SOUTHPORT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
PROGRAMME
2011 - 2012

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Instructions for resizing images for use in DPI competitions (including SPS)
These instructions are available to anyone from the L&CPU website but thanks
to Mike Lawrance of Oldham PS for supplying them.

http://oldhamps.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/projected-images-in-competions/
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New Critique Group
The group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Any member attending should bring three digital images at 1024 X 768 for projection [don't forget to keep the original file]. Members take it in turns for their image to be projected and they must give the title and reasons why they took the image. Other members will take it in turns to offer constructive criticism. The group meets at 5 Barrington Drive, Ainsdale commencing at 7:00. There is a refreshment break [ 20p in a non-profit making kitty ] and the meeting should finish around 10:15.

Please telephone Alan on 01704 576895 to confirm you will be attending with 3 DPI images
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2011-12 SYLLABUS
A copy of the Syllabus suitable for printing can be found here

Meetings commence promptly at 7.45pm
A weekly charge of 50p (including refreshments) will be made

**Please read the competition rules at the bottom of this page**

Monday, 19 September
‘President’s Night’
‘A HISTORY WITHIN’ by LES AULD (President)

Monday, 26 September
‘PG TIPS - FIDDLING and DIDDLING’
by PETER GENNARD, MFIAP, EFIAP/p (MCPF)

Monday, 3 October
‘CHASING the LIGHT’
by JOHN WEBSTER, ARPS, MPAGB (NCPF)
**Closing Date for Championship Print & DPI Competitions 1

Monday, 10 October
‘DEMONSTRATION of PORTRAIT TECHNIQUES ’
by ALAN TOWSE, LRPS (L&CPU)
**Closing Date for The Documentary & The Mary Hirst Landscape Print & DPI Competitions

Monday,17 October
CHAMPIONSHIP Print & DPI Competitions 1
Judge: CHRISTINE WIDDALL, EFIAP, DPAGB, BPE3* (L&CPU)

Monday, 24 October
‘PAINTING with LIGHT’
by RICHARD SPEIRS, DPAGB (NCPF)
**Closing Date for Championship Print & DPI Competitions 2

Monday, 31 October
The DOCUMENTARY & The MARY HIRST LANDSCAPE Print & DPI Competitions
Judge: DOUG BENNISON, LRPS (L&CPU)

Monday, 7 November
‘MORE THAN A HUNDRED WINDOWS’
by KEITH SUDDABY, FRPS, MPAGB, EFIAP, ABPE (Member)

Monday, 14 November
CHAMPIONSHIP Print & DPI Competitions 2
Judge: PAMELLA VOSE (L&CPU)
(L&CPU Nature & Illustrative Print Folio on display)
**Closing Date for The Theme Panel Print & The Creative DPI Competitions

Monday, 21 November
‘TO TASTE THE WIND’
by JON BAKER, MFIAP, EFIA/p and SUE BAKER, AFIAP, BPE3* (MCPF)

Monday, 28 November
‘THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTED IMAGE EXHIBITION 2011’
presented by TREVOR DAVENPORT, ARPS, DPAGB (Member)

Monday, 5 December
The THEME PANEL Print COMPETITION & CREATIVE DPI COMPETITION
Judge: SHEILA TUNSTALL (L&CPU)

Monday, 12 December
MEMBERS’ LECTURETTE EVENING
‘Photographic Awards - what are they and how can we gain them?’
by PAUL BENTLEY, ARPS - RPS awards
CHRIS MOWATT, LRPS, DPAGB - PAGB & BPE awards
NICK HILTON - FIAP awards
**Closing Date for The Portrait & The Chosen Subject (Pollution) Print & DPI Competitions

Monday, 19 December
MINCE PIE NIGHT

Monday,26 December
NO MEETING
2012

Monday, 2 January
NO MEETING

Monday, 9 January
The PORTRAIT & The CHOSEN SUBJECT (Pollution) Print & DPI Competitions
Judge: NORMAN THOMPSON, DPAGB, LBIPP (L&CPU)

