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This page provides a full list of all Morpeth Camera Club Competitions and Interclub Competitions,
followed by information on how to prepare entries for competitions and how to prepare images
for the Club Website.
Click here for "How to prepare entries for MCC Club Competitions".
Click here for "Make up of Club Competitions".
Click here for "How to prepare images for the Club Website".
Club Competitions - Season 2025/26.
Programme being finalised and awaiting judges confirmations.
Members please note that the maximum size of PDI images for all competitions is 1600 x 1200 jpeg.
Therefore, A Horizontal image will have a maximum width of 1600 pixels and a maximum height
of 1200 pixels. A Vertical image will have a maximum height of 1200 pixels. A Square image will
have a maximum size of 1200 x 1200 pixels. Images must be in jpeg format & sRGB colour space.
This is in line with PAGB & NCPF competition guidelines.
Entries to all competitions must be by registered members and must be all your own work.
1st Open Pdi Competition.
Members may enter up to 3 digital images.
1. Any Subject.
2. Pdi Max Size 1600 x 1200 jpeg.
3. Final Hand-in - Tuesday 09th September 2025.
4. Judged by - Bill Broadley.
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 14th October 2025.
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1st Open Print Competitions.
Members may enter up to 3 Colour Prints in the Colour Section,
Members may enter up to 3 Monochrome Prints in the Monochrome Section.
1. Any Subject.
2. Prints must be mounted on card 50cm x 40cm.
3. Final Hand-in - Tuesday 30th September 2025
4. Judged by - Alan Porrett ARPS DPAGB EFIAP APAGB
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 04th November 2025.
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Set Subject Print Competitions.
Members may enter up to 3 Colour Prints in the Colour Section.
Members may enter up to 3 Monochrome Prints in the Mono Section.
Set Subject Print Competitions.
1. Set Subject Colour Print - 'People at Play'.
Set Subject Monochrome Print - 'Monuments'.
For both subjects the Dictionary Definition may be used as a guide.
2. Prints must be mounted on card 50cm x 40cm.
3. Final Hand-in - Tuesday 21st October 2025
4. Judged by - Tony Broom
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 25th November 2025
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Browell Trophy Natural History Pdi Competition.
Members may enter up to 3 digital images.
1. Entries for this competition should be of natural history subjects (plants, animals, fungi etc.) that are in the
wild or natural setting. Images of pets, farm animals or other captive animals (e.g. in zoos, wildlife parks, etc.)
or cultivated plants will not be accepted.
2. Pdi Max Size 1600 x 1200 jpeg.
3. Final Hand in - Tuesday 11th November 2025
4 Judged by - Peter Walton
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 9th December 2025
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Bates Cup Pdi Landscape Competition.
Members may enter up to 3 digital images.
1. Landscape including Seascapes.
2. Pdi Max Size 1600 x 1200 jpeg.
3. Final Hand-in - Tuesday 06th January 2026
4. Judged by - Glen Lawson
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 27th January 2026
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2nd Open Print Competitions.
Members may enter up to 3 Colour Prints in the Colour Section,
Members may enter up to 3 Monochrome Prints in the Monochrome Section.
1. Any Subject.
2. Prints must be mounted on card 50cm x 40cm.
3. Final Hand-in - Tuesday 13th January 2026
4. Judged by - Lynda Golightley
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 17th February 2026
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2nd Open Pdi Competition.
Members may enter up to 3 digital images.
1. Any Subject.
2. Pdi Max Size 1600 x 1200 jpeg.
3. Final Hand-in - 17th February 2026
4. Judged by - Richard Spiers
5. Comp Results - 17th March 2026
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3 of a Kind Print Competitions.
1. Any Subject.
2. Mounted Prints, mount size 50 x 40 inch. (No Triptychs).
3. Final Hand-in - Tuesday 10th March 2026
4. Judged by - Alan Wilson
5. Comp Results - Tuesday 14th April 2026
Members may enter 3 separate Colour prints, and/or 3 separate Mono prints, plus 1 extra set of Colour prints or
1 extra set of Mono prints but not both. *****Total entry up to 3 sets of 3 prints*****.
