Dingwall 2016 National BPE Competition is open for entries.
This event is organised by Dingwall Camera Club. There are four Digital Sections in the Exhibition – General Colour, Nature, Landscape and Monochrome.
This year's selectors are - Mike Cruise ARPS DPAGB, Allan Gawthorpe EFIAP/s DPAGB PSA5* and Peter Paterson FRPS MPAGB MFIAP.
Entries close 30th September 2016. Please visit their website for full details (click here)
With the SPF and PAGB purchase of the new Canon WUX500 projectors at the beginning of this year, it has been necessary to timetable when both organisations will introduce 1600 x 1200 as our standard projection size requirement for all Competitions. The SPF announced this in January 2016, and the PAGB have since agreed the same ‘Standard Resolution’ for their events from July 2017.
We are taking this opportunity to remind you that this NEW Standard Resolution for all SPF Events will be in place for all events and Competitions from 1st January 2017. Some Clubs may choose to begin collecting in images from their members now in the larger sizes. Some Clubs have already introduced this bigger size, if they too have purchased one of the new projectors.
1400 x 1050 will continue to be accepted in all SPF Competitions, along with smaller image sizes. However; we strongly suggest that you do not submit image sizes smaller than 1400 x 1050, as they will be significantly smaller on the screen.
To give you an idea how these resolution sizes compare when projected on a screen, you can download “An Insight into Resolutions” below, or visit the SPF Guidance Area of this website (click here) You will also find an update of the “Digital Guidance Notes 1” for the new image size of 1600 x 1200 in this SPF Guidance area.
SPF - PAGB Inter-Federation Nature PDI Competition Winners
This Gallery contains the images submitted as part of the SPF's entry in to the PAGB Inter-Fed Open and Nature Competitions. These images were Accepted in to this year's Exhibition, and some gained Individual...
This gallery contains all of this year's 2016 SPF Portfolios Award Winners.
The lists of all of the 2016 Portfolio Acceptances along with the Final Club Placings and details of the Individual Award Winners can be downloaded from the SPF Portfolios area of this website...
We are a non-profitmaking network of almost 100 clubs and societies from Orkney in the north to Stranraer in the south and all areas in between. The sizes and involvement of each club within the SPF varies widely.
Founded in 1903, our remit is to promote the art and science of photography through interaction. To this end, the SPF Executive Committee organises a diary of events annually, mainly in the form of competitions and workshops, which our Clubs and Members can participate in. The SPF also organises or co-ordinates entries to other events nationally or internationally on behalf of our members. We also maintain a mailing list and supply various services, including our e-newsletter the 'e-flash', and SPF Directory which contains all SPF Clubs and our SPF Judge’s & Lecturer’s list.
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