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Digital Competitions Scoring & Awards
Scoring
The Judge is asked to assign a "fair and just" score for each image, based on its individual quality and merits. The judge is also requested to consider the following guidelines when scoring the images, using a 3 to 30 point range. Tie scores are acceptable and encouraged, when the judge deems appropriate.
1) Assign a score of 3 points to an image that should be disqualified.
2) Assign a score in the range 17 to 19 points for those images having major flaws or require a significant amount of work for improvement.
3) Assign a score of 20 to 23 points for those images that are deemed average or above average.
4) Assign a score of 24 to 30 points for those images that are clearing well above average in all interest/impact, technical and compositional aspects.
NOTE: The judge is asked to consider the story telling value of a photograph more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality for Nature (N), Travel (T) and Photojournalism (J) images.
Awards
Monthly Competitions
Ribbons are awarded to the Image / Print of the Month and top scoring images in each class / category combination (Digital Competitions) or category (Print Competitions). Approximately 20% of the images entered will receive awards based upon the participation level in each category / class. The Image / Print of the Month shall be selected by the Judge from those images which received the highest score.
# Images |
Awards |
1-2 |
None |
3-7 |
1st Place |
8-12 |
1st, 2nd Place |
13-17 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place |
18-22 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place + 1 Honorable Mention |
23-27 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place + 2 Honorable Mention |
Every 5 Additional |
Same as above, plus an additional Honorable Mention |
Award winning images are automatically eligible for the Image / Print of the Year completion. (There is a limit of only 2 Honorable Mention entries in a category for a maker).
Annual Competitions
Awards shall be presented on the basis of results of the end of the year cumulative totals as well as the Image of the Year Competition.
For the cumulative awards and on a category by category basis, the highest 5 scores shall be used to determine a participating member's total score for the year. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place awards shall be given based on these total scores; tie scores shall be given duplicate awards. In addition, a Digital Photographer of the Year Award is presented to the photographer with the ten highest scoring images across categories.
Image of the Year awards shall be selected by the End of the Year Competition Judge from all of the DIOM, 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place and Honorable Mention Awards. There is a limit of two honorable mentions per person / category.
Digital:
Monthly Cumulative |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
General |
Plaque |
Ribbon |
Ribbon |
Nature |
Plaque |
Ribbon |
Ribbon |
People/Portraits |
Plaque |
Ribbon |
Ribbon |
Photojournalism |
Plaque |
Ribbon |
Ribbon |
Travel |
Plaque |
Ribbon |
Ribbon |
Photographer of the Year |
Plaque |
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Image / Print of the Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Digital |
Plaque |
Rosette Ribbon |
Rosette Ribbon |
Print |
Plaque |
Rosette Ribbon |
Rosette Ribbon |
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