As a result of a motion, voted on and passed,
at the May 2012 club meeting, a committee was appointed by President Steven
Wall to present a proposal regarding the club's 2012-13 year-end competition.
The committee is Erin Schuerman, Dick O'Kell and Bruce Hogle
(chairperson).
These are the details the for the year-end
competition for the 2012-13 club year:
Johnson
County Camera Club
2012-13
Year-End Competition
Purpose:
·
Have fun and encourage the development of
photographic excellence.
Timeframe:
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May 14, 2012 - May 12, 2013.
Categories:
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Nine; determined by the 2011-12 Program
Committee.
Awards:
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Cash awards will be: Honorable Mention, $5; 3rd,
$10; 2nd, $15; 1st, $20, for each category.
·
Best of Show, $20, which will be chosen from
the nine 1st place winners.
·
Photographer of the Year, $30, as determined
by the person awarded the most money.
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A Club officer will obtain the awards.
Creativity:
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No restrictions or guidelines shall be placed
on computer-based image editing applications.
[Excerpt from By-laws, dated September 14, 2009]
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All work must be that of the submitting
member and captured during the specified timeframe.
Eligibility:
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Those who have paid their Club dues.
Submissions:
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Digital format; on a flash drive.
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Any of one to six of the categories; one or
two entries per category.
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At the May meeting. If the member is unable to attend, they may
contact the persons preparing the images to make other arrangements as
stipulated by those persons.
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JPEGs; 1024 pixels on the long side. Create a folder for each category, in which
you have an entry. Within the folder, label each image:
·
Verify
images are readable.
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If you have questions,
contact the Club Vice President.
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Category Codes are: Architecture = Ar;
Cloudscapes = Cl; Critters = Cr; Happiness Is ... = HI; Pattern Interrupted =
PI; People = Pe; Saturated = Sa; Square = Sq; Vintage = Vi.
Judging:
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The judge will be chosen and contacted by the
Program Committee and/or the Officers.
Suggestions are welcome.
·
The judge will be presented an honorarium of
$150, plus gas money if they are from outside the KC Metro area.
·
Preparation of images for judging will be
handled solely by a separate Committee, who will also prepare the year-end
slideshow.
2012-13
Year-End Competition
Categories for the 2012-13 Contest were announced at the May 12, 2012
Meeting, and have been delivered via email as well. Here are the
categories along with some examples of possible interpretations:
1) Architecture
- Architectural elements or structures, i.e., barns, schools, churches,
buildings, bridges, etc.
2) Cloudscapes
- Landscapes/Cityscapes with clouds
3) Critters -
Wildlife, dogs, birds, zoo animals, farm animals, squirrels, insects, bugs,
critters large/small, etc.
4) Happiness Is…
- How you define happiness or what makes you happy
5) Pattern Interrupted
- Patterns broken
6) People -
Single person or group, self-portrait, environmental portrait, babies, kids,
etc.
7) Saturated -
Saturated colors, something wet, water, fog, mist, etc.
8) Square -
Image in a square format or image with “squares” in it
9) Vintage -
Something 50 – 100 years old, something that with age looks better or gains
value, an enduring style, or pertaining to wine – the year or place it was
produced
Carol Barlau printed and laminated small
reference cards showing the categories. They were distributed at the May
Meeting and will also be available at the June Meeting.
At the September meeting, the chair of this committee will make the motion below
to add to the Standing Rules, which are attached to the Club By-Laws, regarding
the 2013-14 and future competitions:
"The Club Program
Committee for the current club year will publish, not later than the May
meeting of that year, specifics regarding the Club's Year-End Competition for
the next year to include, but not be limited to:
- Purpose
- Timeframe
- Categories
- Awards
- Creativity
- Eligibility
- Submissions
-
Judging."
If you have any questions, please contact
Erin Schuerman at (913) 645-9898.
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