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Here is the information for those planning to enter the May Sioux Falls Camera Club Photo Contest! Hopefully you have been going through your favorite shots, so we will see some great participation!

Entries are due by midnight, Thursday, April 27th.  

Judging will be via In-Person & Zoom on Tuesday, May 2nd at 7pm
Winners will be announced and Entries Shared at our spring gathering on Tuesday, May 16th at 6:30 pm.

We'll even have some nice prizes for the winners!

Categories:

There are three categories: Color-Nature, Color-Pictorial and Black & White. Each club member is allowed to enter one image per category. Club member cannot submit a photo that has previously placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any category. 
Here are the rules/guidelines for those categories (following current N4C definitions):

Color-Nature: Nature Photography is the recording of our natural world by some photographic means. Included are all branches of nature except Archeology and Anthropology. 
1. The hand of man shall not be present in any nature entry except where wild animals have adapted to the built environment (e.g., fence posts and other man-made objects freely adapted for use by wild creatures). 2. Banding or tagging on nature subjects is acceptable. Photographs at bird feeders are not acceptable if any part of a man-made feeder is shown in the photograph. 3. Photographs taken in zoos, animal farms, or game farms are acceptable as long as the hand of man is not visible. 4. Cultivated plants, domestic animals, and pets are NOT acceptable. 5. Adjustments must look natural. The use of HDR, exposure blending, focus stacking, stitching, and related techniques that combine more than one image is acceptable, provided the resulting image is natural in appearance

Color-Pictorial: In pictorial photography, the artistic quality of the presentation is emphasized. The subject itself is not restricted: All subjects qualify. Pictorialism emphasizes beauty of subject matter, tonality, and composition as opposed to documentation.
1. The Pictorial category is well-suited for use of modern digital techniques, including HDR, exposure blending, focus stacking, stitching, and related techniques that combine more than one image. 2. The Pictorial category is receptive to the use of modern photographic techniques and innovations, provided the intent of the photograph is to present an artistic interpretation of recognizably real subjects. 3. In a nutshell...if it doesn't fit the Color-Nature category....it goes here.

 
Black & White: This is just one category, so any subject matter/content is acceptable. Images are limited to monochromatic hues or shades of gray, although filters may be applied to give a hue or tint. Different photographic processes and toners give a different hue to a black & white photograph, for example, selenium, sepia and split toning (duo-toning). No fraction of the image shall be given a special color treatment (i.e. no selective coloring).
Sizing Requirements: it is next to impossible to cover the steps required to do this as there are many options for photo processing software, so please refer to your processing software for instructions (or reach out to others that you know that use the same software). Regardless of the software that you use, you must fall within the parameters listed below (or at least get somewhat close).
Here are the size and format requirements for your photos:

A. 1920 maximum pixels on the longest side
B. File size to be less than 750kb
C. sRGB color

D. JPG format

Each image should be named in the following manner:

The file name to begin with a “cn” (for color-nature) "cp" (for color-pictorial) or “b” (for black and white)_your name_Title of photo.jpg     

Example:   cn_martyd_autumn splender.jpg

One additional reminder, which pertains to the Club Contests as well as any N4C entries - please do not include or add any type of logo or watermark on your images, as all judging is intended to be "blind" without knowing the artist's identity.  

Please send your entries to Marty at sfccphotos@gmail.com by midnight, Thursday, April 27th. We will be judging the entries at our May 2nd meeting.
WHEW!!!! This is a lot of information. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Marty and he will try to help you out!
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SOMETHING TO BE THINKING ABOUT FOR THE SUMMER

SSFC does not meet for the months of June, July and August. However, we do get together for some really great photography activities. 

Marty, our president, asked for suggestions as to what might be fun to do as a club during the summer.

Here's what he had to say:

I am really pleased to see how the club is growing and gaining new energy! You had some great ideas for summer club activities, and I look forward to folks stepping forward to help make them become a reality.  Here is the list of possible activities discussed:

Macro/Toy Workshop – May 5-6 @ Harold’s Photo

Sioux Falls Air Show – July28-30

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Spring Sandhill Crane Excursion

Night Shoot – Light Painting

Photo Miniatures & Dioramas

Studio Portrait Sessions

Photo Gear Swap Meet

Hunting Dog Demo Shoot

Sioux Empire Fair Evening Shoot

Sculpture Walk Photo Hike

Street Photography Photo Trek

Butterfly House Adventure

Backyard Bird Photography

Husets Speedway Racing Shoot

Drones Photography Demo
Nyberg's ACE Downtown Car Show
Photoshop/Lightroom/Luminar Tutorials

Catfish Bay Water Show Shoot

McCrossan's Barrel Racing

Booth at Sidewalk Arts Festival

Horses in Action Shoot

Some of you already expressed interest in chasing some of these, so have at it! Let me know your progress and ideas, and we'll help in any way possible! THANX!!!