NEW IMPORTANT CHANGES TO COMPETITIONS NEW
Revised 12/9/2024
Competitions will resemble those in the past, but a few things have changed.
The club now conducts competitions on the Visual Pursuits – Charter Oak Photographic Society Competition Website, which is separate and distinct from this website. Instructions and a video about how to log in to the Competition Website can be found here or use the menu above and select COMPETITIONS > SUBMITTING IMAGES.
Click this link to log in to the Competition Website: https://charteroakphoto.visualpursuits.com
MONTHLY COMPETITIONS
Members will have a two week period to submit images to the Competition Website. Images should be submitted into the usual categories (Open, Wildlife, etc), which are now called ‘Competition Types’, and at the usual levels (Salon, Masters). Instructions and a video about how to submit images to the Competition Website can be found here or use the menu above and select COMPETITIONS > SUBMITTING IMAGES.
After the submission period, but before the competition meeting, judges will use the Competition Website to score the images and compose any requested critiques. At the virtual competition meeting, the Competition Chair will use the Competition Website to present the images, their scores and the awards for First Place and Honorable Mention. Judges will also attend the meeting to present comments and any requested critiques. After the competition meeting, competition results reports will be generated from the Competition Website and emailed to the membership. Ribbons will be distributed to First Place and Honorable Mention winners.
THE YEAR END (YE) COMPETITION
Members will have a one week period to submit images to the Competition Website. Images should be submitted into the usual Competition Types (YE Open, YE Wildlife, etc). Instructions about how to submit images to the Competition Website can be found here or use the menu above and select COMPETITIONS > SUBMITTING IMAGES.
After the submission period, but before the YE competition meeting, judges will use the Competition Website to view the images and assign preliminary scores. During the YE competition meeting, which is closed to members, judges will use the Competition Website to finalize scores and pick a single winning image for each YE Competition Type. The Competition Chair will use the Competition Website to assign awards to each winner. YE Competition awards will be announced at a subsequent club meeting.