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| Meeting in Colts Neck, Monmouth County, New Jersey |
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Merit Judging Rules Monmouth Camera Club Digital Projection Rules...click here Eligibility Merit Judgings Scheduling
and Announcement Regular Judging Categories Division 1: Color Slides A further subdivision into Classes is usually made in each division: Class "B": Beginners
& Intermediate Photographers Merit Judging Topics
- Special Judgings Classification of
Competitors: Pomotions to Next
higher Level: Points are awarded with every honor received in a club Merit Judging and are accumulated within each division over the years. Points are awarded as follows: Medals: 7 Points (Includes Dankwart Koehler Award winner in end-of-year Competition) Awards: 5 Points (includes Division / Class winners in end-of-year Competition) HMs: 2 Points (includes
runners-up in end-of-year Competition) Division chairpersons are responsible for keeping up-to-date membership standings and for distributing them at least once per club year. Judging The judges> chairperson
will arrange for judges from outside the club. Judges are asked
to score each entry on a 1 to 9 point system (9 = best). Honors
are awarded according to the following guidelines: There is no numerical or
percentage limitation on the number of Medals, Awards or HM>s
which a judge may give. The intent is to recognize good images.
As time permits, the judges are asked to provide constructive
criticism, especially for entries in class "B". Number of Entries,
Re-submissions Unless otherwise announced,
every club member can submit Preparation of Slides
for Competitions Slides must be "35 mm slides" in 2"x2" cardboard, plastic, or glass mounts. Mounts must be sufficiently thin not to jam an 80-slide carousel tray. Every slide is to be marked with a projection spot in the lower left corner when hand-held for viewing, i.e. in the upper right when inverted for insertion in a projection tray, as shown in the sketch. It is to be labeled with a slide title and the maker's name, when held upside down. Every entry slide is to be accompanied by a 3x5 index card (not paper) showing title, maker's name, accomplishment level, and If applicable special-topic. 
Preparation of Prints
for Competitions Prints must be cardboard
mounted, without glass frame The cardboard mount must have a
minimum size of 8x10 inches and a maximum size of 16x20 inches.
The print must be at least 80 square inches (i.e. 8" x 10").
All prints shall be labeled on the back in the upper left with
title, maker's name, and accomplishment class for the respective
print category. No writing of any type is allowed
on either the image or the mat surrounding an image. Images exceeding size limitations or with visible writing on the front will be immediately disqualified from judging. Delivery of Judging
Entries Entries should be delivered 15 minutes prior to the announced beginning of the meeting. At the discretion of the respective division chairperson, entries submitted later than the announced meeting time (typically 8 o'clock) may be rejected. End-of-Year Competition At the end of the club year, a final End-of-Year Competition among members will be held in which a "Slide of the Year" for each class, a Digital Projected Image for each class and a B/W or Color "Print of the Year" for each print division / class will be chosen. Only entries that have won an honor (medal, award or HM) during the club year are eligible for this Competition. Each member may enter up to three images in each Division / Class. This Judging may be judged either by the attending members through vote or by an outside judge. Pictures-of the-Year in each division / class will be awarded 5 points and Runners-up 2 points towards the winners> accumulated score. A single print image will be chosen from among the individual division / class winners to receive the annual Dankwart Koehler Print of the Year award which will earn the maker 7 points. These Rules can only be accepted or changed by a 2/3majority vote at a regular announced club meeting. Exceptions are those items printed in Italics and noted below:
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