Monthly Competitions

There is nothing like a little friendly competition to promote better photography. Without it, most of us would never get better at our craft/hobby. Each month the Dallas Camera Club conducts competitions for its members. Each member turns in one image for each of the categories.

  • Color print
  • Monochrome print
  • Digital image

The images are then sent by their respective chairpersons to a qualified judge. The judge records his scores and comments on a recorder which are then played back at the next competition meeting. (First Tuesday of each month) Every other competition will have a topic to challenge our members to go out and shoot something specific. Below is a list of this year's topics and definitions.

Projected Images

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Jeff Glass
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Jeff Glass is your Projected Image Chairperson. Jeff is the one who receives all the images that you submit for Projected Images. If you have questions about anything relating to Projected Images, you should This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or feel free to ask any of the other members at one of our meetings.

Printed Images

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Lance & Pat Nail
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Lance & Pat Nail are the husband and wife team that hold the position of Print Chairperson on the board. They take care of both Color and Monochrome prints. Lance and Pat are the ones who collect all the images at the club meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. If you have questions about anything relating to Print Images, you should This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or feel free to ask any of the other members at one of our meetings.

Competition Topics and Definitions

Topic Month Due Date Description
Jun 2010 Jun 1 Architectural Features: An image of an interesting detail of a building or other manmade structure. This must not be an image of an entire structure but only part of the structure.
Aug 2010 Aug 3 Slow Shutter: Image created using a slow shutter speed allowing motion blur from action, star trails, streaking car lights, etc.
Oct 2010 Oct 5 Water (in natural setting): Water as seen in a lake stream, pond, ocean, etc. in its natural state without the evidence of hand of man. Frozen water or ice must not be the main subject of the image. Water, in its liquid state, must be the main subject in the image.
Dec 2010 Dec 7 Performers: Musicians, actors, acrobats and any number of other performers found on the stage, street or at festivals must be the main subject of the image.
Feb 2011 Feb 1 Panoramas: An image where the length of one side is at least twice as long as the other. The panorama may be oriented either vertical or horizontal.
The months not mentioned here are OPEN topics, meaning that your image can be of anything except nudes.