not eligible for the Special Category.

( see rule 8 )

 

Slides

 

13. Each slide must be titled, have the makers name and be thumbspotted.  Slides are to be placed in trays by grouping (A or B). If you want your entry critiqued, place in the entry Box marked “critique”.

 

 

14. Marking slides:

When looking thru the slide the way it should be viewed put a thumb spot on the lower left portion of the slide mount. Now place the slide with the thumb spot on the mount to the upper right, put the title on the upper portion of the mount and your name on the bottom of the mount.

Prints

 

15. On the reverse side of each print, this will include Snapshots, Enlargements, Image Artistry, Monochrome Salon and Color Salon. All must have a title, the maker's name with an arrow indicating the top of the print, group entering (A or B) and category entered, also a “C” if you want a critique.

 

16. Salon Prints, Monochrome and Color any size image up to 16” x 20” will be allowed. All salon prints must be mounted or matted, but no frames will be allowed. No mount or matting smaller than 8” x 10” or larger than 16” x 20”.

 

17. The enlargement category will consist of prints 5” x 7” up to 9” x 12” unmounted, Monochrome or Color

 

18. The Image Artistry category will include any and all alternative processes. These will be prints mounted or unmounted any size up to 16” x 20”, Monochrome or Color. They will be shown through the light box and scored on a 5 to 10 point basis. An explanatory statement about this category will be read aloud to the judges before the entries are viewed. On the integrity of the person entering all highly manipulated images will be entered in the Image Artistry Category ( See rule 9 ).

 

19. Snapshots will be shown and judged in the light box one at a time. Scoring will be on a 5 to 10 point basis. Snapshot size shall be 3 1/2”x 5”, 4” x 6” or standard panoramic, unmounted, Monochrome or Color.

 

20. In Monochrome Salon only, the use of more than a single color in toning, dying or painting either   completely or selectively of the print is prohibited.

 

21.. There will be no end of year judging for the Special Category in Slides, Snapshots or Enlargements. However any Slides, Snapshots or Enlargements entered In the Special Category over the course of the year CAN BE ENTERED in the general Slide, Snapshot or Enlargement Category for the end of the year judging.

 

22. In the End of Year ( EOY ) competition, you may enter up to five ( 5 ) Images of your choice in each category. The images must have been entered in competition during the club year. Entries must be presented as they were when entered into competition. Mat and mount must remain the same, no additional retouching or montages are allowed. All entries must be submitted at the last competition April prior to the final judging In May.