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Competition Rules
GENERAL RULES
In all competitions all entries MUST be the original work of the MEMBER.
Digitally manipulated Prints/Slides may be entered in any competition and will be judged according to any current YPU guidelines for such images.
Computer generated work is NOT allowed.
Members are allowed to submit up to 2 entries in both the Club Slide and Club Print Competitions, both of which will count towards the points total at the end of the year.
Prints / Slides may be in Colour or Monochrome and may be self or trade processed.
All entries should be handed to the Competition Secretary AT LEAST 14 days before the night of the competition.
Entries should be submitted with an entry form and placed in the Club Print Box. The Competition Secretary will provide entry forms for this purpose.
Prints MUST be mounted and titled, with a specific title for each entry. Please use labels supplied by Competition Secretary.
The MINIMUM size of entry is 64 sq inches, e.g. 8” x 8”, unmounted, the MAXIMUM size of entry is 20” x 16” WHEN MOUNTED.
Slides MUST be spotted (bottom left hand corner, slide right way up) and titled, with a specific title for each entry.
Slides/Prints can only be entered ONCE for any Club competition with the exception of the Hazlehurst Trophy, Slide/Print Battles and Best of the Year
To encourage members to take competition photographs, the Committee would like to see members submit work taken in the last three years.
The same image cannot be entered both as a slide and as a print.
Rules for the CLUB Competition
1. All entries will be marked and the scores will count towards an aggregate score, the top score for the season will win a Trophy.
The MOORSIDE CUP, (Slide section) and DEVON TROPHY (Print section) will be awarded to the highest number of marks gained over the season in the Club Competitions.
The BROADBENT CUP will be awarded to the best *Newcomer in the Print Section, and the Maxwell Trophy to the best *Newcomer in the Slide Section. (* Newcomer ~ any member who has not previously entered a Club competition)
The top SIX entries in each Competition Leg will go forward to the Best of the Year Competition.
the Best of the Year Competition
This Competition is open to the top SIX placed Prints/Slides in each competition leg. It will also include the top SIX prints from the Bristow Competition.
Entries must be unaltered from the original judgement.
The Trophies awarded are:- The ELISABETH CUP for Prints and The RICKABY CUP for Slides.
To encourage members to diversify Trophies will also be awarded for the best • PICTORIAL • PORTRAIT • SPORT / ACTION • NATURAL HISTORY • ARCHITECTURE / RECORD, in both the Slide and Print sections. These Trophies will be awarded at the discretion of the judge. If the entries do not fall into any of the categories no trophy will be awarded.
Rules for the Bristow Trophy.
Monochrome Prints MUST be mounted and titled, with a specific title for each entry Please use labels supplied by Competition Secretary.
The MINIMUM size of entry is 64 sq inches, e.g. 8” x 8”, unmounted, the MAXIMUM size of entry is 20” x 16” WHEN MOUNTED.
Open to all members. Maximum of 2 Prints.
The top SIX entries in the Bristow Trophy will go forward to the Best of the Year Competition.
Rules of the Hazlehurst Memorial Knockout Competition
An entry consists of 4 slides or 4 digital images on any subject.
Slides and Digital Images will be rotated bi-annually with Slides in 2005/06, Digital Images in 2006/07 etc. Slides/digital images should not have been previously entered in any Club Competition but may be entered afterwards.
Three slides will be handed to the Competition Secretary 2 weeks before the Competition. The fourth slide will be kept by the entrant and brought on the night to be used in the event of a tie.
Four digital images will be handed to the Competition Secretary on a CD 2 weeks before the Competition. Entries must be saved in jpeg format. The entries must be clearly marked with the number of the entry and the title i.e. 1(title).jpg etc. The fourth digital image will be used in the event of a tie. Please make sure your name is clearly marked on the CD.
Slides/digital images will be judged and marked out of 10. The points awarded will be added up and a Trophy will be awarded to the winner.
In the event of a tie the fourth slide/digital image will be called for and judged to a conclusion.
Rules of the ASHLEY AUDIO VISUAL Competition
The competition is for a sequence of projected images with accompanying sound. The images can be either slides or digital images.
The sequence can be either a traditional AV (where words or story and a specific beginning, middle and ending is required) or along the lines of the new RPS Photo Harmony category (where the emphasis is on matching a selection of images with appropriate transitions and harmonising them with the sound).
The sequence should consist of not less than 20 images and a running time of between 2.5 and 5 minutes.
Members may enter up to 2 sequences. The entries must be clearly marked with the number of the entry and the duration (e.g.. 4 mins 33 secs). If there are too many entries only the first will be judged.
The Author’s name must not appear in the production.
Copyright of all the work entered must be at the disposal of the entrant. It is the entrants’ responsibility to obtain the necessary licences or permissions to use material for which they do not hold the rights.’
Members are advised to read the Club’s General Rules in conjunction with the above rules.