Each year, our club competes with the Bloomington KodaRoamers. The I-74 challenge is always fun, and sometimes our club wins!
Members can submit up to 8 images. The category this year is Flowers in Nature, including naturally growing flowers (cultivated or wild), but no cut flowers or still life images. Your images can be Black and White. You may also have an all black background or all white background. Each member is guaranteed to have at least one image accepted. All images must be taken between April 1, 2023 and April 20th, 2024. Images must be emailed by April 20th, to the club at champaigncountycameraclub@gmail.com. When emailing, use the title, “I-74” in the subject line; if you prefer to bring the images on a thumb drive, please give it to Kim Ormsby by the end of the day on April 20th.
FILENAME FOR LABELING DIGITAL IMAGES
Label your images: number of entry - number of your club (our club is 02) - competition number - title.jpg.
For example:
01-02-89-AllertonParkBluebells.jpg
02-02-89-Peonies.jpg
03-02-89-PinkPassion.jpg
Images should be Photo-Realistic The emphasis is creating a fine image with great impact while maintaining a natural quality. Images submitted can be from a single exposure or from multiple exposures blended together to create a seamless image. Examples would be HDR, image stacking for depth of field, panoramas, etc. Combining two unrelated images would not be allowed. There are no restrictions for image enhancement as long as the image maintains a natural looking appearance. Borders and vignettes are allowed.
Standard requirements for submitting digital images apply:
Digital images must be in jpg format.
The dimensions of the images should be no larger than 1400 pixels horizontally & no larger than 1050 pixels vertically. One of these dimensions shall be met, but neither exceeded. There is no restriction on file size of the jpg, Although, if images are really large, there may be problems sending via email.
It is recommended digital images be entered using the sRGB color space to best represent the correct color when using the club's projector.
There should be no identifying information on the image. (watermarks, image title, members name...)
Tonight help us select 50 images for the upcoming annual I-74 challenge.
Tonight we hope to share results from photo assignment #15:
With this assignment, we want members to go out within 60 days prior to tonight’s meeting and take up to four photos (no more than 2 of any 1 subject). The photos should include at least one of the following categories: Many Colors, Food, and/or Natural Light. If you can include two or three of the categories in your photo, even better. The maximum size for a projected image is 1400 x 1050 pixels. To learn more about preparing your image for projection on the library projector, see this information. You can email the photos for this assignment by April 20th, (subject line Assignment #15) to champaigncountycameraclub@gmail.com, or bring them to the meeting on April 22nd on a flash drive.
The CICCA Spring competition will be held on May 25th, in Muscatine, IA. Tonight, members can bring their CICCA Salon prints/entry form and entry fee. If you are entering the CICCA digital competition, digital entries may be sent to the club by April 29th at the latest (email subject line: CICCA digital entry, along with the entry form). The individual entry fee is $5 per division entered (Digital and/or Print). For those entering Prints and Digital, the cost would then be $10. Please make your check out to CCCC; one check for both divisions if applicable would be appropriate.