Scoring: 5 – 9
| 5 | Not up to club competition quality. |
| 6 | An ordinary competition quality image. |
| 7 | Better than 6 but eligible for consideration of an upgraded score. |
| 8 | A well executed image but others stand out more. Will be posted on the website as “Honorable Mention”. |
| 9 | Equal Merit – no limit on number. Will be posted on the website as “Equal Merit”. |
No ribbons will be awarded for Theme Competitions.
If a photograph does not, in the Judge’s opinion, meet the assigned Theme of the contest, the image should not be disqualified but instead, the score should be adjusted accordingly.
Since this is not a Nature competition, we ask that any photograph that appears to be a nature photograph be judged to ‘open competition’ standards, and not to ‘nature contest’ standards.
A photograph of another’s artwork is not permissible, and should be disqualified. In assessing whether an image violates this rule, the Judge should consider:
(a) What is the dominant subject in the image?
(b) Is that subject something that is generally recognized as having a purely artistic purpose?
A significant modification of someone else’s artwork may be acceptable by the Judge.