****(Crescent Beach is hosting the Fine Art and Altered Reality from all clubs in Canada and these two competitions will be judged off site/not on a meeting night—-BUT we will still be judging our own altered reality and fine art on a club night)
Others:
Pacific Digital-Coquitlam—–date TBA
Lions Gate Celebration of Nature: November 12th
North Shore Challenge——-usually March
Fraser Valley Invitational—-???? Usually May but ????
Black and White Print Challenge: CBPC: April 14th 2018
***Please note—there may be changes to above —this is for a quick reference, so that you can be thinking ahead to what you want to take photographs of this summer:
I have also included a two sheet document which lists the CAPA Competitions between now and May 2017. Check out the listing here.
The guide has been updated to include:
standards and processes incorporated by other international photographic societies;
Document has been re-written to provide more concise and consistent information;
opening up the eligibility criteria for competition;
Hyperlink examples of past competitions;
More defined “Open Editing” and “Restricted Editing” criteria. The Open editing will provide more flexibility in being creative;
Several competitions have been excluded for this competition cycle but they may appear again in our next competition cycle;
New competition – “Capture Single Images Using Smartphone or iPad;”
Preliminary work is being undertaken to add a macro competition in Spring 2017. When the competition details have been confirmed then this competition will be added to the Spring 2017 listing of Competitions.
Possibilities of having a Travel and/or a Monochrome competition in the Spring 2017 provided a camera club volunteers to host one of these competitions;
For the CAPA Individual Competitions, we have secured 1st place prices for the winners; and
The Club certificates, Merit Award Certificates and Honour Awards have been replaced with ribbons similar to what are used in other international competitions. The traditional CAPA medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will remain the same.
As you will note from this guide, the Crescent Beach Photography Club will be hosting four CAPA Competitions:
30 October 2016 CAPA Fine Art (Club) Competition;
30 October 2016 CAPA Fine Art (Individual) Competition;
28 February 2017 CAPA Creative Altered Reality (Club) Competition;
28 February 2017 CAPA Creative Altered Reality (Individual) Competition.
To host these competitions, we will need volunteers.
Many exciting events are forthcoming for CAPA and they include:
many other forthcoming events in the planning stage.
If you have any questions or concerns about the competition guide or anything relating to CAPA, please see me at our next camera club member or you can email me.
Sheldon Boles – CAPA Rep for Crescent Beach Photography Club
Definition: Create a photograph that illustrates motion, The photograph must give the impression that motion is occurring or about to occur be it frozen or happening. Like a Skate boarder suspended in the air, a rodeo rider with his legs blurred but nothing else while riding a bull or bronco, windmills with their blades blurred while spinning, a golfer at the end of his backswing, pan shot of a bird in flight or just zooming in or out while taking a photograph at a long shutter speed. The rules of Open apply, no filters, no presets, with the exception of Sharpen. For this competition, you are be allowed to use Motion Blur and Circular Blur as well as masked layers of the same photograph where you have applied theses two blurs, liquefy is allowed as a support to the blur if needed.
Example: you want to apply a motion blur to the background but not the subject, you can create a layer, apply the motion blur and then mask out the blurred subject or vice versa. If you apply a circular blur to wheels or a propeller, mask out the wheel or propeller that isn’t turning so the blurred one shows through.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: January 22, 2016
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: January 27, 2016
Hosting: The Darkroom Group – Coquitlam, B.C.
Details:The Darkroom Group, Coquitlam is pleased to invite all CAPA clubs in the Pacific Zone to participate in the 2016 Print Challenge to be held on Saturday, 20 February 2016 at 12:30 pm in the Gymnasium of Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship, 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam BC.
Mail or deliver Prints to: The Darkroom Group, 625 Thompson Avenue, Coquitlam BC V3J 3Z9
Judging will start promptly at 12:30 PM. Members of all clubs and the public are welcome.
CAPA Medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) will be awarded to the First, Second and Third place photographers. Certificates will be presented to the First, Second and Third place Clubs and seven Honour Awardees. Jpegs of winning entries (1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honourable Mentions) will be sent to Canadian Camera Magazine. Any of the competition images may be used for advertising this competition in a future year (with credit to the photographer) or placed in a CAPA proshow.
The prints will be on display from the completion of scoring until approximately 4:00 PM.
Attending club representatives may pick up their Club’s prints at the end of the competition. Scores will be e-mailed to clubs a few days later.
if a club representative is not able to attend the competition, please arrange pick-up with the host club by Friday 26 February 2016.
Please plan to attend this Competition! Show admission is $5.00 per person to cover room rental and refreshments.
Pacific Zone Print Challenge Rules 2016
1. Each club entry shall be a maximum of 10 prints. One print per club member with the exception of clubs with fewer than ten members. In this case two prints from the same photographer will be accepted.
2. If a photographer is a member of more than one club he/she may participate in only one Club’s entry. One print will be removed from one Club’s entry if this occurs. A coin toss will determine which Club will be penalized.
