Contest Rules:
All internal
contests in PSV shall consist of four (4) Divisions:
1. Color Slides/Transparencies
2. Monochrome/Black & White Prints
3. Color Prints
4. Digitally Projected Images
There
will be NO distinction between computer manipulation...all
images will be judged together.
Each
member is permitted a maximum of three (3) entries in each
Division. Each contest will be designated in one of the
following categories:Nature, Pictorial (excluding
Nature)and Assigned. Each entrant must conform to
the category.
All
members, new and old, compete together.
Definition
of Terms:
NATURE:
Wild Flowers, Wild Animals, Insects.
NO Scenics-NO "Hand of Man"
PICTORIAL: Any subject matter (exclusive of nature).
ASSIGNED: Specific subject matter as ASSIGNED PRIOR
TO CONTEST. (Entries must be taken within the present PSV
year except for Nature.)
Rules
for Color Slides/Transparencies:
1.
Must be titled and include the name of the maker.
2. Must be "thumb" spotted in the lower left corner
of the mount as it is held when viewed by the eye.
Rules
For Prints:
1.
Print size may be 3 1/2 x 5" to 16 x 20" for internal
competition.
2. All prints must be mounted.
3. Mounts must be at least 8 x 10" and no larger than
16 x 20".
4. Ink Jet or machine printed digital photos WITHOUT any
"manipulation" that cannot be done in the darkroom,
go in the regular print competitions.
Rules
for Digital Imaging/Computer Generated:
1.
Anything "manipulated" that cannot be reproduced
in a darkroom is considered "Digital"
2. NO "stock photography". All parts of the image,
whether it be slide or print, must be that of the maker.
3. Prints may be printed on an Ink Jet or other printer
and mounted.
4. Rules for mounting are the same as above
5. Projected images must be 10-15mg in "FILE" size (Pixel Dimensions)
6. Projected images must be sent, via e-mail, to the registrar
three days before the competition.
Entries:
Entries
must be registered before 7:30 P.M. on the night of the
contest. Entries received later than 7:30 P.M. may be rejected
from that contest at the discretion of the registrar. To
constitute a competition, there must be at least two (2)
makers with a minimum of three (3) entries total.
Voting:
Entries
shall be judged by a panel of Judges selected from the Club's
Medal holders on a rotating basis. The voting machine will
be used and Judges shall score from one (1) to (9) on each
entry . All First Place ties shall be broken. There can
be more then one (1) Second, Third and HAM winners.
Recognition:
Awards
will be given to the First, Second and Third place winners.
Honorable Mention Awards shall number 10% of the total entries
in each division
Year
End Competition:
All
First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention winners throughout
the year shall be eligible. There must be at least ten (10)
eligible entries in a division to justify a judging in said
Division. First, Second and Third Places will be awarded
in each Division.
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