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Internal Competition Rules

   
1. There are 6 'monthly' competitions comprising of 3 sections; A colour print; a monochrome print and an open digital section.  You may submit 1 entry in each section.
2. Prints should be mounted on 500mm x 400mm board either flat or window mounts are acceptable.  Please do not use cellotape, masking tape, parcel tape or anything other than acid-free tape designed for the purpose on the backs of the mounts - it can ruin someone else's print.
3. DPIs should be resized to 1920 x 1080 pixels.
4. File names should be constructed to the formula:
Title-category-membership No.
e.g.
Lady in the bath-flora-66.jpg
Les Grandes Bainees-open-66.jpg
5. Images must not have been entered in any of the 'monthly' competitions previously.


If you struggle to produce enough images to enter all 6 of our monthly internal competitions don’t worry.  Apparently even Ansel Adams would find it difficult.  He is reputedly responsible for this quote:

“Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.”

If one of the most influential American photographers of all time was happy with twelve good images in an entire year, then we should be satisfied with our best 18.  We tend to learn more from our ‘mistakes’ than our successes so, enter your best work, listen, with an open mind, to the judge's critique and don’t worry so much about its ‘score’.


By submitting images to competitions, our website or facebook pages you give us the right to use those images to promote the activities of the club.
DPI Entry Form - click here
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  • Home
  • About
  • Programme
  • Gallery
    • Gallery A - E >
      • David Allen
      • Keith Baker
      • Mike Baker
      • Guy Butler-Madden
      • Bridget Craddock
      • Nick Craddock
      • Mike Davies
      • Patrick Davies
      • Peter Dennis
      • Tom Dunlop
    • Gallery F - M >
      • Gerald Harbour
      • Gwynne Harries
      • Dave Hartwick
      • Michael Hunt
      • Gareth Impey
      • Cledwyn Lewis
      • Pam Lewis
      • Roger Lewis
      • Alison Love
      • Suzanne McIntosh
    • Gallery N - Z >
      • Jaydie O'Garro
      • Bill Phelps
      • Geoff Poole
      • Alan Roberts
      • Tony Tarlton
      • Nick Thornton
      • Norman Walker
      • Jim Wild
      • Gareth Williams
    • Gallery Image Upload
  • Join Us
  • Summer Challenge
  • Comps
    • Comps Submission Form
    • Comp 1 (2021)
    • Comp 2
    • Comp 3
    • Comp 5 2022
    • Comp 6 2022
    • Cled's Neg 2022
    • Three in Harmony
  • Map
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Members Only
    • Dodge & Burn
    • Post Processing
    • Taking Better Portraits
    • Getting Composition into Shape
    • Stuck in Lockdown - Ideas
    • JPG v RAW
    • New Member Info
    • Back Button Focussing
    • Andy's Photoshop Tutorial
    • Depth of Field & Foreshortening
    • Homemade Lens Hood
    • Teaching Grandma to Suck Eggs
    • Lighting on a Budget
    • Lighting for Portraits
  • More for Members Only
    • Image Sharpness
    • Eliminating Camera Shake
    • Mounting Prints
    • Adding Text to an Image
    • Resolution Explained
    • Critique Guide
    • Removing Colour Casts
  • Special Interests
    • Studio Style Lighting
    • Photo Locations
  • Links
  • Collaborations
    • CADS- Pack Up Your Troubles
    • It can Damage your Health
    • CADS- Deckchairs
    • Echoes of War
  • Constitution
  • Image Development Exercise
  • Something Completely Different
  • A New Home
  • Polina Follow up notes
  • And then there was light
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