Internal Competition Rules 2008 - 2009

1. Entries may be submitted in any or all categories:
   • Monochrome
   • Colour Prints
   • Projected Images 
     • 5cm x 5cm mounted slides at Advanced Level
     • JPEG Images 1024px  x 768px at Entry Level

   Monochrome Definition - Grey scale images. Toned images and partial or spot toned images are permitted irrespective of the process used, provided only one tone has been added. 

   Images to which more than one tone or colour has been added will be eligible for entry to the Colour Print Category.

   All images and any elements added must be the member's own work.

   The Competition Secretary reserves the right to decide whether a print or slide is eligible and into which category a print is entered. 

2. The number of entries allowed for each competition is:
   • Up to five entries per section per member for each competition
   • All entries must be numbered 1-5 in the order of the author's preference as on the entry form.
   • The total number of entries in each category shall be limited to 36. Members' lower preference entries may be eliminated to reduce the total if necessary.
3. All entries must be labelled:
   • Slides should be spotted (bottom left when viewed correctly) and must be labelled with the author's name and preference as on the entry form
   • Digital Images should be saved with the Title as the file name.
   • Prints should have a completed official club label attached

   Any slide, digital image, or print not labelled in the correct way may not be accepted by the Competition Secretary.

4. All competition entries together with completed entry forms must be received one week prior to the competition. 
5. Print size must be a minimum of 13cm x 18cm (5ins x 7ins) and presented on suitable card mounts a maximum of 40cm x 50cm (16ins x 20ins) in size. Hooks, or other impediments that may cause damage to other prints when being handled, stored or transported, should not be attached. The rear mount of a double mounted print should be the same external size as the front mount (i.e. the window mount if used).
6. There will be an Entry Level section in each of the categories. (Members elect to compete at the Entry Level or the Advanced Level each year when they join the Society or renew their membership). It is recommended that all prints are appropriately mounted but unmounted prints may be accepted in the Entry Level section. 
7. Once an image has been entered in an internal competition it may not be entered in any other internal competition except the Annual Open of the current season. It may be presented in subsequent years in a different format.
8. During the judging of the Set Subject Competitions all entries will be assessed and scored out of a total of 20 points for quality, composition, and relevance to the set subject. The number of points awarded will be determined by the judge's assessment of the merits of each print or slide. The best entry in each category may be awarded less than the maximum number of points available.
9. To determine the various Photographers of the Year Awards each member's best 2 entries in each category in each of the Set Subject competitions will be added together. (This means that if a single member submitted 4 entries in each category in each of the set subject competitions, and their best two entries in each category were awarded 17 and 15 points consistently, then the total number of points awarded towards the overall Photographer of the Year would be (17+15)x3x6 i.e. 576.)
10. The Annual Open competition is excluded from the above points system. (Separate awards are made to the winner in each of the categories in the Annual Open Competition.)
11. The Society may call upon members' work for consideration as entries in LCPU and inter-club competitions.

Entrance to Society internal competitions indicates acceptance of the above rules and any related decisions of the Competition Secretary.