Photo Freddy 2024 – Competition 4 – Open Color Theme

Competition Rules:

Dear Members, 

This is to remind you that submission for our 4th competition of the 2023-2024 Photo Fredericton season is now open, you have till Sunday February 11, 2024 to submit a maximum of two images each to this competition. This is also a CAPA parallel competition where the top 6 images will be submitted to CAPA on behalf of Photo Fredericton Camera Club on March 1st, 2024. Please read the description no Black and White, Monochrome or infrared images will be accepted.

Submission requirements:

Please Submit Images to Gabriele Ehnes-Lily at photofrederictoncompetition@gmail.com 

PEASE NOTE: If you do not receive a confirmation that we’ve received your image submission within 24 hours. it means we have not received it. 
 
Submission timeline is today Tuesday February 5, 2024 to Sunday February 11 , 2024 @ midnight.

File Naming

The image should be named FirstName.LastName-Title-XX.jpg, where XX = 01 or 02

         Images specification:

You must ensure your image is re-sized to meet the following two parameters: Changes to sizes as indicated below. 

1.    It is saved as a jpg image with a maximum file size of 2 MB.

2.    Dimensions: Minimum horizontal size: 1400 pixels to a Maximum of 2400px   Minimum vertical size: 1050px to a Maximum of 2000px on the long edge.

Note: Images smaller than the maximum dimensions will ONLY be accepted when one of the image edges has a horizontal size is 1400 pixels or a vertical size is 1050 pixels.  For example square image – 1050 x 1050 pixels; landscape 1400 x 800 pixels; or portrait 700 x 1050 pixels.

Note: Images will NOT be rotated by the judges and will be scored as submitted.

Scope of Competition:

    This competition and its theme are aimed at providing photographers with the opportunity to exercise their creative skills using color to: capture outstanding and stunning images in areas that they may be out of their comfort zones. Therefore, monochrome and infrared images cannot be submitted into this competition.

Themes:

 Landscape – images can include natural landscape, urban landscape and seascapes. Hand of man is permitted.

 Man-made Structures/Objects– images of any man-made object, buildings, transportation (air, land, sea or space), still life, rural and city landscapes. Images may contain the hand of man.

 Nature/Wildlife – image(s) of subjects such as amphibians, flowers, insects, marine-life, reptiles, wild or domesticated animals or birds, etc. This category also includes botanical, insect, subjects. Domesticated animals and birds are permitted in this theme. Hand-of-man elements contained within the image is also permitted.

 Person(s) – image(s) can be traditional or casual portraits, and could incorporate the environment and/or workspaces of the individual(s).

In capturing color images for this competition, all photographers must endeavor to comply with the principle of:
“Treating all subjects with respect and dignity. Give special consideration to vulnerable subjects and compassion to victims of crime or tragedy. Intruding on private moments of grief only when the public has an overriding and justifiable need to see”.

Editing Criteria:

Permitted Editing Techniques:

Use of Entrant’s Own Captured or Created Elements Only: Only textures, elements, or components of a photo that the entrant has captured or created may be used in the submitted image. Using elements captured or created by others is not allowed.

All In-Camera Techniques: Any adjustments made directly within the camera during image capture are permitted.

On-Camera Techniques: Utilizing on-camera features and settings for image enhancements is allowed.

Post-Processing Techniques: Editing the image using postprocessing software is permitted.

Combining Multiple Images and Elements: Participants may combine multiple images and elements to create a final image.

  
Editing Techniques Not Permitted:
  Exclusion of Specific Elements from Third-Party Presets:  Third-party presets, filters, or actions cannot contain elements such as arrows, balloons, birds, butterflies, clouds, crosses, feathers, fog, flames, leaves, lightning, moon, patterns, plants, smoke, snowflakes, sun, symbols, textures, trees, etc., that the entrant has not captured or created.

Frames, Borders, Pin-lines, and Mats:   Photograph must not contain any decorative elements like frames, borders, pin-lines, or mats.  This includes the edges and markings of scanned film.  When the frame is integral to the captured image, for instance a window frame or door frame that has been captured by the camera, these elements are permitted.

Artificial Intelligence Renderings:  Images that have been created or modified using specific AI generative techniques: inpainting (where AI fills in generated elements not captured by the photographer or where AI removes elements from a photograph); or outpainting (where the AI extends beyond the original boundaries of the image captured by the photographer using generated elements). Whether with or without text prompts, these are not permitted for submission into a CAPA competitions.

   The inclusion of Photoshop application features, such as Firefly’s AI Generative Fill and AI Expand cannot be contained in your image submitted into a CAPA competition. Similar positions will be taken with other AI systems with these features.

  This updated provision will be in effect starting from November 30, 2023, and it will apply to all CAPA competitions.

Image Medata Required:

  For all competitions: it is mandatory that your submitted image includes complete image file metadata. Alternatively, if your image is chosen as a potential winning entry, you will be required to provide the original images (e.g., un-retouched JPG or RAW files) used in developing the submitted images. Ensure that all requested files maintain the full image file metadata.

Accepted Image Types: Colour Images