Monday, 16 January
‘An Evening presented by WILKINSON CAMERAS’

Monday, 23 January
’UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
by ALEX ANDERSON (Member)
**Closing Date for Championship Print & DPI Competitions 3

Monday, 30 January
‘CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - THE NEXT GENERATION’
by MARGARET SIXSMITH, EFIAP/s, FBPE, PSA4* and
JOHN SIXSMITH, EFIAP/s, BPE5* (L&CPU)
(L&CPU Colour Print Folio on display)

Monday, 6 February
‘The EXHIBITIONISTS’
by BARBIE LINDSAY, MPAGB, EFIAP & RUSSELL LINDSAY, MPAGB, AFIAP (EAF )

Monday, 13 February
CHAMPIONSHIP Print & DPI Competitions 3
Judge: TBA
**Closing Date for The Natural History & Monochrome Print & DPI Competitions

Friday, 17 February
ANNUAL DINNER
(7.30 for 8pm) at Southport Old Links Golf Club, Moss Lane, Churchtown. PR9 7QS

MONDAY, 20 February
‘SAME PICTURE, DIFFERENT RESULTS?’
by TREMAINE CORNISH, EFIAP (L&CPU )
**Closing Date for AUDIO VISUAL sequences and entry forms

Monday, 27 February
AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION
Judge: DAVID BIBBY, AFIAP, BPE3* (L&CPU)

Monday, 5 March
The NATURAL HISTORY And MONOCHROME Print & DPI Competitions
Judge: MARGARET SIXSMITH, FBPE, EFIAP/s, PSA4* (L&CPU)
**Closing Date for Championship Print & DPI Competitions 4

Monday, 12 March
‘DIGITAL CAPTURE THEN and NOW ’
by BARRY COLQUHOUN, FRPS, FBIPP, DPAGB
(L&CPU Mono Print Folio on display)

Monday, 19 March
PROJECTION OF THE ACCEPTED DIGITAL IMAGE CLASSES FOR THE SIXTY- FIFTH OPEN
EXHIBITION & THE MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION

Monday, 26 March
CHAMPIONSHIP Print & DPI Competitions 4
Judge: HARRY EMMETT (L&CPU)

Monday, 2 April
‘INTER-MERSEYSIDE COMPETITION’
Judge: tba

Monday, 9 April
NO MEETING (Easter Monday)

Monday, 16 April
‘CONTRASTS’
by LES NIXON, DPAGB (N&EMPF)

Monday, 23 April
‘IS IT A PASSION or OBSESSION?’
by GRAHAM HODGKISS, ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB, AFIAP (MCPF)

Monday, 30 April
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, ELECTION OF OFFICERS and PRESENTATION of AWARDS
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THE COMPETITIONS (2011/2012 Season)
**Please read in full and note changes since last season**

A copy of the Competition Rules suitable for printing can be found here

-: OVERVIEW :-

The society organizes three kinds of competition during the season: championship, set subject and special.
The closing dates for entries and the dates of the competitions are as shown in the syllabus.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP
In the Championship Competitions there will be two leagues, A and B for both prints and projected
images. Membership of these will be decided by the Internal Competition Secretary on the basis of previous
performance. The new leagues will be posted at the beginning of each season. Members can request a review
by the Classification Sub-Committee. New members can join in the competitions at any time, and their placing
will be assessed by the Internal Competition Secretary.
There are four-championship competition evenings each season, each league holds separate print and digital
projected image (DPI) competitions on these evenings. There are no set subjects so members are free to
choose any subject at will. Within each league marks awarded are totalled in order to decide the winners of the
Annual Championship Awards for prints and DPI.

