MGPS Digital Competition Submission

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Definition

An image of a person or persons from the waist up only, not a full length shot. This may include accessories and backgrounds in character with the subject. The image may be taken in a formal studio setting or in the community at large. It may be in colour or monochrome. Must be a live human being (mannikins, statues or ornaments will not be accepted).

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 26th of April 2023.
Definition

Selection for the Australia Cup.

TOPIC: THIS IS AUSTRALIA
Definition: Any image that shows a flavour of life in Australia including landscapes, people, iconic events and iconic places including architecture, birds and animals.
Images may be taken in any of Australia’s territories.

We will be looking at the honours and merits from the last 12 months for the DIGITAL image, if you have received an award for a PRINT image, submitting those for selection would be greatly appreciated.

The final entry the club submits must only have 2 image per author.

2023 JURY PANEL
Chris Bray
Mike O’Connor
Maria Adriani

2 Open images and 2 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Friday, 12th of May 2023.
Definition

Images of living untamed or domesticated animals (including pets) in natural or other outdoor environments that may include objects made by humans. Images may feature single or multiple animals. An animal (for the purpose of this competition) is defined as a living thing (with exception of humans) that can breathe, move, eat, reproduce and react to the world through its senses (eg sight, smell, hearing). Therefore mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, fish are all animals for the purpose of this competition and may be wild or domesticated.

It is acceptable that evidence of a human environment the animal frequents is allowed, along with any supporting man-made accessories, however, images should not include people as part of the subject or as supporting cast. Indoor set-ups with natural or artificial lighting are not allowed. Creative post-processing, including composites, is allowed.

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 24th of May 2023.
Definition

A pictorial representation of land, sea, seashore, or urban environments that captures the aesthetic appeal of these outdoor settings. It brings the viewer into the scenery and perfectly captures the setting, mood, and feeling in the location. It can focus on wide-angle shots of landforms, rivers, estuaries, seas, seashores, city skylines, streetscapes and the like. It may also involve closer shots of features of these environments. If humans or animals are in the image, they should not be the main foci, but rather be intentionally present to give a sense of scale to the image.

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 28th of June 2023.
Definition

Lines come in many flavours and just as many ways to create them. Lines can be thick, thin, plain, single, contour, broken, continuous, curved or straight. Consider the composition when compiling the image.

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 26th of July 2023.
Definition

Any digital image that has received an honour or merit in the last 12 months will be considered automatically.
However you can submit up to 8 images for particular consideration for the Interclub Competition by submitting 4 print and 4 digital images.

The selection will be done at the start of August, a panel of members will select 3 images that stand out for each of the following categories:
* People (head-to-foot showing all of person)
* Nature
* Scapes (an expansive view, no dominant subject)
* High Key
* Water in Motion
* Animals
* Non-A Grade Open (or Novice photographers for clubs who don’t have gradings)

2 Open images and 2 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Monday, 31st of July 2023.
Definition

An abstract image is an attempt to express an emotion, sensation or impression and does not attempt an accurate depiction of visual reality. It may involve the use of colour, light, shadow, texture or shape to achieve this. An abstract image may isolate a fragment of a natural scene in order to remove its inherent context from the viewer. It may be purposely staged to create a seemingly unreal appearance from real objects.

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 23rd of August 2023.
Definition

Any photograph containing shades of only one colour. If toning is carried out, it must be be over the total photograph-partial toning and/or the addition of one one or more colour is not acceptable in this monochrome section

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 27th of September 2023.
Definition

The image must bring to mind the title of a book which is in the public domain, either recent or historical. This can be achieved either by word association or scene association with elements of the image providing clear clues as to the title of a valid book.
Name image with Book title

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 25th of October 2023.
Definition

Refer to MGPS website competition page or Member handbook number 6.1 page 11

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 08th of November 2023.
Definition

An image of any subject or genre

2 open images can be entered for both the digital and the print competitions.

1 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Wednesday, 13th of December 2023.
Definition

This is for testing purposes only

2 Open images and 1 Set Subject images, Due by 9PM Thursday, 01st of January 2099.


Images submitted for competition must be within the resolution of 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high, as this is the largest resolution the projector will display.

Open Images


Images for Set Subject


 
You will be notified which if any of your images required resizing and provided a link to review the image.
 
Warning: if your images are oversized, you will receive an error and have to re-upload your entry.

  

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By entering images into the MGPS Digital Competition, the member acknowledges that their image may be displayed on the MGPS website. At all times the MGPS will give credit to the author and no images will be used for commercial activities.