Competition Schedule and Categories
| Date |
Type |
Assigned |
Other |
Open |
Judge |
Entries Open
6 am -
Entries Close
11:30 pm
|
| 11/8/23 |
Digital |
Water |
Non-Traditional:Intentional Camera Motion |
|
Suz Karchmer |
10/11/23 - 10/25/23 |
| 1/10/24 |
Digital |
Reflection |
Nature:Pictorial
|
|
Chane Cullens |
12/13/23 - 12/27/23 |
| 2/14/24 |
Digital |
Low Perspective |
Nature:Landscape
|
|
Lori Whalen
|
1/17/24 - 1/31/24 |
| 3/13/24 |
Digital |
B & W Landscape |
Nature:Insect
|
|
Ray Guillete |
2/14/24 - 2/28/24 |
| 4/10/24 |
Digital |
Still Life |
Non-Traditional:Multiple Exposure |
|
Bobbi Lane |
3/13/24 - 3/27/24 |
| 5/8/24 |
Print |
Cape Cod Sunrise or Sunset |
Nature:Wildflower(s) |
|
Michael DiStefano |
4/10/24 - 4/24/24 |
| 6/12/24 |
Digital |
Photos of the Year |
Steve Heaslip,TBA,TBA |
Rules and Guidelines
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Competitions will be six times this year (2023-24), in November and once a month from January through May. Please click the link above to access the general rules and guidelines developed by the competition committee to learn everything you need to know to enter our club's competitions.
The rules for the Nature category are included in the 'Competition Guidelines.' This document is an explanation of the rules with examples that should help with understanding the rules and selecting images for UCCC Nature competitions.
For our digital competitions, images should be resized to a maximum width of 1920 pixels and/or a height of 1080 pixels. This guide will help you to do it.
If you are new to submitting to the competitions, or are having problems with uploading your images, please read these instructions. If you have any issues, please contact one of the 3 people listed and they can check to see if your images have been submitted successfully.
A great article from the PSA Journal about the benefits and value of competing.
That Competition Judge Doesn't Appreciate My Images!
An excellent article by Bob Singer about the rationale behind the way images are scored in a competition.