Prints will be judged as a set or panel of three and must have a link or theme to connect them to each other.
*Note - Your entry CANNOT contain a print or a print of an image that has previously been awarded
a first place in a club competition.
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Please note - No Pdi or Print that has previously won a club competition can be entered again.
However, they will be accepted for interclub competitions.
Comp sec will not resize your images. Images that do not fit the set subject will be disqualified.
Filters/Manipulation other than lightning/darkening can not be added later to images entered
in the Bates Cup or Browell Trophy Competitions.
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Morpeth Camera Club also hold Three fun competitions that are judged by the members on the night and
not an outside judge. These competitions are open to every member, and the aim is to have everyone involved, no matter what their skill level. Marks are awarded, and these do not affect the end-of-year agg scores. These competitions will be alternated with only one in a season.
Members A4 Print Competition.(NOT THIS SEASON)*.
1. Any Subject.
2. Up to Four A4 Unmounted prints.
3. New images not previously entered in any competition..
4. Hand-in on the night.
5. Judged by members.
6. Comp Results -
Notes - Each member can bring up to Four A4 size unmounted prints for our in-house competition. All prints will be exhibited
on the club display boards and club members will select their top five in order of preference and hand their votes to the scorer.
Then together with a recognised judge, the audience will discuss the prints and their choices. The aim is to look closely
at the photographs and discuss what influences our decision-making and how we can all improve our photography.
Members Pdi Knockout Competition.
1. Any Subject.
2. Up to Four Pdi's Max Size 1600 x 1200 jpeg.
3. New images not previously entered in any competition.
4. Hand in images on a memory stick or disc one week before to assist ffp programming.
5. Judged by those members present on the night.
6. Comp Results -
Format - All images loaded onto club laptop, ffp programme will then randomly select two images and project them
at the same time. The audience then selects which image goes into the next round until only two are left.
No marks, No names. Add titles in exif data.
Members Print Knockout Competition.(NOT THIS SEASON)*.
1. Any Subject.
2. Up to Four A4 Unmounted prints.
3. New images not previously entered in any competition.
4. Hand in images on the night.
5. Judged by those members present on the night.
6. Comp Results -
Format - All prints will be shuffled and then displayed two at a time on the club lightbox. The audience then selects which
print goes into the next round until only two are left in the final.
No marks, No names.
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Interclub Competitions - Season 2025/26.
Dates as per programme. Entry deadlines will be announced by Comp Secs.
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HOW TO PREPARE ENTRIES FOR MCC CLUB COMPETITIONS
1. Please note that the requirements below do not cover NCPF competitions.
PRINT PREPARATION
2. Each print needs to have a title written on the back and if necessary, a mark indicating the top edge of the print. This can be a great help when the picture is an abstract composition. There should be no other identifying marks or awards on the print. The size of the mount must be - length 50cms by 40cms. Each entry must be accompanied by a proforma detailing print titles, the name of the competitor and the name of the competition. (If a proforma is not available a sheet of paper with the above details clearly shown will suffice.)
ELECTRONIC IMAGE FILE PREPARATION
3. Electronic images should be prepared as follows:
3.1 File Format & Size
All images must be prepared in JPEG format with a maximum pixel dimension of 1600 (horizontal) x 1200 (vertical), (this can be done as shown below). The files will be projected using equipment calibrated using the sRGB Colour Setting and Colour Temperature of 6500K.
3.2 Resizing and Saving JPEG images in Photoshop:
3.2.1 When you have completed processing your image select Image - Image Size.
3.2.2 Ensure the three lower boxes are all ticked.
3.2.3 Set the pixel dimensions to a maximum width of 1600 (landscape) or a maximum height of 1200 (portrait). When one dimension is changed the other dimension automatically changes to maintain image proportions. (If setting the width to 1600 pixels, the height remains greater than 1200 pixels, then reset the height to 1200 pixels even though the width reduces in size to less than 1600 pixels). Select OK.
3.2.4 With imaged resized, select
File - Save As.
3.2.5 Set
Save in. (Select directory in which you want your file saving.)
