Competitions
Internal Competitions
THE CLUB RUNS A NUMBER OF INTERNAL COMPETITIONS DURING THE YEAR (USUALLY 5), AND THESE ARE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS. THREE "OPEN" AND TWO SPECIAL SUBJECT COMPETITIONS WILL BE RUN.
THESE COMPETITIONS ARE JUDGED BY INVITED JUDGES AND THE SCORES GO TOWARDS AN INTERNAL LEAGUE.
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED PRINTS ARE ALL ELIGIBLE FOR INTERNAL CLUB COMPETITIONS. ENTRIES SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO THE INTERNAL COMPETITION SECRETARY ON TIME.
ENTRIES ARE LIMITED TO THREE IMAGES PER CLASS.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL COMPETITION RULE SET HERE FOR PDI'S AND HERE FOR PRINTS
BRIAN HAS PUT SOME TIPS TOGETHER FOR PEOPLE NEW TO ENTERING PRINTS. CLICK HERE
WINNING PICTURES FROM LAST AND THIS SEASON'S COMPETITIONS CAN BE SEEN HERE AND THOSE FROM PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS CAN BE SEEN HERE
CLOSING DATES FOR THIS YEARS COMPETITION ENTRIES ARE SHOWN BELOW:
THESE COMPETITIONS ARE JUDGED BY INVITED JUDGES AND THE SCORES GO TOWARDS AN INTERNAL LEAGUE.
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED PRINTS ARE ALL ELIGIBLE FOR INTERNAL CLUB COMPETITIONS. ENTRIES SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO THE INTERNAL COMPETITION SECRETARY ON TIME.
ENTRIES ARE LIMITED TO THREE IMAGES PER CLASS.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL COMPETITION RULE SET HERE FOR PDI'S AND HERE FOR PRINTS
BRIAN HAS PUT SOME TIPS TOGETHER FOR PEOPLE NEW TO ENTERING PRINTS. CLICK HERE
WINNING PICTURES FROM LAST AND THIS SEASON'S COMPETITIONS CAN BE SEEN HERE AND THOSE FROM PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS CAN BE SEEN HERE
CLOSING DATES FOR THIS YEARS COMPETITION ENTRIES ARE SHOWN BELOW:
Number |
Comp Date |
Subject |
Closing Date |
Judge |
1 |
12th October 2020 |
Open |
14th September 2020 |
Bob Ryan |
2 |
23rd November 2020 |
Flowers |
26th October 2020 |
Mike Curtis |
3 |
18th January 2021 |
Open |
14th December 2020 |
Adrian Herring |
4 |
8th March 2021 |
Street Photography |
8th February 2021 |
Beryl Heaton |
5 |
17th May 2021 |
Open |
12th April 2021 |
Leigh Woolford |
The tables of results for the competitions will be updated and can be found HERE, and will be available in its final form at year end.
At the end of the year, there are awards for the photographer with the most points accrued for each of prints and digital images.
Please send digital images by email to the Internal Competition Secretary - you will receive an email receipt.
August 2020
At the end of the year, there are awards for the photographer with the most points accrued for each of prints and digital images.
Please send digital images by email to the Internal Competition Secretary - you will receive an email receipt.
August 2020
External Competitions
THORNBURY CAMERA CLUB ENTERS A NUMBER OF EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS FOLLOWS:
THORNBURY CAMERA CLUB ENTERS A NUMBER OF EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS FOLLOWS:
Tom Crowe Challenge:
This is a competition set up in memory of Tom Crowe who was chairman of TCC. Currently there are nine clubs involved and the rules are as follows:
Images must have a landscape dimension of not more than 1600 pixels wide and a portrait dimension of not more than 1200 high. Images must be JPEG files using sRGB colour space. The number of entries from each club shall be 8 (eight) and each images must be from a different photographer. Within the 8 images, at least one must be in the following four categories;
Landscape (countryside, city etc)
People (People or animals
Creative (fantasy or abstract)
Night or Low Light
The remaining 4 images can be any of the above categories or yet another category, images to be named using a 2 digit number followed by a space then a title (maximum 30 characters) finishing with an underscore (_) and the photographers name. e.g.. 01 First picture title_jo Blogs
All members of the camera club can enter
This is a competition set up in memory of Tom Crowe who was chairman of TCC. Currently there are nine clubs involved and the rules are as follows:
Images must have a landscape dimension of not more than 1600 pixels wide and a portrait dimension of not more than 1200 high. Images must be JPEG files using sRGB colour space. The number of entries from each club shall be 8 (eight) and each images must be from a different photographer. Within the 8 images, at least one must be in the following four categories;
Landscape (countryside, city etc)
People (People or animals
Creative (fantasy or abstract)
Night or Low Light
The remaining 4 images can be any of the above categories or yet another category, images to be named using a 2 digit number followed by a space then a title (maximum 30 characters) finishing with an underscore (_) and the photographers name. e.g.. 01 First picture title_jo Blogs
All members of the camera club can enter
3 Way Battle
This is a day's photoshoot competition for digital projected images between Thornbury, Sodbury and Yate, and Crossbow. Each club chooses the venue for a year and the idea is for the three clubs to spend the day in the defined location taking photographs. Photographers can go individually or in groups, at any time in the 24 hour period. The photo shoot usually takes place on a Sunday in May, and the judging in the following September (by the host club).
