The assigned subject for February is “Nature”.
This is the same assignment again as we had in September. There is a lot of nature all around us so it shouldn’t be too hard to find a subject for this category!
Categories
A member may enter up to four photos. Only one photo may be submitted in each of the following categories:

Assigned Subject – enter either for Digital Assigned Subject or Print Assigned Subject, but not both, entries may be color or monochrome
Digital Open – enter either Class A or Class B, but not both – entries may be color or monochrome
Print Open Color
Print Open Monochrome

See Competition Rules for details.
Uploading digital photos
Use the Upload page for all digital categories. The upload deadline is Monday, at midnight, the week of the competition. Information onupload file types, sizes and color space are at the bottom of the upload page.
Print labels
Usethe label templatefor the information that must be on the back of your photo. Attach the label in the upper leftcorner so that your photo will beorientated correctly for the judges. You can enter your information into the label template before your print, or by hand after you print. Leave the “Picture #” and “Score” fields blank.
Nature
Nature entries should appear to meet Photographic Society of America (PSA) naturerequirements.
Nature photography is restricted to photos that depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material. The story telling value of a photo must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photos of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible. Photos may be color or grey-scale monochrome.

Welcome

Rhonda- Welcome, New England Camera Club Council photography conference July 14-16courtesy enrollment drawing, Oxford Greens interclubcompetition, running competition volunteers
Rhonda- Program updates, schedule changes, interest level in workshop and Bronx Zoo
Rhonda – Annual Competition/Exhibit Dropoff will be at April 27 competition night
Darrell/Sandy-New England Camera Club Council results update and ribbons
Sandy – Introduce the judges

Judging

Categories

General

Digital

Assigned Subject – “Nature”
Open – Class A
Open – Class B

Print

Assigned Subject – “Nature”
Open Color
Open Monochrome

Fast run-through at the start
Ties resolved at end of category
Short break after digital for snacks

Scoring

Comments

Range: 6 to 10 by half points
Practice now, note your score acknowledgment below keypad, disappears after 15 seconds

Brief and focus on how to improve
One judge’s comments per photo
Rotating judges