Rules for Clubworker Competitions - 2010 / 2011 season and beyond

Advanced Class:

Any paid-up member may submit work in the Advanced Class, but in so doing forfeits the right to enter work as Intermediate Class in this and future NCPS competitions and exhibitions.

Intermediate Class:

Paid-up members may submit to the Intermediate Class provided they have not previously entered work in an NCPS competition or exhibition as Advanced Class.

Both Classes:

There is one "Open" category which applies to prints and projected digital images. There are no restrictions on the content, or on the number of images in a print or projected digital image, or on the degree of manipulation. Computer-generated prints, as well as traditionally produced darkroom prints, are welcome, as are monochrome prints.

Entries must identify the author's Class and Competition Number, and the title corresponding to an entry form. The author's name must not appear on the print or in the digital image filename.

The maximum number of entries in each Clubworker Competition is 5 prints and a total of 5 projected digital images. Each list of entries, separate lists for prints and projected images, should be in order of preference. Entries 5 and 4 may not be submitted to the judge in the event of a very large total entry.

Entries not submitted to the judge may be entered in a subsequent Clubworker Competition.

Eligibility of Images:

Images entered in a previous NCPS Clubworker Competition, in any format, or any images significantly similar to them, are not eligible. Significantly similar images are defined as those with only minor alterations to the image or viewpoint and where the basic impression of that image remains constant and would normally be interpreted as being the same without detailed examination.

The Committee has the right to reject any material submitted.

Print mounts:

Mounts must be rectangular and suitable for display on the NCPS light box. The maximum board size is 20in x 16in, and the longest side must be at least 16in. (The recommended maximum board size is 50cm x 40cm to meet L&CPU and PAGB rules, but this is not an NCPS rule).

A print is either a separate piece of paper, or a separate window. There may be any number of prints on a mount. They may be any size and shape, but they must fit on the board.

Note that it is the mount that has a "Competition Number" (hence an author) and a title. It is the mount (not individual prints) that is judged and awarded points or a "Best print" award.

Projected digital image medium and format:

Image display size, file type, colour space, storage medium, and filename must comply with guidelines issued by the Competition Secretary to suit the digital projector and display software currently in use.

Judging:

Points, and "Best print" and "Best projected image" awards, are made at the discretion of the judge or judges (subject to the Clubworker Competition rules).

Each entry will be awarded a score out of 20 points. There may be multiple entries with 20 points.

An Advanced Class entrant's top 3 print scores and top 3 projected image scores, in each Clubworker Competition, will accrue towards:

• Clubworker of the Year (print + projected image scores).
• Printworker of the year (print scores).
• Projected image worker of the year (projected image scores).

An Intermediate Class entrant's top 3 print scores and top 3 projected image scores, in each Clubworker Competition, will accrue towards:

• Intermediate Worker of the year (print + projected image scores).

 

(Rules revised 25 July 2010).

(This version removes "slides" as a permitted medium).