COMPETITION RULES (January 2016)
1. During the year a number of competitions will be held, the winner of each will receive a trophy, which will be
presented at the Annual Christmas Social.
Trophies to be awarded for the following
Digital Image League – Open Portrait of the Year – Colour Print
Digital Image League – Set Subject Portrait of the Year – Mono Print
Colour Print League – Open Digital Image of the Year
Colour Print League – Set Subject Print of the Year – Colour
Mono Print League – Open Print of the Year – Mono
Mono Print League – Set Subject Founders Shield
Portrait of the Year – Digital Image
2. The League Winners are the members who gain the highest total of points in that category.
3. Points will be awarded as follows:
First Place 7 points
Second Place 5 points
Third Place 3 points
Highly Commended 1 point
Plus 1 point for each entry submitted
4. All Photographs and Digital Images must be the work of the member and can be either Home or Trade Processed.
5. Current Prints or Digital Images cannot be submitted for the same Category or League Competition more than
once, or in subsequent years. A competition entry as a digital image may not be entered as a print in print
competitions or vice versa.
6. The Portrait of the Year Winner cannot be entered into the Print of the Year Competition.
7. Digital Images:
All entries must be to a maximum size of 1680 x 1050 pixels x 72 dpi
All entries must be titled as follows. TITLE by your name.jpg
E.G. SUNSET by peter rymill.jpg Nothing added or taken away.
(it is important that files are .jpg - no other variations, the software only recognises this combination.)
All incorrect entries will be rejected
Images must be emailed or handed in on disc or memory stick.
Discs or memory sticks must be handed in on the previous Monday club night before any competition.
EMAIL ENTRIES TO: mlcc.compsec@gmail.com
Cut off time for any competition will be Midnight Saturday before any competition.
Any entries received after the deadlines will not be entered.
Please send your open entries in one email and set subject entry in another email, with the category in the subject box. (there is no need to give a description of what is for what category. This will then allow all entries emails to be flagged and catalogued and much easier to retrieve for the competition secretary or anybody who can access the Club Gmail account. Please do not send entries as a reply to any call for entries email, or as a reply to any chain of conversations as your entries may well be lost in the ether.)
8. The number of entries for each Competition is as follows:
Digital League Open 2 x Projected Images
Set Subject 1 x Projected Images
Print League Open 1 x Colour Print and 1 x Mono Print
Set Subject 1 x Colour Print and 1 x Mono Print
1st Open Category 4 x Digital Images – 2 x Colour Prints & 2 x Mono Prints
Portrait of the Year 2 x Digital Images & 2 x Colour Prints & 2 x Mono Prints
Print of the Year 2 x Colour Prints & 2 x Mono Prints
Digital Image of the Year 4 x Projected Images
9. Colour and Mono Prints must be mounted and bear the name of the member and competition on the back, all
prints must be titled.
Sizes: Minimum 15.25cm x 10.0cm (6” x 4”)
Maximum print size is 30.00cm x 40.00cm mounted on a maximum size of 40.00cm x 50.00cm
10.The Founders Shield will be awarded to the member, who in the opinion of the Chairperson and Competition
Secretary has contributed most to the club in the previous 12 months.
11. Any Annual Team competition rules will be issued separately.
presented at the Annual Christmas Social.
Trophies to be awarded for the following
Digital Image League – Open Portrait of the Year – Colour Print
Digital Image League – Set Subject Portrait of the Year – Mono Print
Colour Print League – Open Digital Image of the Year
Colour Print League – Set Subject Print of the Year – Colour
Mono Print League – Open Print of the Year – Mono
Mono Print League – Set Subject Founders Shield
Portrait of the Year – Digital Image
2. The League Winners are the members who gain the highest total of points in that category.
3. Points will be awarded as follows:
First Place 7 points
Second Place 5 points
Third Place 3 points
Highly Commended 1 point
Plus 1 point for each entry submitted
4. All Photographs and Digital Images must be the work of the member and can be either Home or Trade Processed.
5. Current Prints or Digital Images cannot be submitted for the same Category or League Competition more than
once, or in subsequent years. A competition entry as a digital image may not be entered as a print in print
competitions or vice versa.
6. The Portrait of the Year Winner cannot be entered into the Print of the Year Competition.
7. Digital Images:
All entries must be to a maximum size of 1680 x 1050 pixels x 72 dpi
All entries must be titled as follows. TITLE by your name.jpg
E.G. SUNSET by peter rymill.jpg Nothing added or taken away.
(it is important that files are .jpg - no other variations, the software only recognises this combination.)
All incorrect entries will be rejected
Images must be emailed or handed in on disc or memory stick.
Discs or memory sticks must be handed in on the previous Monday club night before any competition.
EMAIL ENTRIES TO: mlcc.compsec@gmail.com
Cut off time for any competition will be Midnight Saturday before any competition.
Any entries received after the deadlines will not be entered.
Please send your open entries in one email and set subject entry in another email, with the category in the subject box. (there is no need to give a description of what is for what category. This will then allow all entries emails to be flagged and catalogued and much easier to retrieve for the competition secretary or anybody who can access the Club Gmail account. Please do not send entries as a reply to any call for entries email, or as a reply to any chain of conversations as your entries may well be lost in the ether.)
8. The number of entries for each Competition is as follows:
Digital League Open 2 x Projected Images
Set Subject 1 x Projected Images
Print League Open 1 x Colour Print and 1 x Mono Print
Set Subject 1 x Colour Print and 1 x Mono Print
1st Open Category 4 x Digital Images – 2 x Colour Prints & 2 x Mono Prints
Portrait of the Year 2 x Digital Images & 2 x Colour Prints & 2 x Mono Prints
Print of the Year 2 x Colour Prints & 2 x Mono Prints
Digital Image of the Year 4 x Projected Images
9. Colour and Mono Prints must be mounted and bear the name of the member and competition on the back, all
prints must be titled.
Sizes: Minimum 15.25cm x 10.0cm (6” x 4”)
Maximum print size is 30.00cm x 40.00cm mounted on a maximum size of 40.00cm x 50.00cm
10.The Founders Shield will be awarded to the member, who in the opinion of the Chairperson and Competition
Secretary has contributed most to the club in the previous 12 months.
11. Any Annual Team competition rules will be issued separately.
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