PREPARING SLIDES AND CARDS FOR CLUB COMPETITION
ENTER A MAXIMUM OF 4 STEREO SLIDES
AND/OR STEREO CARDS FOR THE NON-THEME ENTRIES AND ONE STEREO
SLIDE AND/OR STEREO CARD FOR THE THEME ENTRY.
Each competition there is a theme
for one slide or one card. Consult the calendar to see what
theme applies to each competition.
You do not have to enter a theme
slide. You can enter 5 non-theme images.
To be eligible for the Theme Award
at the end of the season, you must have entered a theme image in
each of the three competitions.
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View
the slide right side up, so that image is correct (not backwards)
when viewing it.
ON
THE FRONT OF EACH SLIDE:
1.
With a pen or marker, or using an adhesive sticker, place a DOT on
the lower left hand corner of the slide mount.
2. The slide number (1,2,3,4,5) on the upper center portion of the
slide mount*. This number must correspond to the image that is
listed on the entry card.
3. The image title on the center portion of the slide mount*
(under the slide number between the left and right image)
ON
THE BACK OF EACH SLIDE:
1. The name and address of the image maker
2. The competition date below the name and address.
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On
the back of each card*
1.
Entry Number
2.
Maker's Name
3.
Maker's Address
4.
Image Title
5.
Competition Date
* If
you don't want to write on the slide mount or on the card you can
apply an adhesive white label to the slide mount or card and write
on the label
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JUDGING:
Stereo Slides and Cards are judged using the following criteria:
A. STEREO EFFECT: Is the left/right window correct. Is there
depth. Is the stereo effect
B. PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION: Based upon the rules of
standard non-stereo photography composition. Subject, impact,
etc.
C. TECHNICAL EXECUTION: Exposure, focus, contrast, lighting,
color, etc.
D. (Theme entry only: How well does the subject convey the
competition theme)
Three
Judges will rate each slide or card entered.
Judges are not to let the subject of the image cause them to apply
more or less points to an image.
Theme
slides are judged on all three criteria, plus will be judged with
regard to how well the image depicted the theme.
Each
Judge will award each image from 1 to 5 points with 1 being low
and 5 being high.
1
= Significant deficiency in two or all three categories.
2
= Minor deficiency in all three categories or Significant
deficiency in one category
3
= Minor deficiency in two categories .
4
= Minor deficiency in one category.
5 =
No deficiencies in all three categories.
What
represents "minor" or "significant" to a judge, or to
anyone? Judges are experienced photographers, and each has their
own standards and expectations.
Some
judges demand the highest of standards and an image must be
practically perfect before they award a "5".
Other
judges may be a little more forgiving and for a variety of
personal reasons award a 5 or a 4, when a 5 or 4 is not
indicated,
Judges who are very demanding, and who may award low points, may
be doing you a favor.
Their
critical analysis of your images can help you strive harder to be
all that you can be in the eyes of other demanding judges.
You
will learn little and progress slowly from judges who are
forgiving and lenient.
Typically very few entries are awarded a "1", except perhaps to
beginners.
If
one of your entries is awarded a "1" DO NOT let this discourage
you. Learn from it. In time you will progress to 2's and 3's and
with persistence achieve a few fours and an occasional five.
Generally speaking, if 2 or all 3 judges award the same point to
an image, you can feel pretty confident that the image will likely
earned that score if you were to submit it to other contests. (No
guarantee).
Sometimes all judges will disagree and an image will be awarded
three different points, like 2,3,4 or 3,4,5. In such cases, pay
little to no attention to this.
The
three judges all have different standards. Such situations can
hurt your chances of achieving win, place or show, but don't
despair. These judges are also judging everyone else's images and
are subject to the same judging criteria. As long as the entry did
not win an award, you may wish to re-enter this image at a later
date to have it judged again by a new set of judges.
1st
Place goes to highest TOTAL POINTS (so if you don't enter 5
slides or cards, your chances of winning will be diminished)
2nd
Place goes to next highest TOTAL POINTS
3rd
Place goes to next highest TOTAL POINTS.
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