Welcome to Battle of the Clubs 2010 sponsored by

Welcome to the 2010 Battle of The Clubs! Every month, we invite the UK camera clubs to enter their club’s favourite top three images based on that month’s theme. To find out the current theme, scroll down for the timetable.

Immediately after the round ends, the judges will go through every entry and judge each of the club’s three images on the following criteria:

• Picture impact (creativity/colour/mood) – max of 5 points
• Technical quality (Image/print quality) – max of 5 points
• Composition – max of 5 points

Each club’s entry can gain up to a maximum of 45 points per round: the idea being that the more rounds a club enters, the more that their points tally and position on the league table will rise. The winner of the Battle of the Clubs 2010 will be the club with the greatest points tally after the final round.

THE PRIZE

There is a massive £3,000 up for grabs for the winning club to spend on Canon imaging products, from a digital projector to a new lens or a printer. The choice of what the winning club can spend the prize fund on is up to its members/management.

NEW FOR 2010

• The Best Overall Picture from any round will win a £1000 voucher for Canon imaging products, which can be won by an individual photographer.
• The Club with the best overall monthly entry will also win a £1000 Canon voucher

HOW TO ENTER:

Take a look at the panel scheduling each round, the deadline the images need to get to us before, and the theme. This allows you and your club to discuss and plan ahead for each round. You then have two choices of how to enter each round:

Entry Method One

By Post: Send your three chosen images (max) per club to us as a high quality, colour or black & white print no larger than A4, with an accompanying CD/DVD with the high resolution (300dpi) images in case we need to publish the images. We will not scan from a print.

Entry Method Two

Electronically: If you’re the club’s designated representative, log into the Camera Clubs website, scroll down this page to the active competitions menu, and click on the link for the competition you want to enter: if you haven’t reached the submission limit for your club, a button will appear when viewing an active competition. This will take you to the image submission page, where you will see a list of your club's albums. By clicking on the album name the album will expand to reveal the images contained within it. If you would like to view any of the images, click on its name. Once your club has decided on the image to submit, ensure the radio button next to it is selected, then enter your name into the textbox and submit the form. You will automatically be redirected to the competitions page and your submission will be listed amongst the other entries.

Online League Table

At the end of each round, all the clubs taking part will have their points added to a league table, which will be published on this website for club members to check their club’s position.

Competition Schedule