3. The PZPC entry form will be emailed to clubs in November
4. Prints may be monochrome or colour, each section will be judged separately. If there is confusion as to whether a print is monochrome or colour, the host club will decide. Subject is the choice of the photographer, must be suitable for viewing by any age group. CAPA is family-oriented.
5. Minimum print size: 80 square inches. Maximum print size and mat size is 16″ x 20″. Full edge to edge prints are permitted with a stiff back mounting.
6. a single paper mat must be secured to a stiff back mounting in order to survive frequent handling. Only Black or White Mats are permitted. No framed prints.
7. All entries must be labeled on the back of the print, top right corner:
Title ……………………………………………………
Photographer’s name ……………………………………………………
Club name ……………………………………………………
Club address ……………………………………………………
8. If the photographer’s name appears on the front of the print, the print will not be judged.
9. Prints previously entered in the Pacific Zone Print Challenge are ineligible. The host club will make the final decision for acceptance of any prints.
10. Please email the Pacific Zone Print Challenge entry form .pdf to along with jpegs (pixels: 1024w x 768h) of the prints for projection to the audience during the competition.
11. All print entries must be safely packaged.
12. $15.00 Club Entry fee (payable to Larry Burton) must be enclosed with prints.
13. Please enclose return labels with sufficient postage and specify your choice of return such as: post, bus or courier.
14. Neither CAPA nor the host club will accept liability for loss or damage to any print submitted. Every effort will be made to avoid damage or loss.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: January 22, 2016
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: January 27, 2016
Hosting: Woodstock Camera Club
Definition: The CAPA definition of “Altered Reality” sometimes known as Creative.
There must be obvious manipulation which may change natural color, form, shape or any combination of these three within the image. Images can be montages (blending or composites of multiple images). The original image, (and any images used to create the submission image), must have been taken by the entrant. The original image must be altered by the maker; artwork or computer graphics generated by the entrant may be incorporated so long as the original photographic content predominates. Images may not be constructed solely within a computer. The core content of the original image must be identifiable. High Dynamic Range (HDR) images without further manipulation or changes are not considered “Altered Reality”. Images that are not “Altered Reality” images are not eligible for this competition. There is no restriction to the subject matter providing it adheres to the “Altered Reality” guidelines as stated above.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: February 12, 2016
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: February 17, 2016
Hosting: Calgary Camera Club
Definition: Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed. Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife.
Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Images entered in Authentic Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.
The photographer, whatever photographic medium is used, must have taken the original image.
Botany – includes images that portray uncultivated plant life such as trees, flowering and non- flowering plants, ferns, algae, fungi, etc. in their natural habitat. Photographs of domestic plants, artificially produced hybrid plants, flower arrangements etc are ineligible. Entrants are required to identify their botany images on the entry form for Botany award consideration: place a “B” on the right side of the entry number to indicate the image is a Botany entry. e.g. John Smith 1B Yellow wildflower.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: March 11, 2016
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: March 16, 2016
Hosting: Langley Camera Club
Definition: Open – indicates the subject matter and not the type of photography.
A variety of subject matter, including abstracts are allowed in “Open.”
The photographer can make enhancements in the camera (zooms, pans, multiple exposures, blurs, cropping, sharpening) as well as modifications and enhancements using digital imaging software, sharpening and (HDR, focus-stacking, selective layering – using photographs of the same scene) to improve the overall appearance of the original captured image e.g., improved contrast/density/ tonality, and enhanced colour. Non-photographic components such as text, or computer-simulated imagery (which were not part of the original photograph) are not acceptable. Processing that does not significantly alter the structure of an image is allowed. Images that include composite images, are to be entered in either the Fine Art or Altered Reality competition.
Please review the “Altered Reality” definition – heavily manipulated images are to be enter into “Altered Reality” competition.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: March 11, 2016
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: March 16, 2016
Hosting: Victoria Camera Club
Definition: A portrait is a photograph that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject, and is exclusively of humans.
An image previously receiving an Award or HM in a Portrait Competition is not eligible for entry.
By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits CAPA to reproduce all or part of the entered image free of charge for publication in any CAPA publications, CAPA website, DVD of competition winning images and our CAPA magazine. The CAPA competition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.
The maker may alter images electronically or otherwise. Computer generated graphics and artwork created by the maker of the image may be incorporated, so long as the photographic content is predominating.
**Winning photographers in Portrait Competition will be asked to provide a release signed by the subject or subject’s parent or guardian if the subject is 16 or under.**
Our club will be participating in the Pacific Zone Print Challenge 2016.
We encourage you to participate in this challenge by bringing your images to our club for judging on January 27, 2016. To prepare for the judging for this challenge, I will need for you to send me the names of your image by January 22, 2016.
Pacific Zone Print Challenge Rules 2016
1. Each club entry shall be a maximum of 10 prints. One print per club member with the exception of clubs with fewer than ten members. In this case two prints from the same photographer will be accepted.
