MACC competitions and their rules
There is a Guide to Good Judging Practice, by the Glasgow District Photographic Union - useful to competition entrants as well as judges. Judges tend to score out of 20, eg: 10-12 (technical flaws, poor composition, no interesting features, can't see why it was made), 13-14 (competent but lacking strong interest), 15 -17 (well photographed, minor shortcomings), 18-20 (excellently photographed, PLUS visually striking, makes you think, stirs emotions, evokes a mood ...).
Although you may submit up to 54 different photographs during the year, it is possible to get a high total score with only 24 different photographs. These would be 6 colour prints, 6 monochrome prints, 6 digital images (3 suitable for the final Special Subject), and 6 Special Subject prints. 3 of each category would be submitted to each of the 1st and 2nd competitions. For the final competition the best 3 colour and monochrome prints would be resubmitted, the 3 Special Subject digital images put in for the Harmony Trophy, and the remaining 3 digital images into the Any Subject slides section.
There are three competitions in the season.
They are 1st & 2nd competitions and an annual (final) competition.
There are a variety of prizes.
Each competition has four sections:
- Any Subject - Colour Prints - up to five entries may be submitted.
- Any Subject - Monochrome Prints - up to five entries may be submitted.
- Any Subject - Digital Images - up to five entries may be submitted.
- Special Subjects 1st & 2nd competitions - Prints - up to three entries may be submitted.
Special Subject [Harmony Trophy) - annual/final competition - entry of a set of three Digital Images (NOT prints).
With the exception of the annual competition, entries shall only be submitted once in any club competition. The image must have been photographed by the competition entrant, but there is no restriction on when the photograph was taken or processed, or on how it was processed.
Entries for the annual competition can have been submitted in a previous club competition but not in a previous annual competition.
There is a competition entrance fee - £1.50 per section, maximum £5 per competition. Fees contribute towards the cost of running the competitions.
A list of entries should be handed to the competition secretary.
Submitting prints
All prints should be mounted.
Minimum size of prints - 7 inches (approx 18 cms.) along longest edge of print (before mounting).
Maximum size of prints including mount 20 inches (approx. 50 cms.) x 16 inches (approx. 40 cms).
Prints should be titled on the rear of the mount and if ambiguous, the top edge marked.
The rear of the mount should also show which competition and section it is for. Do not put your name on it. Each photographer is identified to the judge only for special subject sections, and then only by a code number.
Submitting digital images
Digital Images should be in JPG format in sRGB colour space, max width 1400 pixels, max height 1050 pixels. The image files should be named "filemname.jpg", where "filename" is the title of the image without spaces. You can substitute dashes or underscores for spaces if you wish. Please abbreviate if the title is longer than 15 characters. Images should be handed in on CD. Please ask if you would like help in submitting images.
2008/09 competitions
Dates and judges to be confirmed.
| competition | any subject | special subject | hand in date | judging date | judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | up to 5 each of colour prints, mono prints and digital images | "Set in Stone" 3 prints | 8 Oct 2007 | 29 Oct 2007 | ? |
| 2nd | up to 5 each of colour prints, mono prints and digital images | "Objets Trouve" 3 prints | 21 Jan 2008 | 11 Feb 2008 | ? |
| 3rd, Annual/final | up to 5 each of colour prints, mono prints and digital images | "Atmospheric Weather" 3 digital images | 25 Feb 2008 | 18 Mar 2008 | ? |
Scoring
With the exception of the Annual Competition, competitions are scored and decided by:
- Any Subject - Colour Prints - the sum of the highest three marks of each entrant.
- Any Subject - Monochrome - the sum of the highest three marks of each entrant.
- Any Subject - Digital Images - the sum of the highest three marks of each entrant.
- Special Subject - Prints - the sum of the three marks of each entrant.
Annual Competition, scored and decided by:
- Any subject - decided by the highest scored entry. In the event of a tie, the judge shall nominate an outright winner.
- Harmony Trophy (Special Subject) - the sum of the three marks of each entrant.
Frank Walton Slide Battle Rules for Nov 2008
- Unless otherwise stated, each Club will submit 15 digital images.
- The original images may have been in any form - print, negative, slide or digital and may be monochrome or colour.
- There is no restriction on digital enhancement and manipulation
- No more than 3 images to be entered by anyone person.
- No image to be entered for the competition a second time.
- The resolution and size of images will be determined by the organising Club to suit its projection equipment. Oban specifies 1400 x 1050 pixels for 2007.
- Each Club must submit a single CD containing its 15 images in JPEG format to the organising Club. Each image should be titled, but show neither the photographer's not the Club's name.
- A separate list to be sent with the CD, containing the titles and the photographers' names.
- The images will be submitted to the judge on a single CD in a random order together with a complete list of the titles.
- Each image will be marked by a given standard and marked out of the same total (say 10 or 20).
- The winning Club will be the one whose marks for its images add up to the highest grand total.
- The judge must not be associated with any of the competing Clubs.
- A taped judgement can be used, but it is more fun with the judge present.
- The competing Clubs will take it in turn to organise the event.
- The Competition to be held in the last week of November +/- one week. (Regent Hotel, Oban on Monday 26th November 2007) at 7.45 for 8.00 p.m.
t h e f i n e p r i n t
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