ROC Photographic Competition 2007 rules

This year, 2007, we are offering 4 categories in our competition. These are:

1. Best slide photograph of a bird (this can be a portrait or action shot)
2. Best digiscoped bird (portrait or action shot)
3. Best digital bird portrait
4. Best digital bird action photograph

Each of the four categories will be judged and winners chosen by Gordon Langsbury. The meeting, on 21st March 2007 will then, on a show of hands, choose the overall winner who will win the Gordon Langsbury Cup, currently held by Mike Smith for his action shot of Mute Swans.

Overall rules

1. Photographs will be of birds only
2. The competition is open to paid up members of the ROC. New members may join on the night if they wish.
3. No more than four entries per category per entrant.
4. Entrants agree to winner and runner up photographs being displayed by the ROC on it’s website and used for publicity purposes, at the Club’s discretion. The ROC will make reasonable attempts to ensure acknowledgement is given to photographers whose work is used in this way.
5. Photographs will be judged on all factors including exposure, colour cast, focus, composition and form.
6. Photography related prizes (usually vouchers) will be given in all categories for first place and second place and the overall winner will also win the Gordon Langsbury Cup.

Digital section

1. Limited image manipulation is permissible but no cloning of the bird image itself. Accordingly, adjustment to exposure, sharpening, colour correction, sensor dust spotting and cropping and resizing is acceptable. It is not permissible to clone any part of bird images, or copy or pass off other people’s work.
2. Images should be resized if possible to 1024x768 and 72dpi. Images of 900x600 @100dpi and 810x540 @ 72dpi may also be suitable. The images will be adapted by the ROC for presentation as well as possible but without responsibility for the results.
3. Closing date for entries is 7 March 2007. No changes or additions can be considered after that time. Images should be emailed to colin.wilson@theroc.org.uk or sent on a CD to his home address: Blakeney, St. Catherine’s Road. Frimley Green, Surrey, GU16 9NP. Any questions please telephone 01252 837411.
4. The pictures will be placed in Microsoft Powerpoint and shown as a slide show. Portrait pictures will be expanded to full page height.