The Florida Camera Club Council

M & M Photo Tours

Director — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:09 +0000

M&M Photo Tours, Inc., is offering to all F3C clubs and members as well as their extended families the following discounts:

* individual traveler $350 off either tour
* 2 people on same trip $375/person off either tour
* 3 people on same trip $400/person off either tour
* 4 people on same trip $450/person off either tour
* 5 or more people on same trip $500/person off either tour

on either of the following two (2) fall tours:

http://www.mmphototours.com/Store/tabid/80/List/1/ProductID/44/Default.aspx?txtSearch=best+treasures&SortField=ProductName%2cProductName and/or

http://www.mmphototours.com/Store/tabid/80/txtSearch/cambodia/List/1/ProductID/46/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName

We hope to have some our friends from Florida join us this fall – these are 2 of our most popular and highly rated tours.”

Revised Print Competition Entry form

F3C Admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:13:26 +0000

The date for the next FCCC print competition will be Monday, June 24th at the Sarasota Camera Club at 6:30PM. in the Dickens Center, in the Meadows Country Club. The prints must be sent to Sue Karski by June 18th. Remember each club must have all their prints in one box and be sure to put a return label in the box.

Mail to:

Swanson Services Corp

Attn. Sue Karski

2113 63 rd Ave. E

Bradenton, FL 34203

The Print Competition entry form has been updated to include the new Creative category.

FCCC Print Entry Form

If you have Adobe Reader, you may fill out the form before printing it out.

Mac users: You can open the pdf with Preview, and fill it out before printing.

Click to download labels to affix to the backs of your prints:
Print Competition Labels (6-up)
Please note: You can print on plain paper or print on Avery labels:
48464, 48864, 5164, 5264, 55164, 5524, 55264, 55364, 55464, 5664, 58164, 58264, 8164, 8254, 8464, 8564

2013 Digital competition Schedule

Director — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:23:10 +0000

2nd Triannual Competition – Submissions will be accepted June 1st thru June 30, 2013 – Judging will be July 1st thru July 10, 2013 3rd Triannual competition – Submissions will be accepted Oct 1st thru Oct 31, 2013 – Judging will be Nov 1st thru Nov 10, 2013 2013 Year end judging will be Feb [...]

Print Competition Results

Director — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:05:13 +0000

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thanks to our esteemed judges:

Ted Appel

John Livernois

Larry Richardson

Digital Competition Results

Director — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:14:24 +0000

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thanks to our esteemed panel of judges:

Alison Brooks

Bernie Hynes

Jay Buchanan

Logging In

Director — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:35:06 +0000

To log in go to the forum page and click on the login in the upper right corner.

Competition Update

Director — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:10:19 +0000

The $2.00 entry fee allows you to submit up to 4 images per competition. If you are entering both Print and Digital the cost is $4.00.
Be sure to select the correct gallery when uploading images either Digital or Print. If you have paid for digital and attempt to upload to print your entry will be rejected.
Please allow 12 to 24 hours between the time you make your payment and when you attempt to upload your images.

Digital & Print Competition Submission Instructions

Director — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:07:22 +0000

Submissions are officially closed! Thanks to all who submitted images in both Digital & Print.

New Submission Instructions for 2013 Competitions

The $2.00 entry fee allows you to submit up to 4 images per competition. If you are entering both Print and Digital the cost is $4.00.
Be sure to select the correct gallery when uploading images either Digital or Print. If you have paid for digital and attempt to upload to print your entry will be rejected.
Please allow 12 to 24 hours between the time you make your payment and when you attempt to upload your images.
You are allowed to enter 4 images but only 3 in any one category.

To log in go to the forum page and click on the login in the upper right corner.

Print Competition:

To purchase entry into the first PRINT competition click on this link.

Click on “add to cart” and follow the prompts.

Once your order has been approved you will have access to the following links to upload your images to the PRINT competition.

