Digital Competition Classes

Competitions

Members are encouraged to improve their photographic skills and expertise by entering the Annual Competitions listed in the programme. There are competitions for:

Prints	Digital Images
These are subdivided into a number of competition classes based on image subject as follows:

Class 13	The Rundle Trophy	No set subject	Three digital images which must be different in subject and/or technique
Class 24	D W Haigh Trophy	General	Any image which falls outside Record or Natural History
Class 25	I G Strang Trophy	Applied	Any image which is pure Record or Natural History
Class 26	J. Duncan Trophy	Audio Visual	With a maximum of 5 minutes length

There is one other award, the D J Slingsby Trophy.

This trophy is awarded to the competitor who receives the highest total points for their eight best digital images entered in open competitions. No digital image to count more than once.

Before entering please remember to check:

The full competition details by clicking on the class subject links above.
The digital rules to ensure that your entries are in an acceptable format and number.

Each competition is judged by an independent external Judge. No marks are given but the Judge is asked to award any number of commendations, including highly commended together with third, second and first places.

We do ask Judges to comment on all images in a constructive manner. Only members who receive awards are named. It should be remembered that the Judge's comments are only his or her opinion and that another Judge may well express the opposite opinion.

We look forward to seeing your digital images in future competitions and wish you every success.

Class 13 - Rundle Trophy - Digital Images

The object is to demonstrate the all-round ability of the photographer. The entry shall consist of three digital images which must be different in subject and/or technique. The entry to be judged as a set, one mark only for the set of three images. The images must not have been entered in previous competitions of any kind. The set is not intended to be judged as a panel but purely as evidence of the breadth of skill of the photographer.

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Class 24 - General

Everything not included in Applied below.

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Class 25 - Applied

This is a single class that includes the following:

Record

Photographs of buildings or other inanimate objects. The subject matter should be sharp overall, with true horizontals and neither converging nor diverging verticals. The retention of detail in shadows and highlights is important so lighting should not be contrasty. It must, however, be adequate to show the texture of the subject, where relevant. Titles should be factual.

Natural History Photography

Illustrates the natural world and includes everything, which occurs naturally, but excludes domestic animals and pets, garden plants and any hybrids produced as a result of human interference.

The subject should be clearly identifiable and shown in its natural habitat or similar. Captive subjects can be accepted providing they comply with the foregoing conditions and there is no obvious indication of their captivity.

An exception can be made for photographs which illustrate a detailed part of a subject where such detail is of interest or necessary for identification. Fossils are also acceptable. Entries should be correctly named.

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