2. If a photographer is a member of more than one club he/she may participate in only one Club’s entry. One print will be removed from one Club’s entry if this occurs. A coin toss will determine which Club will be penalized.
3. The PZPC entry form will be emailed to clubs in November
4. Prints may be monochrome or colour, each section will be judged separately. If there is confusion as to whether a print is monochrome or colour, the host club will decide. Subject is the choice of the photographer, must be suitable for viewing by any age group. CAPA is family-oriented.
5. Minimum print size: 80 square inches. Maximum print size and mat size is 16″ x 20″. Full edge to edge prints are permitted with a stiff back mounting.
6. a single paper mat must be secured to a stiff back mounting in order to survive frequent handling. Only Black or White Mats are permitted. No framed prints.
7. All entries must be labeled on the back of the print, top right corner:
Title ……………………………………………………
Photographer’s name ……………………………………………………
Club name ……………………………………………………
Club address ……………………………………………………
8. If the photographer’s name appears on the front of the print, the print will not be judged.
9. Prints previously entered in the Pacific Zone Print Challenge are ineligible. The host club will make the final decision for acceptance of any prints.
10. Please email the Pacific Zone Print Challenge entry form .pdf to along with jpegs (pixels: 1024w x 768h) of the prints for projection to the audience during the competition.
11. All print entries must be safely packaged.
12. $15.00 Club Entry fee (payable to Larry Burton) must be enclosed with prints.
13. Please enclose return labels with sufficient postage and specify your choice of return such as: post, bus or courier.
14. Neither CAPA nor the host club will accept liability for loss or damage to any print submitted. Every effort will be made to avoid damage or loss.
Definition: Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.
The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves.
Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.
Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted.
Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning.
Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed.
Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Images entered in Authentic Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Australian Photographic Society Interpretation of Nature definition has been included on the CAPA website. This definition can be read here.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: Midnight March 1, 2015 to be emailed to " target="_blank">
NOTE: Within 2 to 4 hours of you sending me your images, I will provide to you an acknowledge of receipt of your email message and attached images. If for some reason you don’t received my email message, please call me on my cel at (604)825-7084.
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: March 4, 2015
DIGITAL OPEN CLUB COMPETITION
Definition: All subject matter is allowed in “Open”. The photographer can make enhancements in the camera (zooms, pans, multiple exposures, blurs, cropping) as well as modifications and enhancements using digital imaging software (HDR, focus-stacking, selective layering – using photographs of the same scene) to improve the overall presentation of the original captured image e.g., improved contrast/tonality, enhanced colour.
NOTE: Within 2 to 4 hours of you sending me your images, I will provide to you an acknowledge of receipt of your email message and attached images. If for some reason you don’t received my email message, please call me on my cel at (604)825-7084.
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: March 4, 2015
DIGITAL PORTRAIT CLUB COMPETITION
Definition: A portrait is a photograph that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject, and is exclusively of humans. An image previously receiving an Award or HM in a Portrait Competition is not eligible for entry. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits CAPA to reproduce all or part of the entered image free of charge for publication any of CAPA publications, CAPA website, DVD of competition winning images and our CAPA magazine. The CAPA competition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. The maker may alter images electronically or otherwise. Computer generated graphics and artwork created by the maker of the image may be incorporated, so long as the photographic content is predominating. **Winning photographers in Portrait Competition will be asked to provide a release signed by the subject or subject’s parent or guardian if the subject is 16 or under.**
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: Midnight March 1, 2015 to be emailed to
NOTE: Within 2 to 4 hours of you sending me your images, I will provide to you an acknowledge of receipt of your email message and attached images. If for some reason you don’t received my email message, please call me on my cel at (604)825-7084.
OUR CLUB SCORING DATE: March 4, 2015
PRINT OPEN CLUB COMPETITION
Definition: A variety of subject matter is accepted including abstracts. The photographer can make enhancements in the camera (zooms, pans, multiple exposures, blurs, cropping) as well as modifications and enhancements using digital imaging software (HDR, focus-stacking, selective layering – using photographs of the same scene) to improve the overall presentation of the original captured image e.g., improved contrast/tonality, enhanced colour. Non-photographic components such as text, or computer-simulated imagery (which were not part of the original photograph) are not acceptable. No composites. Techniques that dramatically change the presentation of the original captured image must be entered in the ‘Altered Reality’ Competition.
Botany – includes images that portray uncultivated plant life such as trees, flowering and non-flowering plants, ferns, algae, fungi, etc. in their natural habitat. Photographs of domestic plants, artificially produced hybrid plants, flower arrangements etc are ineligible. Entrants are required to identify their botany images on the entry form for Botany award consideration: place a “B” on the right side of the entry number to indicate the image is a Botany entry. e.g. John Smith 1B Yellow wildflower.
OUR CLUB CUTOFF DATE: midnight March 1, 2015 to be emailed to
NOTE: Within 2 to 4 hours of you sending me your images, I will provide to you an acknowledge of receipt of your email message and attached images. If for some reason you don’t received my email message, please call me on my cel at (604)825-7084.
