Competitions

We Meet


Every

Wednesday

We meet every Wednesday all year round. In the summer months we try and arrange field trips to local locations every other week.


For details of the planned schedule please see the

 

CLUB DIARY


Note that Carnkie Camera Club does not encourage or condone risk taking in any form. Please consider all risks and take all reasonable precautions. Anyone who takes part in any club promoted activity does so entirely  their own own risk.

Sending Photos

When sending images for viewing on club evenings please send them to the following email address.


photos@carnkiecameraclub.co.uk


You will receive an automated reply to acknowledge receipt of your email. Please note that this email is not monitored on a regular basis, do not send any other emails to this address as you will not get a reply.

Competition Themes

On the last meeting of every month we hold a friendly 'fun competition' The aim of club competitions is to encourage members to take photographs in familiar and maybe not so familiar settings and to develop and extend skills and techniques. All images submitted for competitions will recieve an open and constructive critique.

November 2023

Sports and Pastimes

December

Open, Any Subject, Black and White

January 2024

Open, Any Subject, Colour or B&W

February

A is for...

March

Hands in close up

April

Transport

May

A Cornish Landmark

June

Abandoned and/or Derelict

July

Movement

August

Musical Instrument

September

Made of Wood

October

Seascape

November

Illustrate a song/book/film title (text allowed)

December

Open, Any Subject, B&W ONLY

Competition Rules

The rules for the monthly competitions are very straight-forward:


  • All Photographs submitted must be the copyright of, and must have been taken by the member entering them.
  • Interpretation of the theme is up to the photographer but do bear in mind that if the relationship of an image to the theme is not immediately obvious, it may affect how it is seen and judged.
  • All photos must be printed - home or commercially made prints are acceptable.
  • The maximum size for all prints is A4 (portrait or landscape).
  • If a print is smaller than A4 then please mount it on A4 card or paper for easy display and framing. Other than this, all prints must be unframed and unmounted.
  • Bear in mind that prints will be displayed in a mount around 4mm less than A4 
    on all sides. Take this into account especially if you have detail on the edge of the images that could be obscured.
  • Unless specified otherwise, prints may be in colour or black and white.
  • The maximum number of entries per member is two.
  • The same photo must not have been previously entered for a club competition.
  • Photos must have no watermarks or added text unless specified otherwise.
  • If there is any possibility of doubt regarding the orientation of the image, please clearly indicate the top of the image on the back so it can be displayed properly.
  • Images which make the ‘Top 5’ will be retained for display at the POTY event at the end of the year.

    Carnkie Camera Club is committed to the principle that images should be the original photographic work of the creator and with this in mind the submission of images that have been entirely computer-generated or have material elements generated with AI or similar technologies will not be accepted for club competitions.

    The club will largely trust in the integrity of its members but in certain circumstances may request further evidence which may include original (RAW/JPG) files and/or EXIF data, accepting that such evidence may in itself not be definitive. The final decision in any case of dispute will be made by the committee


All competitions will be judged by a ballot of members or by an appointed judge.

Points will be awarded for competitions on the following basis, points will count towards the annual club 'Photographer Of The Year' award. An additional point may be awarded for 'Judges Choice' or 'Highly Commended' images

5 points for first place

4 points for second place

3 points for third place

2 points for fourth place

1 point for fifth place