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SMBCC Competitions

Throughout the season, we have many competitions between ourselves and, occasionally, with other clubs.
Below is a summary of this year’s.

See Rules for individual competition details.
See Set Subject Definition for the
4th Qualifying Competition subject details.
Download a PDF to print out.
All digital images must be 1400px x 1050px.
For naming digital files, click here.


KWT Romney Marsh Visitor Centre
Competition - A4 Prints Only

Entries in and competition
Sunday 7th October 2012
Judged by Steve Humphreys

A friendly competition held by the Kent Wildlife Visitor Centre at New Romney which will run all summer.
Take a photo there of something a bit different and enter up to 2 A4 prints that can be sold in their shop.
Monies received are shared between the centre and the club. Ist, 2nd and 3rd places all receive medals plus the winner wins the trophy.


1st Qualifying Competition
- Prints & Digital

Entries in 3rd October 2012
Competition 17th October 2012
Judged by Paul Dunmall

A and B Groups, prints and digital
for the club trophies.


Portrait Competition - Prints & Digital

Entries in 24th October 2012
Competition 7th November 2012
Judged by Malcolm Hardie

Face and figures of the live human form only.
Submit up to 2 prints and/or 2 digital images with 2 club trophies to be won. Prints are any size up to 500mm x 400mm including mount.


Kent Car Club - Digital

Entries in 7th November 2012
Competition 28th November 2012

(Note: Entries in 3 weeks before)
Judged by Glyn Bareham LRPS CPAGB
Photos from the May Day event at Lydden Hill only.
Numerous digital images (amount TBC) with a trophy for the winner from the Kent Car Club.


2nd Qualifying Competition
- Prints & Digital

Entries in 7th November 2012
Competition 21st November 2012
Judged by Frank Page LRPS LMPA

A and B Groups, prints and digital
for the club trophies.


Christmas Cards & The Club Project

Entries in and competition
12th December 2012


Christmas Cards
Judged by Club Members

Make 1 or 2 folded cards using a photographic image. Judged by the club members for a prize.

Club Project
Judged by Club Members

Sho wup to 2 prints up to 500mm x 400mm, including mount, of something humorous.
Judged by the club members for the club trophy.
A fun evening with food and drink.


Battle of The Sexes
- Prints & Digital

Entries in for selection 2nd January 2013
Competition 30th January 2013
Judged by Sue Chapman

The Men v The Women with their
best images and prints up to
500 x 400mm including mount.


3rd Qualifying Competition
- Prints & Digital

Entries in 9th January 2013
Competition 23rd January 2013
Judged by Malcolm Dilloway

A and B Groups, prints and digital
for the club trophies.


St Mary’s BayTrophies
- Prints & Digital

Entries in 6th February 2013
Competition 20th February 2013
Judged by Glyn Bareham

Bring up to 2 prints of any size up to
500mm x 400mm including mount, and/or
2 digital images of landscapes
for 2 trophies.


The Challenge Cup - Prints

Entries in and competition
20th February 2013

Judged by Glyn Bareham
Enter up to 2 A4 prints not seen before for
The Print of the Year Competition.


4th Qualifying Competition
- Prints & Digital

Entries in 15th February 2012
Competition 29th February 2012
Judged by Richard Walton FRPS MPAGB EFIAP BPE3*

A and B Groups, prints and digital
for the club trophies.
Set Subject -
“Drinking Liquid With Container”



5th Qualifying Competition
- Prints & Digital

Entries in 13th March 2013
Competition 27th March 2013
Judged by Tony Catt

A and B Groups, prints and digital
for the club trophies.


Audio Visual Competition - AVs

(1400px x 1050px)
Entries in 20th March 2013
Competition 10th April 2013

(Note: Entries in 3 weeks before)
Judged by Kevin Harvey
Enter up to 2 slideshows with a maximum combined running time of 10 minutes
and there is a trophy for the winner.


Bill Wearing Competition - Digital

Entries in 10th April 2013
Competition 24th April 2013

A competition with 4 categories:
Motor Sport, Macro/Table Top, Natural History and Local History.
Enter up to 2 digital images in each category which is judged by the club members.
Each category winner will win a medal plus the overall winner, judged by Bill, will win the cup.

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