SET SUBJECT COMPETITIONS
There are six set subject competitions as follows:
• Monochrome
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Documentary
• Natural History
• Chosen Subject.
For these competitions there is no league structure and all members compete together. In each competition
there are separate awards for prints and DPI (but see below for the maximum number of images which may be
submitted). Points awarded in these competitions are totaled across the year and the member who achieves
the highest total wins the "Best All-Round Photographer”

SPECIAL COMPETITIONS
There are three special competitions:
• Theme panel
• Creative
• Audio Visual
There is no league structure for these competitions and they do not count towards any annual award.

PREPARATION OF ENTRIES
General
The Society welcomes camera-originated images taken on any photographic medium in all of its competitions.
The photographer must personally have taken all images concerned and have the full copyright for all elements
within them. Manipulated images are welcome in competitions, provided the photographer personally carried
the manipulation and took the original exposure(s). Images employing so called Royalty Free and Copyright
Free Images are not acceptable. An individual image may be used once in the Championship Competitions,
once in the Theme Panel Competition and once in one of the Set Subject Competitions. An image that is so
similar as to be almost identical to one already used is considered to be the same image even if the medium
is changed. If an image is considered offensive or unsuitable the Internal Competition Secretary may require
the photographer to withdraw it. Images should be correctly and clearly titled. In the Documentary and Natural
History competitions titles must be accurate and specific to the subject matter.

Number Of Entries
The maximum number of entries which may be submitted for the competitions is as follows:
• Championship: two prints and two DPI
• Set subjects: two images (i.e. 2 prints, 2 DPI or 1 print + 1 dpi)
• Theme panel: two sets of 3 prints
• Creative dpi: two images
• Audio Visual: three sequences.

Prints
Prints may be of any size in any photographic medium, but must be mounted on standard card, which may be
of any colour. Mounts must not exceed the preferred size of 50cm X 40cm,
If a smaller mount is used it must not be less than 38cm on the longest side. Overall thickness must not exceed
4mm. To avoid damage to other prints when packed, adhesive tape, Velcro, or similar materials, must not be
exposed on the back of prints and the backing mount, if used, must be the same size as the front window
mount.

Projected Images
DPI should be presented in RGB mode as JPG files; they should preferably have an sRGB colour profile
attached. Images in other formats are likely to be rejected automatically by the DiCentra software used and
excluded from the competitions. The maximum pixel dimensions that can be accepted are 1400 horizontal and
1050 vertical. If an image is smaller than this the photographer may fill the non-image area with a background
of his or her choice to bring the dimensions up to 1400 X 1050 pixels. Failing this DiCentra will add a black
background.

ENTERING THE COMPETITIONS


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Identification
Prior to entering any of the internal print competitions members should ensure that they have been issued
with two competition entry numbers by the Internal Competitions Secretary. These numbers remain valid for
all future competitions unless otherwise notified. Where two prints are used in the same competition both
numbers must be used; the print having the lower number will be shown first. Prints should be labelled on the
back in the top left hand corner (as viewed from behind when in the correct orientation) with the entry number
and print title. The photographer’s name must not appear on the mount. A 1400 X 1050 pixel digital file meeting
the same criteria as dpi entries (see above) should also be submitted on a USB flash drive, or by email. The
file for a print called Three men in a boat should be named as 1234 Three men in a boat.jpg where the
member’s entry number is 1234.
Files for dpi competitions should be given a two-digit sequence number followed by the title e.g. 02 Winter
sunrise.jpg and saved in a folder under the author’s name and distinctions . The member’s entry number is
not required.

Submission
Prints, without any accompanying packaging, should be placed in the Print Boxes provided on submission
nights and USB flash drives (identified with the photographer’s name and telephone number) should be placed
in the receptacle provided.
DPI entries may be submitted to the Internal Competitions Secretary, either by email or by recording them on
a USB flash drive, saved in a folder under the author’s name. The USB flash drive should be labelled with the
photographer’s name and telephone number and placed in the receptacle provided on submission night.

