NEW SUBMIT DIGITAL IMAGES NEW
TO CHARTER OAK PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (COPS) COMPETITIONS
Revised 12/9/2024
All entries must conform to COPS Competition Rules.
These submission requirements and procedures apply to both digital and print images. Although physical prints are judged in a print box, their digital versions may be projected for the entire audience’s benefit.
Image Preparation NEW
Parameter | Requirements | Restrictions |
---|---|---|
Color space | sRGB for color Gray Gamma 2.2 for untinted monochrome | |
Image size1 | 1400 x 1050 | No images larger than 2MB |
Image resolution2 | Up to 300 dpi | No images larger than 2MB |
Submission title3 NEW | Short title, 40 characters max. (e.g., South-Western Red Cactus #2). | No maker’s name, date, or other data. |
File extension NEW | .jpg or .jpeg | |
NAT designation4 | If an image complies with PSA Nature Photography rules, include NAT at the end of the title. | |
-ST designation NEW | A makeup image in the Specified Topics type should include -ST at the end of the title. |
- Image size rules are subject to change.
- Select a resolution that produces an image file size no larger than 2 MB.
- File name and submission title can (but need not) be identical.
- For PSA Nature Photography rules, see Competition Rules, Appendix D.
NEW SUBMITTING DIGITAL IMAGES NEW
Where To Submit Images NEW
Images must be submitted to the COPS Competition Website located at …
https://charteroakphoto.visualpursuits.com
How To Log In To The COPS Competition Website NEW
Each club member has received an email message from the Visual Pursuits – COPS Competition Website containing a user name and password specifically for submitting images to competitions. (NOTE: Your user name and password for competitions may be different from the login credentials you use on this COPS website.)
If you have lost your login credentials, click the ‘RESET PASSWORD’ button on the ‘Login…’ page, fill out the form, and the website will email new credentials to you. MAKE A NOTE OF YOUR USERNAME & PASSWORD, as you will need them to submit images to competitions.
When To Submit Images NEW
Monthly competitions: The submission period begins 3 weeks before and ends 1 week before the competition date.
Year-End competitions: The submission period, usually announced in late April or early May, is 1 week long.
How To Submit Images To Monthly Competitions NEW
COMPETITION TYPES
1 Digital Open
2 Digital Wildlife
3 Digital Monochrome
4 Specified Topics
5 Digital Creative
6 Digital AI
7 Makeups
Competition Levels: Your Competition Level (Salon, Masters) is associated with your log in account, so there is no need to stipulate or choose a Competition Level during the image submission process.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
- The Competition Chair reviews submitted images for adherence to club rules and appropriateness to the Competition Types selected. If an image is incorrectly designated, the maker will be notified by email. The maker may resubmit the image into the proper Competition Type via the usual upload procedure (not verbally or through email). If re-submitted before the submission deadline, the image will be judged that month. If not, it will be disqualified. Properly designated, however, that image may be entered in a future competition. Make-up entries for disqualified images must be entered in the next month’s competition.
Note: During competitions, the rules committee reserves the right to deem an image “out-of-category.” Any such image will not be scored but can, in its proper Competition Type, be entered in a future competition. Make-up entries for ineligible images must be entered in the next month’s competition. - During the submission period, you can log in again to view, add, edit, or delete entries.
- Address issues or questions regarding your submitted images to … competitionchair@charteroakphoto.org.
How To Submit Images To The Year-End (YE) Competition NEW
COMPETITION TYPES
YE 1 Digital Open
YE 2 Digital Wildlife
YE 3 Digital Monochrome
YE 4 Digital Creative
YE 5 Rich Nature
YE 6 Sibley Travel
RULES
FOR ALL COMPETITION TYPES (except the Sibley Travel type), SUBMITTED IMAGES MUST HAVE BEEN ENTERED PREVIOUSLY IN THE SEASON’S MONTHLY COMPETITIONS. ALSO, SUBMITTED IMAGES AT YEAR-END MUST BE IDENTICAL TO THOSE ENTERED PREVIOUSLY – NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES (E.G. CROPPING, ENHANCEMENTS, ETC.) ARE ALLOWED.
For YE 1 Digital Open, YE 2 Digital Wildlife, YE 3 Digital Monochrome, YE 4 Digital Creative: A maximum of 5 images may be submitted in any one of these competition types, not to exceed a total of 10 images in this group. Each image must have been previously submitted during the monthly competitions of the season.
For YE 5 Rich Nature: A maximum of 5 images may be submitted. Each image must have been previously submitted during the monthly competitions of the season.
For YE 6 Sibley Travel: A maximum of 2 images may be submitted. Images may have been previously submitted during the monthly competitions of the season, or they can be new images (not previously submitted).
INSTRUCTIONS
Address issues or questions regarding your submitted images to … competitionchair@charteroakphoto.org.