Change to Competitions Page
The Members’ Competition Page on MyPhotoClub is changing to a new layout during November 2019. The new layout is shown below. Published competitions are on the left, and competitions available to enter are on the right. A description of each competitions (if available) is given beside each competition button. Filter by year using the blue buttons on the top right, or search competitions by title using the search text boxes. Click on the competition button to view or make entries. The competition entry form remains the same.
There is a purple button at the top of the present Members’ Competition Page that allows you to view and use the new page if desired. Give it a try!
by Tony Strasser, 16 October 2019
Reminder for Competition 1908 Open and Set – Opposites
Let your imaginations run in wildly opposite directions!
Now is the time for members to prepare their entries for the next competition which has both open and set topics. The set topic is “Opposites – A photo showing elements that are clearly identifiable as opposites. Black vs white, contrasting primary colours (RGB), tall vs short, angular/linear vs curved, moving vs still, hot vs cold, ordered vs chaotic are some of the possibilities.“
Please submit entries online before midnight on Saturday the 17th of August 2019. Judging will occur on the evening of Monday the 19th of August 2019.
Good luck with your entries. We all look forward to seeing them.
by Tony Strasser, 17 August 2019
FCC InterClub Competition – Entry Nominations
The NSW FCC InterClub competition is now open for entries and will close on the 16th August 2019. There are 8 sections – 3 print and 5 digital. PHPC will be entering only the digital sections this year.
Members are invited to nominate their own images to be selected for the Club’s entries in the InterClub competition before midnight on Monday the 22nd of July 2019.
To nominate your entries, a NSW FCC InterClub Selection Competition has been created where you can submit a maximum of 2 entries per section. You may nominate any of your images that has not been entered in the Interclub previously and that has not been submitted by any other club for the Interclub. Please read the InterClub Rules to ensure your nominated images comply. Note the InterClub entry fee will be paid by PHPC not by individual members.
You will find the Selection Competition in the Members / Competitions area:
Click on the Upload link and you will see this form:
You may select from entries you have already uploaded this year by using the green button, or you may upload a new image by dragging into the white box. Once uploaded, select which section you are nominating for, and press the Submit button (which appears after uploading). Please note the FCC requires that the image filename should be the same as the title but not contain any special characters like a comma apostrophe or quotation marks. Use only letters and numbers in the filename.
The Committee will then view and judge the nominated entries and select those that will be entered in the Interclub competition.
So please get busy and nominate your best images before midnight on Monday the 22nd of July 2019, so the club is able to showcase your talent in the FCC InterClub competition.
by Tony Strasser, 16 July 2019
Reminder for Competition 1906 – Open and Set “Sport and Recreation”
Members are reminded to prepare their entries for our next competition and submit them before midnight on Saturday the 13th of July 2019.
Judging will occur on the evening of Monday the 15th of July 2019.
Competition 1906 is Open and Set with the set topic being “Sport and Recreation”. For example, a photo of a person or people engaged in a sport or recreational activity.
We look forward to seeing your entries. If there are questions please direct them to the Competition Secretary well before deadline.
by Tony Strasser, 7 July 2019
Reminder: Competition 1905 Open and Set Topic “Still Life”
Members are reminded to prepare and submit entries for the next competition which has both an Open and a Set Topic. The Set Topic is “Still Life” – For example:A depiction of inanimate subject matter, typically an object or a small group of objects.
Background on the topic of Still Life and inspiration may be obtained from Don Dickins’ recent excellent presentation.
The competition will be judged on Monday the 17th of June 2019. Entries close at midnight on Saturday the 15th of June 2019 (referred to on our website as 12:00am Sunday 16th June 2019)
by Tony Strasser, 5 June 2019
FCC Top Shot 2019 Results and Catalogue
The results of the awards and catalogue of entries in the FCC Top Shot Competition for 2019 have been published by the FCC. They can be viewed by clicking on this link. Please have a look at the catalogue to see the wonderful photos and to perhaps gain some inspiration for your own work.
Congratulations to the PHPC members that entered the competition: Jeff Akers, Graeme James, Chris Kenyon and Reena Cheng.
Special congratulations go to Jeff Akers who achieved first place in the Monochrome Large Print category.
by Tony Strasser, 29 May 2019
Competition 1904 – Open and Set “Nature” Closes Soon
Members are reminded that the next competition judging evening is on Monday the 20th May 2019. Entries into competition 1904 must be submitted before midnight Saturday 18th May which is the same time as 12:00 am on Sunday 19th May 2019. Competition 1904 is Open and Set and the Set topic is “Nature”. The definition of the set topic is lengthy and members are encouraged to view the definition on the APS website by following this link.
Good luck with your entries and we look forward to seeing them on the 20th of May.
by Tony Strasser, 14 May 2019
Competition 1903 Judging Postponed to 29th April 2019
Unfortunately a power outage this evening caused the judging of competition 1903 Open and Set “Creative” to be postponed.
The competition night will now be held at 7:45pm on Monday 29th April 2019 at the usual venue, the Uniting Church Hall in Pennant Hills. The club’s electronic online calendar has been adjusted to reflect the new date.
No changes to entries submitted will be permitted and the competition will remain locked.
The planned outing to Hyde Park on the 29th of April has been cancelled, but may be held on another night subject to determination by the Committee.
Our apologies for the inconvenience caused to all members and the judge. We look forward to seeing you all on the 29th of April.
by Tony Strasser, 16 April 2019
Some Clarifications on Competition Entries
Tomorrow night is judging for our current competition Open and Set Topic “Creative”. We have a large number of entries and the creative juices of club members have obviously flowed. Good to see and I am sure you will be equally enthralled by the entries when you see them.
Just a couple of points regarding entering competitions:
- Closing time – is usually midnight on Saturday the weekend before judging night. The site says 12am on Sunday is the closing time, which is the same time as midnight on Saturday. Noon on Sunday is 12pm and is after the deadline. There has unfortunately been some confusion about the closing time on this and previous competitions.
- This competition has revealed a formerly unknown behaviour of the MyPhotoClub image upload. The image must be larger than
1024 x 768 pixels up to a maximum of 1920 x 1200 pixels. That is, the image has to be within the “just right” range. Images too large will not be uploaded. Images that are too small may upload but will not display properly.
Thank you all for your continuing support of the club and our competitions. See you tomorrow night.
by Tony Strasser, 14 April 2019
Competition 1903 – Open & Set “Creative” Closes Soon
Members are reminded to submit their entries for our next competition, to be held on Monday 15th April 2019. Entries close at midnight on Saturday the 13th April.
The Set topic definition is: “Images displaying an original, inventive or striking effect created in camera and/or by an editing program. The image must show evidence of a photographic image taken by the entrant.”
Please ensure that you submit entries in good time, allowing time to recover from mistakes and the occasional system glitch and that you have correctly selected the intended media (Colour Print, Monochrome Print, Small Print, or Digital Image) and topic (Open or Set) categories.
Tutorial videos for using the MyPhotoClub site are posted here.
You may receive another system-generated reminder in a day or two.
We look forward to seeing your Open and Creative entries!
by Tony Strasser, 9 April 2019
