Wehr Nature Center Camera Club
Competition Rules (click to view PDF)
Wehr Nature Center Camera Club
Competition Information – April 2011
Carole Bailey, Richard Knisbeck, Tim Kant, Geri Laehn – Competition Committee
Our club and its members can participate in several competitions throughout the year.
September/October: |
WNCCC Club Competition |
September/October: |
PSA Region 21 Showcase |
November: |
WACCO Fall Competition (1st Saturday) |
January/February: |
WNCCC Club Competition |
April: |
PSA Council’s Challenge |
May: |
WACCO Spring Competition (1st Saturday) |
Spring: |
WNCCC Scavenger Hunt |
WNCCC stands for Wehr Nature Center Camera Club. This is our club. We do belong to both WACCO and PSA, so our members are eligible to enter competitions sponsored by these groups.
WACCO stands for Wisconsin Area Camera Club Organization. This is a statewide group that consists of about 13 camera clubs in Wisconsin. In order to enter these competitions, a photographer needs to be a member of one of these clubs.
PSA stands for Photographic Society of America. This is a nation-wide group of individuals and camera clubs. In order to enter these competitions, a photographer needs to be a member of one of these clubs.
Following is an overview of these competitions.
Competition |
When / How |
Information |
WNCCC Club Competition |
Twice a year: September or October January or February
No pre-registration required Bring slides and prints to the competition meeting Email digital at least a week prior to the competition meeting
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Categories include: Slides – nature & open Digital – nature & open Prints – color & black/white Winners get ribbons and points towards ‘Photographer of the Year’ awards that are given out at our awards banquet held in March or April. |
WNCCC Club Scavenger Hunt
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Shown at a meeting, usually in the spring
Scavenger list is usually given out at the May or June meeting. Members have about a year to get all 24 (or so) images.
Participation is voluntary.
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This is a ‘ just for fun’ event. Members can enter either all slides or all digital.
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WACCO Competitions |
Twice a year: 1st Saturday of May 1st Saturday of November
Members need to enter this competition them- selves. The club is not involved in this competition. Pre-registration is required There is a fee Registration forms and digital entries are due about 2 weeks before the competition. Prints need to be brought the day of competition
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Categories include: Color Digital – nature & open Black/White Digital – nature & open Large Prints – color & black/white Small Prints – color & black/white HM (honorable mention) images get ribbons First Place in each category get medals |
PSA Region 21 Showcase |
Once a year. Entries are due by October 1st each year.
Each club selects 7 digital images from its members to submit by Oct 1st. We usually collect the images at our September meeting or via email.
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All entries must be entered as digital. PSA Region 21 consists of pretty much the same clubs as WACCO. Participating clubs then get to score all other clubs’ entries. Our club usually does the scoring at a meeting in December, January, or February. The organizers list the top 25 images and the top 5 (or so) clubs. No awards are given.
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PSA Council’s Challenge |
Once a year. Our club’s entries are due by the end of April.
These entries are given to WACCO and they, in turn, select those entries that they will forward to the actual competition. WACCO, who is our PSA Council, then competes with other PSA councils.
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Categories include: Color digital Black/white digital Prints Each club submits up to 4 images in each of these categories. The images are then shown at the yearly PSA International Conference that is held in August or September each year. Results will be given to the clubs in November. Prints will be returned at that same time. No individual awards will be given. |
If you have any questions about any of these competitions, feel free to email them to Carole Bailey at msCJBailey@aol.com