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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the best size for the web site's gallery images?

Q: What is the maximum resolution of the club's projector?


Q: What is the required mount size for competition entries?

Q: What is the mount size for the Vale Show and Llantwit exhibitions?

Q: What is the mount size for the Cowbridge Old Hall exhibition?

Q: What is the deadline for entries in the monthly comps?

Q: What's a PDI?


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Q: What is monochrome?



Q:  What is Black & White?
A: 900 pixels on longest side at 72 ppi resolution

A: 1920 x 1080 pixels at 72 ppi 

A: 400mm x 500mm

A: 28mm x 35mm or 14" x 11" (in old money!)

A: 400mm x 500mm

A: The Friday evening three weeks before the competition.

A:  A Projected Digital Image - sometimes called a DPI (Digital Projected Image - but  this can be confusing since dpi usually refers to dots per inch - a measure of the resolution of a printer.

A:  By definition one colour,  it's an image that contains just one tone.  A black & white image is monochrome as is a sepia or any other single colour toned image.

​A:  A black & white image has all colour removed so is solely different grey tones  from Black through to white.
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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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