Competition & League Rules
For a list of our competitions (and their specific rules) throughout the year, please
Click on a heading below for more information on each topic.
General Competition Rules
Conditions of Competition & League Entry
Digital Manipulation
League Tables
League tables are to be set up and run in parallel with the current competitions. Participation in the league tables is optional.
Each member, who wishes to participate, will be placed in one of three classes: Introductory, Intermediate or Advanced.
At the beginning of the year when membership is renewed or opened each member will be asked if they wish to compete in the leagues. For renewing members the committee will decide in which league the member shall compete. New members may decide in which league they would like to compete.
New Members who join during the year may enter a League Table if they wish.
At each competition that is judged by an external judge, every photograph will be awarded points out of 10. These marks will be recorded during the year and totalled up at the end of the year. Running totals will be published periodically.
At the end of the league year (December) the committee will assess the scores of entrants and determine who will be asked to move up/down for the following season.
The following competitions will count towards the league tables:
- Annual Competition (April). (Up to 2 photographs per entrant.)
- The Animal-Free Competition (May). (Up to 2 photographs per entrant.)
- Animal only Competition (September). (Up to 2 photographs per entrant.)
- Hilda Robinson Memorial Plate and Tony Robinson Challenge Cup. (November) (Up to 2 photographs per entrant.)
- Final League Competition (December). (Up to 2 photographs per entrant.)
Note: Members may enter only one photograph for each of these competitions if they wish, but by doing so will lose an opportunity to score two separate marks towards their league totals.