Clonakilty Camera Club competitions and rules 2019
Textures in a landscape;
- One image colour or monochrome
- The image is to show the various textures we see in a landscapes.
- Examples, contours on a hillside lit by a sun, variation of patterned colour in a forest, crop patterns, ploughed fields, hedge patterns etc.
- Image must have been taken within 1 year.Strut mounts may be used
- Images will be judged on a club night by two club members.
- Prize for 1st place.
- FIAP category Colour/monochrome prints. Nature
Photo editing
- No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements, except by cropping the image, are permitted
- Removal of dust spots, digital noise or film scratches is permissible
- Levels & curves adjustment, colour adjustment, dodging & burning are permissible but must appear natural
- Colour images may be converted to black & white
Unusual Buildings (or usual buildings take from an unusual angle );
- One image colour or monochrome
- The image can be of the outside OR the inside of the building . The more unusual the image the better !
- The building may be a ruin or derelict.
- Image must have been taken within 1 year.
- Strut mounts be used.
- Images will be judged on a club night by two club members.
- Prize for 1st place.FIAP category Colour/monochrome prints. Travel
Photo editing
- No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements, except by cropping the image, are permitted
- Removal of dust spots, digital noise or film scratches is permissible
- Levels & curves adjustment, colour adjustment, dodging & burning are permissible but must appear natural
- Colour images may be converted to black & white
Johnny Creedon Nature Competition
Judged by Mike Brown ( TBC)
Prints to be mounted
Due date : t.b.c.
POTY 2019
This year’s theme is N71, The Road to the West.
The rules for this particular competition can be found here.
Notes :
FIAP Categories :
II.5 Subject matter, categories and sections
Basically the subject to be treated by the author is free.
A) International salons can have the following categories:
- Black and White/Monochrome Prints (M)
- Colour Prints (C)
- Projected Images (PI M and/or C)
- Audiovisual (AV) (see FIAP document 2013/314 AV)
- B) They can have the following sections:
- Open
- Creative
- Nature
- Wildlife
- Photojournalism
- Travel
- Series
- Portfolios (Collections)
- Themes
Thematic salons, such as salons with socio-documentary subjects are explicitly recommended, provided that the subject is broad enough and can be used by everyone (for example: “the theatre”, “man at work”, “childhood”, etc.). Themes can include Mobile Phone Photography
You can download a printable copy of the competitions and rules (excluding POTY) here.