Club Competitions
Club competitions are open to fully paid up members of the Club, and the club's rules are available on this site. You will be invited to enter the various competitions we offer.
Six Open, Mono and Creative PDI and Six Print Competitions are held each season. The points awarded for each competition are added up to produce a winner at the end of the season. Trophies are awarded at the Awards Night, to the winners of each competition and a cup is also awarded for a cumulative score for groups one and two.
We are not only competitive as individuals but as a club as well and we enter local and county exhibitions and competition 'battles'.
In addition to the monthly competitions others competitions include:
| Cups | ||
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Member's Presentation with Commentary |
PDI | Up to 15 images may be entered, per member, all on the same subject. At the time of projection members give a 'live' commentary on their chosen theme. The maximum time allowed is 12 minutes for each sequence. Judged by the membership. The winner is awarded the Len Charles Cup. |
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Landscape Competition |
Landscape prints |
Each member may enter up to 3 prints, black and white or colour, but they MUST be landscape pictures only. We define landscape as being a country scene of fields, mountains with a lake etc. but not seascape or townscapes. This competition is judged by a Kent County accredited judge - no marks are given, just an overall winner who will receive the trophy, the St Aubyn Cup. |
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Anyscape Competition |
Prints | Each member may enter up to 3 prints, black and white or colour, and they can be Urban, Sky, Sea, or Townscapes. This competition is judged by a Kent County accredited judge - no marks are given, just an overall winner who will receive a trophy yet to be decided. |
| Portraits | Prints | Members are asked to submit, annually, up to 3 Print Portrait images, which if the competition is over subscribed, may be pre-selected by the judge. The overall winner will be awarded the "Portrait Cup". |
| Portraits | PDI | Members are asked to submit, annually, up to 3 Digital Portrait Images, which if the competition is over subscribed, may be pre-selected by the judge. The overall winner will be presented with a trophy yet to be decided. |
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Themed Subject |
PDI | A different set subject is chosen by the committee each season. Each member may enter up to 4 images. Again no marks are given, just an overall winner for the trophy, The Peter Heritage Cup, but an outside judge will comment on the images. |
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Annual DPI Competition |
PDI | Members are asked to submit up to 4 images from their previous seasons work, which are made into an audio visual sequence (set to music). Again an overall winner will be decided by an accredited judge and will receive the trophy The Reg Walker Cup, as the best digital image of the season. |
| President's Cup | Prints | This is awarded to the photographer of best print of the season - usually judged at the annual exhibition by an accredited judge. |
| Panel Competition | Prints | The rules are being discussed and will be shown here shortly. |
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Audio Visual Competition |
DPI Projection |
An open competition in audio visual, duration up to 10 mins, any subject, with or without commentary, will be judged by an external judge experienced in Audio Visual. The winner will be awarded the Nigel Winter Cup. |
Trophies
| Monthly Competitions - Prints | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guildhall Trophy | Group 1 Open | Donated by Mr. M. Gething |
| Intermediate Cup | Group 2 Open | Purchased by the Club |
| Intermediate Shield | Suspended | Donated by Rootes & Alliott |
| Novice Trophy | Suspended | Donated by Mr. Port |
| Novice Cup | Suspended | Purchased by the Club |
| Monthly Competitions - PDI | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monochrome Trophy | Open | Donated by Mr. F. H. Adams |
| Creative Image Trophy | Open | Purchased by the Club |
| Colour DPI Trophy | Group 1 | Donated by Mr. A. Stubbs |
| Colour DPI Trophy | Group 2 | Donated by Mr. W. Wearing |
| Trophy | Suspended | Donated by Mr. G. Richardson |
| Medium Format Colour Slide Trophy | Suspended | Donated by Mr. D. Turner |
| Other Competitions | ||
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| Len Charles Cup | Member's Presentation | In memory of Len Charles Donated by Mr. H. L. M. Butcher |
| St.Aubyn Cup | Best Landscape Print | Donated by Mr. J. G. St. Aubyn Hon. FRPS, FRSA, FRES |
| Peter Heritage Cup | Themed Subject | Donated by Mrs. M. Heritage |
| Reg Walker Cup | Best PDI of the Season | Donated by Mr. H. Walker, Walker Bros. |
| President's Cup | Best Print of the Season | Donated by Mr V. P. Williams |
| Nigel Winter Cup | Audio Visual |
Donated by Nigel Winter |
| The Challenge Cup |
Highest Aggregate Score Group 1 |
Presented to the Club by Alderman A. E. Pepper Mayor of Folkestone 1909 |
Exhibitions
Our Annual Print Competition is sometimes held at an external venue but is still externally judged and a winner nominated.
Awards Night
Our Awards Evening is held at the end of the season usually in May.
