What is Art
Our Judge for the November digital image competitions, Jenny Graff, is the first judge from memory who has disqualified images from the ART competition, for not meeting the definition.
Our definition is Photography that moves beyond literal representation, and Jenny found images that she thought did not do this. From her point of view, any image that does demonstrate a move from the literal was acceptable. This included a line of MG’s that had the tail lights changed from red to blue.
This brings me to my point. To satisfy the definition, we need to demonstrate to the viewer that the image has been transformed, not just think to ourselves that we have done a transformation. In reality this can be quite simple, but it needs to demonstrate a transformation has been applied. And unfortunately it can rule out some good and very artistic images. So please make sure that you enter Art images according to the definition into the Art category, and anything else needs to be entered in the Open category.
And finally the idea of the Art category is to encourage members to to push their images and themselves beyond what we have been doing and feel comfortable with, and into new and unexplored territory.
by Keven Hyde, November 15, 2019
Results for competitions in November Prints
There were 6 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in November Prints
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Fire Hazard Mike West – 9 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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TRAINING RUN Ty Fox – 8 A Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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Kuranda Kid Bill Ewen – 8 B Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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Tree Hut Gerry Gibson – 8 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Skyline Bruce Richardson – 8 A Grade Open Large Print |
Still Busking Bill Ewen – 8 B Grade Open Large Print 
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by Ed Anderson, November 14, 2019
Results for competitions in November Digital
There were 12 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in November Digital
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An Artist at Work Annette Wood – 9 A Grade SetSubject Digital 
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They know whats coming Helen Debnam – 8 B Grade SetSubject Digital 
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Body Painting Interruption Bill Ewen – 8 B Grade SetSubject Digital 
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One Way to Fish Bill Ewen – 8 B Grade SetSubject Digital 
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Bamboo Forest Gathering Bruce Atkinson – 8 All Grades Art Photography Digital 
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Captured Keven Hyde – 8 All Grades Art Photography Digital 
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PAINTED BEACH Vern Irvine – 8 All Grades Art Photography Digital 
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Seagull Beach Vern Irvine – 8 All Grades Art Photography Digital 
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Tango Train Airlie Andrews – 8 A Grade Open Digital 
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Chris Gerry Gibson – 8 A Grade Open Digital 
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Just a little further should do it Helen Debnam – 8 B Grade Open Digital 
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LITTLE RED BIRD Vern Irvine – 8 B Grade Open Digital 
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by Annette Scott, November 13, 2019
Competitions in Annual Robin Simpson Trophy are closing soon!
Competitions in Annual Robin Simpson Trophy will close Wednesday, 13th November 2019, 11:58 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- All Grades SetSubject Digital Australian Landscape
All members are encouraged to enter.
by system account, November 11, 2019
Competitions in Annual Don Attree Founders Award are closing soon!
Competitions in Annual Don Attree Founders Award will close Wednesday, 13th November 2019, 11:58 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- All Grades SetSubject Digital Nature
All members are encouraged to enter.
by system account, November 11, 2019
Competitions in Annual Ted Gillingham Trophy are closing soon!
Competitions in Annual Ted Gillingham Trophy will close Wednesday, 13th November 2019, 11:58 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- B Grade SetSubject Large Print My Country
All members are encouraged to enter.
by system account, November 11, 2019
Competitions in Annual Presidents Trophy are closing soon!
Competitions in Annual Presidents Trophy will close Wednesday, 13th November 2019, 11:58 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- All Grades SetSubject Large Print An Unconventional Portrait
All members are encouraged to enter.
by system account, November 11, 2019
Annual Print and DPI Entries
Some members are experiencing a problem with Annual Print and DPI entries. The necessary steps are as follows:
- Go to: Enter Competitions > MEMBERS AREA
- In the “2019 collections open for entry list”, click either “Upload for Annual Prints” or “Upload for Annual Digital
- On the “Upload Entries …” page, click “SELECT FROM EXISTING UPLOADED IMAGES”
- In the list of your existing entries, find the image you want to enter and CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL OF THAT IMAGE
- An enlarged version of the image is displayed. Click on “ENTER THIS IMAGE IN ANNUAL DIGITAL/PRINT”
- Back on the “Upload Entries …” page, click the category you want to enter the image into and then click “SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY”
- You can then “View or remove entries” and print your ID labels for print entries as usual.
This procedure differs slightly from the Annual Trophies entry procedure because it was set up after the new MEMBERS AREA was created. I strongly advise all members to use the new Members Area for all comp entries because the old comp entry procedure will be removed in mid November.
by Ed Anderson, November 6, 2019
Procedure for Submitting Annual PRINT Competition Entries
Please also read the October 4 post entitled ANNUAL PRINT AND DIGITAL COMPETITIONS.
Print entries in our annual competitions and trophies chosen from your February to October comp images should be registered on MPC as soon as possible. The registration process is the same as for monthly competitions, except that you can only enter images already existing on MPC.
You can pre-register November comp entries — before you know the results of the November comps — as you will have until November 17 to change and finalise the registration of your choice of images.
All physical print entries must be submitted at the November 13th Comp Night.
To ensure that your print entries can be identified, without disclosing your name to the judge, please download the standard MPC print entry labels and affix them to the back of your prints. Redact your name from the label using a black marker pen (a suitable marker pen will be available at Comp Night on Nov. 13).
The same procedure applies for entries in the President’s Trophy comp and the Ted Gillingham Trophy (B Grade only) comp. To download/view a PDF of the rules, procedures, and definitions for these trophies click here
by Ed Anderson, October 17, 2019
Results for competitions in October Prints
There were 17 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in October Prints
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Watching the Break Down Gerry Gibson – 9 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Grave Yard Airlie Andrews – 8 A Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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On Guard Airlie Andrews – 8 A Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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OctB 13391 Dark Side Lorraine Brace – 8 A Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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Not in the Mood Keven Hyde – 8 A Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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I Will Win Trefor Ellacott – 8 B Grade SetSubject Large Print 
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Cheruthuruthy Man Airlie Andrews – 8 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Desert sunset Bruce Richardson – 8 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Wondrous Bruce Richardson – 8 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Rough Seas Gerry Gibson – 8 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Through the Mist Keven Hyde – 8 All Grades Art Photography Large Print 
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Indian Stairs Airlie Andrews – 8 A Grade Open Large Print 
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Trivandrum Boatman Airlie Andrews – 8 A Grade Open Large Print 
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Steeple Jason Mike West – 8 A Grade Open Large Print 
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Irenic Ed Anderson – 8 A Grade Open Large Print 
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The Blue Hour Trefor Ellacott – 8 B Grade Open Large Print 
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Cracow Ruin Bill Ewen – 8 B Grade Open Large Print 
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by Ann Bryan, October 10, 2019
