Image Entry Standards

1. Photographs must have been taken and post processed only by the submitting club member

2 All pictorial elements in a submitted image must originate from images taken by the member.

3 Time constraints, if applicable, apply to all elements in the image
4 Software assisted editing is permitted provided 1,2 and 3 above are adhered to.

5. Photographs that have previously been submitted in an RRPC competition of any year and were awarded a place (1st – 3rd or HM) cannot be entered in further RRPC competitions.

6. Size Criteria- Images must be jpegs and must be at least 2500 pixels in the longest direction. There are no constraints in the actual file size.

Note 1 The original images along with their metadata may be requested as proof or eligibility

4. File Name and Image Title

• The name of the computer file is to be the TITLE of the image.
• Titles are to be limited to 30 characters including spaces.
• A member’s ID number or other member identification is NOT to be
• included in the filename or title
• An example of an acceptable file name/title would be Grand Caynon.jpg

Examples of file names that are NOT acceptable are:

IMG_1234.jpg
DSC_0334-2.jpeg EruDcPRyRZmNq8QXvjb5lw_thumb_ab6d.jpg fullsizeoutput_4e72.jpeg

5. Images and digital files may not contain watermarks or any name or identifying marks other than the digital file name as noted above.

6. Borders and/or digital mats are not permitted.

7. Digital images should use the sRGB profile to ensure colors are the most accurately reproduced during projection. Failure to use a sRGB profile will not be cause for disqualification.