AFTER THE COMPETITION
At the end of a competition evening members should collect their prints and/or USB Flash Drives and take
them away. With the permission of the author, certain prints may be retained for use in External Competitions.
Digital versions of award winning images will be posted on the Society’s website.

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

Championship Competitions
These are open competitions and the choice of subject is at the photographer's discretion.

Monochrome Competition
This is an open competition; normally black and white images should be submitted for this competition; however
black and white images modified by the addition of a single tone over the entire image are acceptable. Images
obtained by toning part of the image or adding colour to part of the image are not eligible. Where DPI are used
they may be in greyscale or RGB mode.

Portrait Competition
May contain the whole or part of one or more persons. If only part of a figure is shown it must include a
substantial part of the head. Animals by themselves are not included in this category.

Landscape Competition
Landscape is defined as a picture with the earth's surface forming all or part of it. Buildings, bridges, cities,
roads and other works of man are considered natural parts of landscape but should be shown in context and
should not be the only elements of the picture. Thus cityscapes are not eligible. Human or animal figures and
activities, if present, should be of secondary interest only and help to show the relationship between man and
the landscape.

Documentary Competition
The principal aim is the clear recording of the subject. The title must identify the subject accurately; “poetic”
titles are not appropriate. Subjects could include man-made objects recorded as distinctly as possible,
architecture, sport, photo-journalism, domesticated animals, cultivated plants, formal flower arrangements,
mounted specimens, museum groups and other items and activities, provided that each is worthy of good
photographic record. Technical quality is important.

Natural History Competition
The principal aim is the accurate recording of living creatures and uncultivated plants shown in their natural
habitat, or of geological or other natural phenomena. Any retouching or processing must not alter the truth of
the photographic statement depicted in the original image. Technical quality is important and the title must
identify the subject accurately. Items included under 'Documentary' are not allowed.

Chosen Subject Competition
This is a set subject competition and there will be a different theme each season. The theme will be decided
by Council and announced no later than the AGM of the previous season. Photographers are free to interpret
the selected theme in any manner of their choosing.

Theme Panel Competition
This competition is restricted to print entries only; DPI are not eligible. The aim is to explore a theme of the
photographer's own choosing through three related photographs, which will be judged as a group of images.
An overall title should be provided for the three photographs,which should not be individually titled. The images
may be mounted individually (in which case the photographer must indicate on the backs of the mounts the
order in which they should be displayed) or on a single standard size mount. Two themed sets may be entered.

Creative Competition
This competition is for DPI only and prints are not accepted; the subject is open. The competition is restricted
to new images which have not previously been entered in any of the Societys internal competitions, used by
the Society in external competitions, or entered into any exhibition.

Audio Visual Competition
A separate entry form is required for this competition. This may be obtained from the Internal Competition
Secretary and must be returned to him no later than the date shown in the syllabus. Up to three sequences
may be entered but, depending on the number of entries received, it may not be possible to judge more than
one of these. Sequences must be listed on the form in order of priority for showing. Sequences entered must
be on a CD (or memory stick) and the duration must not exceed 12 minutes. It is permissible for the authors
name to appear in the sequence (but this may render it ineligible for entry to certain national and international
competitions). All the photography must be the work of the entrant and any declared collaborators who must
be members of the Society. Copyright of all work must be at the disposal of the entrant who is responsible for
obtaining the necessary licenses or permissions to use material for which they do not hold the rights.

NON-CONFORMITY
Images submitted to a competition that appear not to conform to the above rules will
not be accepted into that competition.

CLASSIFICATION SUB-COMMITTEE
• Cliff Martin, ARPS, DPAGB
• David Wareing
• Arthur Williams CPAGB (Internal Competitions Organiser)

Please contact Arthur Williams if you think you have been allocated to the wrong league.

Competition Rules 2011 - 2012
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Southport Photographic Society Website:
www.southport-ps.co.uk
Webmaster: Mike Pollitt, ARPS (Tel: 01704 224601)
Email: mike.l.pollitt@btinternet.com