Each club chooses its best 25 images and they are then sent to the host club who arranges for an external judge. The images are then finally shown and judged at an evening organised by that year's host club.
Historically, this photoshoot used film and only two films were "issued" to each club, the idea being to get the best pictures as seen on the day. With the decline in slide film use and the rise in digital imaging the competition has had to move to the latter medium and so some simple rules now apply. Images are not allowed to be "manipulated", other than by cropping or balancing brightness, contrast, and colour balance. Parts of the image may not be removed, substituted or added to.
DPIC (Digitally Projected Image Competition)
This competition is run annually by the WCPF (Western Counties Photographic Federation). Each club that enters submits 20
digitally projected images, with no more that 5 being from any one photographer. DPIC is one of the most popular competitions in the WCPF, in which clubs compete for the Fred Matthews Trophy. The two winning clubs represent the
WCPF at the PAGB Inter-Federation Projected Image Competition.
The competition is judged live at the Corn Exchange in Exeter, next in February 2020 It is an inspiring showcase of the best photography from the clubs in the Federation.
The images used in the DPIC are also used in the PAGB competition a month or so later.
A copy of the Rules for the DPIC and PAGB Competitions is HERE. Please note that the size of images is now
1600 horizontal x 1200. They cannot be 1600 vertical.
This is a day's photoshoot competition for digital projected images between Thornbury, Sodbury and Yate, and Crossbow. Each club chooses the venue for a year and the idea is for the three clubs to spend the day in the defined location taking photographs. Photographers can go individually or in groups, at any time in the 24 hour period. The photo shoot usually takes place on a Sunday in May, and the judging in the following September (by the host club).
Each club chooses its best 25 images and they are then sent to the host club who arranges for an external judge. The images are then finally shown and judged at an evening organised by that year's host club.
Historically, this photoshoot used film and only two films were "issued" to each club, the idea being to get the best pictures as seen on the day. With the decline in slide film use and the rise in digital imaging the competition has had to move to the latter medium and so some simple rules now apply. Images are not allowed to be "manipulated", other than by cropping or balancing brightness, contrast, and colour balance. Parts of the image may not be removed, substituted or added to.
DPIC (Digitally Projected Image Competition)
This competition is run annually by the WCPF (Western Counties Photographic Federation). Each club that enters submits 20
digitally projected images, with no more that 5 being from any one photographer. DPIC is one of the most popular competitions in the WCPF, in which clubs compete for the Fred Matthews Trophy. The two winning clubs represent the
WCPF at the PAGB Inter-Federation Projected Image Competition.
The competition is judged live at the Corn Exchange in Exeter, next in February 2020 It is an inspiring showcase of the best photography from the clubs in the Federation.
The images used in the DPIC are also used in the PAGB competition a month or so later.
A copy of the Rules for the DPIC and PAGB Competitions is HERE. Please note that the size of images is now
1600 horizontal x 1200. They cannot be 1600 vertical.
Barrian Cup
This is a print only competition and takes place annually in Barry during May/June. Each club has to submit five prints in monochrome or colour. The prints must include a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 landscapes or seascapes. Prints to be mounted on mounts not exceeding 208mm x 407mm (20"x16") No worker is to be represented by more than one print from any individual club and no previously entered prints can be used.
This is a print only competition and takes place annually in Barry during May/June. Each club has to submit five prints in monochrome or colour. The prints must include a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 landscapes or seascapes. Prints to be mounted on mounts not exceeding 208mm x 407mm (20"x16") No worker is to be represented by more than one print from any individual club and no previously entered prints can be used.