ADVANCED GROUP WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE LOMAS TROPHY
CLUB GROUP WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY
PREMIER GROUP WINNER WILL RECEIVE . . . .
SPECIAL PDI - Set Subject: Macro & Close-Up (By Class)
SPECIAL PDI
A set subject PDI competition - the subjects for this and
successor years are listed below
Judged by class, The Judge will decide on a Winner, a Runner Up and a number
of Highly Commended to award for this competition.
To prepare you for the Special PDI competition on the subject of “Macro and close up” photography there will be a training session with Annie Healey on the “Magical World of Insects”. Annie is a prize winning photographer and an assessor on the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Natural History Associate & Fellowship Panel
Enter up to TWO PDI images, colour, or monochrome
depicting the subject: Macro/Clouse-Up
The
Judge will decide a winner and a runner-up and may also recommend the award of
up to three Highly Commended Certificates in each Class.
Macro (Inc Close-up) — Dorking Camera Club Competition
Set Subject Definition
A photograph in this category should show a small subject or
a detailed part of a subject photographed at close range, with the emphasis on
detail, texture, form, pattern or structure.
The category includes both true (1:1) macro photography and
close-up photography.
Eligible subjects
Examples include:
Insects,
spiders and other small creatures
Flowers,
leaves, plants and fungi
Small
objects and manufactured items
Jewellery,
coins and collectibles
Textures,
patterns and surface details
Parts
of larger objects, where the close-up view is the main subject
Water
droplets, frost, ice and similar details
Focus-stacked
macro images
Abstract
images created from close-up details
Magnification
There is no requirement for a specific reproduction ratio,
such as 1:1.
A photograph does not have to be technically
classified as "macro" by the lens manufacturer. A close-up photograph
taken with a telephoto, zoom or macro lens is eligible provided that the image
meets the spirit of the category.
What matters
Judging should concentrate on:
Quality
of the subject and detail
Composition
Sharpness
and focus
Lighting
Background
and distractions
Colour,
tone and contrast
Overall
visual impact
Close-up interpretation
A photograph of a larger subject can qualify if the image is
principally about a small area or detail of that subject.
For example:
Yes
✔
Close-up of the eye of an animal
✔
Detail of a flower
✔
Close-up of the mechanism of a watch
✔
Texture of a tree trunk
No
✘
A normal portrait of a person
✘
A normal landscape photograph
✘
A whole animal photographed from a normal distance
Post-processing
Normal photographic processing is permitted, including:
Exposure
and white-balance adjustments
Cropping
Colour
and tonal adjustments
Sharpening
Noise
reduction
Focus
stacking
Removal
of dust spots
Local
adjustments
Any additional manipulation must comply with the Dorking
camera club's general competition rules.