FDPS Competitions

Members of Frodsham and District Photographic Society are eligible to enter the Monthly Set Subject Competitions. There are three categories of entry, Monochrome Prints, Colour Prints and, new this season, Projected Images. Separate sections remain for Entry level and Advanced level members. 

The decline of the slide entry continues. Last season there were no entries to the Entry Level slide competition.  However many Advanced workers continue to produce slides by traditional methods and enjoy the challenges that this media presents. For this season, at least, the Projected Image competition in the Advanced Section will continue to be based exclusively on  35mm slides (produced by whatever method). In the Entry Level Section, however, the images will be presented as jpeg files (further details on how to do this will be made available before the season starts).

Continuing as we did last season, prints/slides will be examined by the competition judge during the week prior to the competition evening. This gives the judge more time to formulate his comments and should result in a more considered choice for his awards. His choices will still, of course, be personal and subjective.

This means that all entries without exception must be delivered to the competition secretary one week before the competition.

We think that the projection of the images of prints has improved the experience for the majority of our membership, but we would like to improve the quality of the projection by producing the digital images ahead of time rather than live. To make this manageable we would request that printed entries are accompanied wherever possible by a jpeg file for projection. This should leave only a few prints which will need to be rephotographed before the competition.  

It should be stressed that it will continue to be the mounted prints which are judged. The judges will not be given copies of the jpeg files.

Follow the links for Competition Rules and the web based Entry Form.

Competition Set Subjects for 2008 - 2009.

Please note that entries from previous years cannot be entered again in this year's competitions in the same format. If you are unsure whether you have entered a particular image previously you can check in the Competition Archive.

Open (15/09/08) Any subject of your choice.
Decay (13/10/08) An image depicting the gradual deterioration, in appearance, from a state of normality or excellence.
Close Up (10/11/08) Pictures taken with the subject close to the camera; typically between about 6 ins and 3 ft (15cm to 100cm)
Reflections & Shadows (01/12/08) The reflections or shadows should be the predominant or at least a significant element of the composition rather than  incidentally included.
From Dusk to Dawn (12/01/09) Pictures taken between the time when the sun is about to disappear below the horizon and when it is just reappearing in the  morning.
Winter Scene (09/02/09) Depicting the coldness, barrenness, misery, the beauty or the activities and customs of this season of the year.
Annual Open (23/03/09) Subjects in the Annual Open Competition are not limited to the above list and images presented in other competitions in the current year may be entered again in the Open. Previous years entries are not eligible in the same format.
Photographer of the year The results of this competition are based on the best two scores in each category in each monthly competition throughout the year. Only the Annual Open is not included in the scoring as it has its own awards.