3.2.6 Enter image
File nameand select
JPEGfrom
Formatdrop down menu. Select
Save
3.2.7 Set quality to 12 in
JPEG Optionsdialogue box and select OK. Close file.
EXIF/XMP DATA
4. You must enter the title information. Do not enter Author information for open competitions, but include for the in-house club knockout competition.
SETTING IMAGE TITLE AND AUTHOR EXIF INFORMATION IN WINDOWS
5. EXIF is a widely supported standard for storing information in image files. Windows Explorer allows you to set the title & author for an image by:
5.1 In Windows Explorer, right click an image file and select the Properties from the menu that appears.
5.2 The properties dialogue box will appear - make sure
Tabis selected, and you can enter the title for the image, and Author (only for club knockout)
5.3 Click OK and that's all there is to it.
6. Each entry must be accompanied by a proforma detailing image titles, the name of the competitor, and the name of the competition.
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MAKE UP OF CLUB COMPETITIONS
1. FIRST AND SECOND OPEN DIGITAL COMPETITION - up to three images mono OR colour of any subject matter. Prepare images as in 'Electronic image file preparation' described above.
2. THE BATES CUP LANDSCAPE DIGITAL COMPETITION - up to three images mono OR colour of landscapes/seascapes/skyscapes. Prepare images as in 'Electronic image file preparation' described above
3. FIRST AND SECOND OPEN PRINT COMPETITION - three mono and three colour prints of any subject matter in each competition. The mono prints may be black and white or any other single tone with white. A print with white, a tone and another colour is classed as a colour print.
4. CLUB DIGITAL FUN KNOCKOUT - Each competitor may enter up to four images (mono or colour) of any subject matter. Prepare images as in 'Electronic image file preparation' described above.
5. THREE OF A KIND - Each competitor enters three separate mono prints and/or three separate colour prints illustrating a theme to be viewed as a panel or set of three.(Remember a print or pdi that has come first place in any competition cannot be used in your panel.
This competition rule was amended in April 2016 to allow one further set of three prints to be entered in either competition.So maxium entry is two sets of three prints in the colour and one set in the mono or two sets in the mono and one in the colour. Three sets in total.
6. THE BROWELL TROPHY NATURAL HISTORY DIGITAL COMPETITION - up to three images mono OR colour. Natural history subjects must be in the wild or natural setting.No pets or captive animals,no zoos, wildlife parks, etc etc. Prepare images as in 'Electronic image file preparation' described above.
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HOW TO PREPARE IMAGES FOR THE CLUB WEBSITE
1. The website , as presently constituted, will only accept a maximum 300 images.
It is hoped that all Club members will submit images to a personal portfolio on the Gallery Page.
Images should be prepared as follows.
2. Images must be in JPEG format.
3. When submitting images for use on the Club Website please show your name and the title of the image in the EXIF/XMP data area.
SETTING IMAGE TITLE AND AUTHOR EXIF INFORMATION IN WINDOWS
4. EXIF is a widely supported standard for storing information in image files. Windows Explorer allows you to set the title & author for an image as follows.
5 In Windows Explorer, right click an image file and select the Properties from the menu that appears.
6 The properties dialogue box will appear - make sure
Tabis selected, and you can enter the title for the image, and the name of the author.
7 Click OK and that's all there is to it.
8. Images should, if possible, be submitted to the Webmaster on a memory stick.
9. Images size - Max 1600 x 1200 and when an image is saved by the Webmaster to the Portfolio area of the website the size is automatically rendered down by the Photium.com system to a "default" size. After rendering, each image varies slightly in size.
10. You MUST own the copyright to the image(s) you are submitting. Please confirm in your submission e-mail that you do own the copyright to the images you are using. The only copyright protection being applied at the moment ((c)2022) is at the bottom of each page of the website. You can apply your own copyright wording to your images.
11. The Webmaster retains the right to use (or not use) any images submitted.
12. If at any time you wish to refresh your Portfolio please get in touch with the Webmaster
who will add or delete your images as requested. Images displayed on website for 8 weeks.
Members may only submit either four or eight images in a portfolio.
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