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Contacts: Christian DeBaun (ccdebaun@earthlink.net)
Download Digital Challenge Rules (PDF)
The Digital Challenge replaces the Slide Challenge of past years. Like that competition, it includes some traditional assignments. But in addition, you will have the opportunity to explore the capabilities of your image-editing software and hone skills such as image optimization and resizing for online display.
Rules:
1. The Digital Challenge is open to all members in good standing (dues paid) from both A and B Classes.
2. All images must be captured with a digital camera between February 1, 2011 and October 13th, 2011.
3. Use your imagination to complete the eight assignments listed below. You may submit only one image per assignment. It is not necessary to submit an image for every assignment, but your chance of winning the Digital Challenge will be improved if you attempt and complete the entire list.
4. Allowable corrections and adjustments to submitted images are the same as for monthly Assigned and Open Print categories as described in the club’s Rules of Competition.
5. Images should be received no later than the October 13th, 2011 meeting, either brought to the meeting on a Thumb Drive or sent by email.
Submission Instructions:
1. Each submitted image must be reduced in size (pixel dimensions) so that it fits within a rectangle with a horizontal (H) dimension of 1024 pixels and a vertical (V) dimension of 768 pixels. Both landscape and portrait formats are acceptable but in neither case should either the 1024 (H) or the 768 (V) dimension be exceeded.
2. Save each image in JPEG format at Maximum or High quality. If your image software allows, the embedded color profile should be sRGB.
3. Name each image with your first initial + last name + underscore character (_) + the assignment name + “.jpg” (all lowercase with no spaces). As an example, Ansel Adams’ entry for the assignment “STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ” would be named “aadams_street.jpg”. (NOTE: File names will be hidden for judging to assure anonymity of the entrant.)
4. Bring your entries on a thumb drive (preferred) or on a CD-ROM to the October 13th, 2011 Meeting. Alternatively, you may attach and send your entries in an email to Christian DeBaun (ccdebaun@earthlink.net).
Deadline:
Entries must be received no later than October 13th, 2011.
Judging:
A judge will award prizes within each of the eight assignments and points will be awarded to those images using a system similar to regular monthly print competitions. Each image entered will receive 1 point. In addition, images that place within each assignment will receive the following:
- 2 points for Honorable Mention (12 or more entries)
- 3 points for Third Place (6-11 entries)
- 4 points for Second Place (4-5 entries)
- 5 points for First Place (3 entries)
Winners will be announced and their winning entries presented at the November 11th meeting. Points from the Digital Challenge do not count toward annual print competition scores.
Assignments:
Food Glorious Food
Yes, we’ve all taken that “Here’s what they served us at the restaurant tonight” shot, but this is your real chance to properly compose something that might be worthy of a magazine. Or perhaps you are looking for that special candid of a kid biting into an ice cream cone.
Self Portrait
Taking a photo of yourself can be one of the hardest challenges. How will you pick the location, lighting, and dress the set? This has to be a real self portrait, so no setting up the shot and handing your camera to another photographer. You are truly on your own!Four Legged Friend
Emphasis is on the word friend (which basically means “domestic pet”), so no photos of tigers, alligators, or bears. Get down to level of your four legged friend (or a friend’s four legged friend) and see if you can work your camera magic.
Reflections
So many surfaces have a reflective quality – mirrors, water, glass, ice, and metal. Will you chose to reveal the photographer in the shot or not, as you challenge yourself to work a reflection into your photograph?
Urban Setting
Do you love the pulse and feel of the city? This is your chance to get out capture that vibe with your camera for some architecture, street photography, or perhaps something cultural.
Night Shot
Push yourself out of that comfort zone by trying some night photography. Yes, maybe it means dusting off that tripod, and cable release – or going high ISO + handheld. Can you capture that dreamy feel that so many night shots possess?
Shadows
A shadow generally takes up most of the space behind an opaque item with light right in front of it. The basic cross section of a shadow is generally a two-dimensional silhouette, or the overturned projection of the item obstructing the light. Show us your long beautiful shadows taken at dawn or dusk – or even a harsh flat shadow taken at mid-day. Or be creative and make your own shadows!
Play
Not the kind of play you find on a stage, but the kind you did as a kid! This might include kids at play, but it could also mean adults at play. How do you photographically define what it’s like to blow off some steam?
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