The CPID sections have recognition from Color Projected Image Division of PSA.
Entry Fee is $7. You may enter 1 or both sections for the same fee! An entry consists of 4 digital files in a section. Entries will be judged randomly in four rounds.
The Nature sections have recognition from Nature Division of PSA.
Entry Fee is $7. You may enter 1 or both sections for the same fee! An entry consists of 4 digital files in a section. Entries will be judged randomly in four rounds.
Any entry not paid by for will not be in the catalog sent to Star Ratings, Who's Who, etc.
Please do not send PayPal to chairman or anyone else.
Click here for your CPID Entry PayPal
Click here for your Nature Entry PayPal
Click here for your CPID and Nature Entries PayPal
If paying by check (US BANK ONLY), make checks payable to St Louis Camera Club. Mail cash (US Dollars) or Check (US BANK ONLY) to
Kathleen O'Donnell
PO Box 9331
St Louis, MO 63117, USA
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify as to its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements enhance the nature story. The presence of scientific bands, scientific tags, or radio collars on wild animals is permissible. Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements, are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add to, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content are permitted. All adjustments must appear natural.
Informative Note: Human elements are not limited to people in the image. Artifacts made by humans, such as roads, fences, signs, and buildings (or parts of buildings), are also considered human elements. Jesses and thongs on legs of raptors and other birds are also considered human elements, not scientific banding and are therefore included in this prohibition. Sensor dust on digital captures and rounded corners of scanned images are not considered pictorial elements.
Authentic wildlife is defined as one or more organisms living free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Therefore, landscapes, photographs of zoo animals, game farm animals or any living subject taken under controlled conditions are not eligible for submitting in the Wildlife section.
Note: Wildlife subjects are not limited to birds and mammals. Insects, reptiles, amphibians, sea creatures and botany are also eligible wildlife subjects as long as they are not captive subjects. The main subject must be one or more living organism.
The PSA Gold Medal will be awarded to Best of Show in each section.
A PSA Silver Medal and a PSA Bronze medal, as well as PSA Honorable Mention Ribbons, will be awarded in each section.
The "St. Louis Award" will be presented to the best image by a member of the St. Louis Camera Club in each section.Entry submission for 2010 has closed.
After you submit your entry, you will receive an email with your name, address, email, the image titles you typed in. and thumbnails of each image submitted.
Please review the email carefully. If you there are any errors, please contact General Chairman - odonnellkm@sbcglobal.net - to resolve.
Click here to review the CPID entry status list.
Click here to review the Nature entry status List
The entries are processed periodically and the status report indicates the time/date of the next scheduled status list up.
If any problems are noted in the status list, please contact General Chairman - odonnellkm@sbcglobal.net - to resolve.
Saving your JPG file using sRGB color is recommended as it will provide better quality under the projection conditions used for judging the exhibition and producing the exhibition show.
Maximum image width is 1024 pixels.
Maximum image height (vertical) is 768 pixels (high).
Smaller images are acceptable.
Maximum file size per image is 800 KB.
You do not have to follow any naming convention for your jpg files when you enter.
The web pages will rename your files to meet the needs of our exhibition software.
Closing Date: October 25, 2010 - 7:00 AM CSD
Judging Dates: November 5 and 6, 2010Notification Date: November 16, 2010 (via email only)
Award Mail Date: January 15, 2011
Catalog Availability Date: January 15, 2011 (PDF Download)
Accepted Images, including award winners, will be on display at www.stlcameraclub.com.
These images will also be shown at the St. Louis Camera Club and Collinsville Area Camera Club - specific dates, times and locations will be advertised on www.stlcameraclub.com.
The maker's name and/or image title shall not be in the image area of digital file.
Images submitted for the St. Louis Camera Club competitions will be publicly displayed for judging at a meeting of he Club. Images receiving rewards may be publically displayed at other times in connection with Club activities. Such images may be posted on the Club’s website and may also be published in the Club’s Newsletter, in a manner identifying the maker. The images may not otherwise be published, nor will they be used for commercial purposes, without express permission of the maker. If the maker does not wish any image to be displayed and/or published in this manner, the image may not be entered into the competition. By entering an image into competition, the maker represents to the Club that the maker has the legal rights to display and publish the image in this fashion, including any necessary model releases. These images may be reduced file sizes. |
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