IMPORTANT! If you purchased entry to the DIGITAL competition, these links will not work. Please scroll down for the DIGITAL submission links.

Print Class A Color: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=159
Print Class B Color: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=161
Print Class A Mono: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=162
Print Class B Mono: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=163
Print Creative Class A: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=165
Print Creative Class B: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=166

The Print Competition Director will receive a listing of all qualified image to be judged.

Images are due April 1, 2013

Have your club rep send your prints to this address:

Bernie Hynes
4202 Perch Circle
Port Charlotte, FL 33948

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Digital Competition:

To purchase entry into the first DIGITAL competition click on this link.

Click on “add to cart” and follow the prompts.
Once your order has been approved you will have access to the following links to upload your images to the DIGITAL competition. Links for the PRINT competition galleries are above.

Digital Class A Color: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=153
Digital Class B Color: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=154
Digital Class A Mono: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=155
Digital Class B Mono: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=156
Digital Creative Class A: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=157
Digital Creative Class B: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/posting.php?mode=upload&album_id=158

2012 Year End Digital Competition Results

Director — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:56:51 +0000

Congratulations to the twelve winning images selected by our esteemed panel of judges:

Larry Richardson – Wildlife photographer, Wildlife Biologist at the Florida Panther and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

John Brady – Fine Art Photographer, Owner of Everglades Studio.

Jeff Brown – Photographer, Certified Photoshop Instructor.

This year’s winners of the year end competition are:

                   

Class A Color     Club Name                      Image Name               Score

Rosalie Kreulen    Ft Myers Camera Club            Violet Saberwing          17
Carol MacDougall   Photo Adventures Camera Club    Stargazer Lily            16.67
John Zeiss         Sarasota Camera Club            Prelude to Competition    16.01

Class B Color     Club Name                      Image Name               Score

Wynn Davis-Shanks  The Villages Photography Club   Sublime                   16.68
Carolyn Hutchins   Osceola Camera Club             Flutter-By                16.67
Bill Mills         Lakewood Ranch Photo Club       Path to a New Day         16.34

Class A Mono      Club Name                      Image Name               Score

Mike Levine        Pines West Camera Club          Break Time                18  IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Don Fraser         Jacksonville Camera Club        Eye of the Tigress        17.33
Paul Zappala       Englewood Camera Club           Arcadia Cowboy            17

Class B Mono      Club Name                      Image Name               Score

Lynne Koller       Sarasota Camera Club            Falls Near Ithaca         18  IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Bill Magamoll      North Central Florida CC        Abstract Arachnid         17.01
Dave Garrison      Naples Camera Club              Peony                     17

Some interesting observations;

11 different clubs were represented in the twelve winning images
for the first time the image(s) of the year were both in the mono category

New Photographic Category for Digital & Print Competitions

Director — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:32:23 +0000

Beginning with the 1st Tri annual competitions for 2013 in both Print and Digital, we have added a new category.

Creative/Altered

This category is meant to be a “creative category” where the entries are photos that are recognizably altered.

“The image must obviously display a change in natural color, form, shape or any combination of the three. High Dynamic Range (HDR) images without further changes are not considered Creative-Altered.”

” The original image must be made by the entrant. All images must be original and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else. Original images must be altered by the maker; artwork or computer graphics generated by the entrant may be incorporated, if the original photographic content predominates. Images may not be constructed entirely within a computer. It is necessary that the image’s core content by identifiable. Any subject matter is acceptable as long as the Creative-Altered guidelines are apparent.”

All other criteria as posted in the rules and regulations http://www.f3c.org/competitions/digital-competitions/ must be followed.

We have increased the number of images back to the original 4 (four) per entrant. At least one of which must be mono or color category. If you are entering less than 4 images there are no restrictions.

Each entrant will be required to pay an entrant fee of $2.00 per competition, payable on the website through PayPal or a credit card. No checks will be accepted. There will be a link on the website to direct you to the payment page.