Competitions
The rules for club competitions may be downloaded by
clicking here or by going to the downloads page.
Not all of our club members feel inclined to enter images into competitions. However, although it is not in the nature of the club to press members to enter these competitions, they are a very important aspect of our activities. Entering your images into competitions is a sure method of comparing the standard of your own work with that of other members and, also, to improve your own work. Wetherby & District Camera Club (WDCC) run these various internal competitions throughout the season.
The Ingram Series Trophy is, in fact, two on going competitions (one for Club class members and one for Advanced class members), running in parallel throughout the season. The series consists of five rounds, each of a different theme, and is open to entries of print, both colour and monochrome, and digital projected images (d.p.i.).
For results of the Ingram Series see the competitions' drop down menu
The Sherburn, Bob Evans Raffles, and Dean Brothers Trophy competitions are open to all club members, and are for mono prints, colour prints and digital images respectively, to be displayed and judged in sets of three.
Dean Brothers' trophy results 20111-2012
Evans/Raffles trophy results 2011-2012
Sherburn Trophy results 2011-2012
The Les Smith Natural History Trophy is, again, open to all club members. As the title suggests, this competition is for images of Natural History subjects in their natural environment. It therefore excludes zoos, aviaries and similar. It does include such as wild flowers, trees and wild animals, etc. Your pet cat or dog, no matter how annoyed it is, cannot be a subject! Entries for this competition are restricted to projected digital images only.
Les Smith Natural History Results 2011/12
The Chairman’s Challenge is for all images (print, and digital). The specific subject for this competition is chosen, and judged, each year by the Chairman. Generally, all our internal competitions are judged by invited, qualified external judges and/or by members of the club’s own judging panel.
Besides the internal competitions, WDCC enjoys entry to an Interclub Competition. This is an external event contested by clubs, rather than individuals. Every year there are four rounds, each round hosted by a different club. Each round of the competition consists of Theme and Set subjects plus three other images of a general nature. The five images used for each round are selected from those submitted by club members. In order for the club to do well in the competition, as many good quality images as possible are required for the selection process, especially in the general category.
Brian Cooper; Competition Secretary