Photo Competition Rules

1. You must be member of SDUPS
2. You can submit 1 image each month in your respective class
3. Class if determined by accumulated points
   1. Novice: 25 points or less
   2. Amateur: 26 to 70 points
   3. Advanced: 71 points or more
4. New members start in Novice regardless of previous experience
5. Advancement between classes occurs at the end of each year
6. Points are awared for placement in the competition
   1. 1st – 5 points
   2. 2nd -3 points
   3. 3rd – 1 point
   4. In case of a tie, all tying photographers will be awarded the corresponding point value of their placement
7. Photo Modifcation
   1. Allowed: Cropping, Sharpening, Color Adjustments (Levels, Hues, Color Balance, Dodge, Burn), Contrast Adjustments, Backscatter Removal.
   2. Not Allowed: Alterations of Image Content,  Removal or Addition of Subjects or Material
8. Submit .jpg files with 1024×768 resolution
   1. Files should be emailed in response to monthly request for submissions email
9. Photographer of the Year award shall be given to the member in each division who earns the most points during recognition and corresponding award shall be given to the member in that division who earns the most points during that calendar year. This recognition and corresponding award will be given during the SDUPS Officer’s Installation and Awards Banquet, or its equivalent.
10. Voting for the winning images is by secret ballot at each meeting. The Secretary/Historian is solely responsible for tallying and keeping an accurate record of all members current point status, and is available for any questions arising on this topic.

Video for Competition Rules

1. Media Types: We are going to try to use PICASA2 as a media player for both stills and video. PICASA2 will play, Window’s Media (.wmv), Quicktime (.mov) and AVI’s, or .mpgs. PLEASE put your short clip video into one of these formats for easy display. DVD’s will no longer be accepted.
2. Submission:  All video’s must be copied to the club computer before 6:30PM.
3. All video’s must be under 30 seconds. There can be multiple clips, but it will be perferrable to keep your video to 10-20 seconds. Any video over the 30 second RULE will be disqualified.
4. The video can be any subject. This rule may change in the future.

January                       Best of 2011
February                     Cephalopods
March                         Posies
April                           Underwater textures
May                             Crabs/Shrimps
June                            Wide Angle
July                             Red
August                        Nudibranchs
September                   Snakes/Eels
October                       Digital Pleasures
November                    Sea Stars

Who knew underwater photographers could operate a camera above water.   Here are some photos from the reception courtesy of Allison Vitsky.  If anyone has a few others they would like to share,  email them to me.  Enjoy.