December 2011 Projected Images Competition Winners

December Pictorial – Digital

1st place (tie): Reflections, by Kimberly Clark and Espada Mission, by Robert Moreno
2nd place: Mission Ceiling, by Peter Florczak
3rd place: A Stormy Woodlawn, by John Espinoza
HM: Ain’t Nuthing But a Hound Dog, by Tim Kirkland

December Nature – Digital

1st place (tie): Iridescent Bug, by Kimberly Clark and Watching You, by Peter Florczak
2nd place: Garden Spider Has Lunch, by John Espinoza
3rd place: Greedy Bird, by Gerald Jendrusch
HM: Drip Points, by Denise Willems

December Photojournalism – Digital

1st place: Coban Ferry, by Peter Florczak
2nd place: Fatal Fire, by Ed Sobolak
3rd place: What Parade, by Robert Moreno
HM: Photo Ops, by Kimberly Clark

December Assignment – Digital

1st place: Mission Shadows, by Peter Florczak
2nd place: Arch Shadows, by Robert Moreno
3rd place: A Fish and His Shadow, by John Espinoza
HM: Patterns, by Denise Willems

December Pictorial – Slide

1st place: Santa and Girl, by M. O. Weber
2nd place: Christmas Lights, by M. O. Weber
3rd place: Barn Sunset, by Tim Kirkland

December Nature – Slide

1st place: Thistle and Butterfly, by Tim Kirkland
2nd place: Young Squirrel, by M. O. Weber
3rd place: Swamp River, by M. O. Weber

December Photojournalism – Slide

1st place: Tornado on Corner, by M. O. Weber
2nd place: Tattoo Scots on Parade, by Tim Kirkland
3rd place: Tornado #2, by M. O. Weber

December Assignment – Slide

1st place: Shadow of the Chair, by M. O. Weber
2nd place: Mail Box Shadow, by M. O. Weber

GSACC Competition Rules

We have competitions, not just to see who the best photographer is, but to give members the opportunity to see their work compared with others and to improve their photographic abilities from this competition experience and from the critiques following the competitions.

Competitions are held on the third Thursday of each month. In March, May, July, September and November, we will have print competitions. In April, June, August, October and December, we will have projected image competitions.

Last year, competition categories were revised to better match Gulf States’ competitions. We have five categories for prints and five categories for projected images (prints and slides), as follows:

PRINTS

1. Pictorial Prints Color
2. Pictorial Prints Monochrome
3. Nature Prints (Color and Monochrome together)
4. Photojournalism Prints (Color and Monochrome together)
5. Assignment Prints (Color and Monochrome together)

PRINT ENTRY FORMAT AND SUBMISSION OF PRINTS

All images must have been exposed by the entrant, but may be developed and printed by either the maker or commercially.

The matting and mounting of all prints must be the same dimensions (Height times Width).

When the backing is smaller than the mount, the prints will not stay on the ledge that holds the prints on display for judging. Prints must be a minimum of 80 square inches.

The Greater San Antonio Camera Club provides a special label which members must use on the back of all prints entered in competition. This label will be placed on the back of the print in the upper right hand corner so when the print is held up for correct audience viewing, the person holding the print will be able to read the name and title of the print. Use the same maker’s name on all of your entries. Download label here.

We also have a new version of the label for you to download that will work on Avery 8163. Please download it here.

Participants should bring their prints to the competition meeting. The scorekeeper will provide sign-up sheets for each category. It is the maker’s responsibility to ensure that their entries have been properly labeled, placed in the correct categories, and recorded on the corresponding score sheets. Participants should print clearly on the score sheets, as the scorekeeper and Flash Editor must be able to read the sheets. Any print not recorded by the start of the meeting will not be considered for competition, so come early enough to get your prints entered. Remember, there may be others waiting to enter prints as well.

PROJECTED IMAGES

1. Pictorial Slides
2. Pictorial Digital
3. Nature Slides
4. Nature Digital
5. Photojournalism Slides
6. Photojournalism Digital
7. Assignment Slides
8. Assignment Digital Images

DIGITAL ENTRY FORMAT AND SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL IMAGES

In all digital categories, color and monochrome images are judged together.

Digital entries for all categories should be sent via e-mail to the following e-mail address:

All digital entries should arrive no later than noon on the Monday before the competition.

This allows the digital chairman time to organize the images for the competition.

Digital images must be a minimum of 1024×768 pixels in order to be properly projected on the screen. Use a file name for the image which indicates the category and color, or B/W. Example: P_C_LM_Church.jpg

Use P for Pictorial, N for Nature, A for Assignment categories, PJ for Photojournalism, C for Color, M for Monochrome, your initials, and the Image title name. Please note the _(underscore) which is not a – (dash). In the case of two people having the same first and last initials then three initials must be used: i.e. LJM for Lance J. Meyer. In special contests, file names are generally the subject letter, followed by an underscore and the participant number. Example: Subject A on the list is a building, and the contestant number is 101: A_101.

Digital participants should make sure that their image files are properly titled. If the files are not labeled correctly by the maker, they will not be used. The competition chairman will not guess which category the maker intended to enter.

SLIDE ENTRY FORMAT AND SUBMISSION OF SLIDES

In all slide categories, color and monochrome images are judged together. Slides are used locally, but are not used in Gulf States.

Please mark your slides to assist our projectionist and scorekeeper. The spot goes in the lower left-hand corner of the slide mount when the slide is held in the proper viewing position (as it should appear when projected on the screen). The title goes to the right of the spot upside down. Your name and address should be at the top of the slide, but can be on the other side when the slide is a vertical format. Short titles are preferred for slides.

All slides must be individually handed, by category, by the maker, to the person recording the slides for the evening. Until the slides are recorded and placed in the right tray, the maker may not leave the check-in table. Any slide not recorded by the start of the meeting will not be considered for competition, so come early enough to get your slides entered. Remember, there may be others waiting to enter slides as well.

For more information about competition rules please click here.