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The winning photos for the 2009-2010 clinics and competitions have been posted in a new gallery. Congratulations to the winners. Check them out here.

The photos for the year-end categories (color, b&w, creative, portrait) have been judged and added to the website.  The results will be presented at the year-end meeting, but until then, you can enjoy the images that were submitted. Galleries:https://saskatoonphotographyclub.com/Year-End/2010 Remember:  If you submitted a print for the clinics or competitions and you would like to have the digital image added to the site, please email me the file.

Don’s PhotoWe are going to Don’s photo !  It has been confirmed that we will meet there at 7pm to have demonstrations of their products for part of the meeting and then we will open up the tills and you can spend some time with the staff.  Don’s Photo – 7-9pm – 1902 8th Street Year-end CompetitionsBring your year-end competition prints to Don’s photo where they will be dropped off.  Email your digital entries to generalsubmission@v1w.e6e.myftpupload.com.  Please contact Brian Barnhill at b.barnhill@shaw.ca to make other arrangements if you cannot drop off your entry at Don’s. Photo PresentationsPlease register your title for your photo presentation with Karen Pidskany.  The best method is to send her an email at kmpfoto@sasktel.net.

2009 ANNUAL DIGITAL COMPETITION September 30th – CAPA Individual and Family members PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES! This competition is open to CAPA Individual and Family members in good standing ONLY, who are permanent Canadian residents at the close of the competition! All submissions will be automatically validated against our Membership database. All entries must be submitted electronically no later than Midnight (Pacific Standard Time ? GMT-8:00) September 30th, 2009 using the following link: http://www.digitalcapacanada.ca/ Participants may submit images as often as they wish, replacing their previous entries until the final deadline of the competition. This year’s topic is: Windows and Doors. Each participant can submit 2 digital slide entries. A digital slide is a photograph produced using any of the following: a digital camera; a scanned film slide or negative; or a scanned print. Entries can be enhanced, edited and/or manipulated in Adobe Photoshop or other similar software. Digital illustrations must have originated from a photograph as proof may be requested. Prizes must be accepted as offered. No exchanges. No monetary offers or award substitutions. First Prize: Sony α330L Digital SLR Kit w/DT 18-55 f3.5-5.6 SAM Zoom Lens; Lowepro Nova 200 AW Camera Bag; Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod w/486RC2 Ball Head; Adobe Photoshop CS4 Second Prize: Sony Cyber-shot DSCH20 10.1MP Digital Camera w/10x Optical Zoom; Lowepro Nova 170 AW Camera Bag; Photoflex 32” Multidisc 5-in-1 w/Carry Bag; Adobe Lightroom 2. Third Prize: Sony Cyber-shot DSCW270B 12.1MP Digital Camera w/5x Optical Zoom; Lowepro Nova 140 AW Camera Bag; 2 Boxes Hahnemühle Bamboo 290 Fine Art Paper; Adobe Lightroom 2 In addition, ten (10) CAPA Honour Award Certificates will be awarded. Legal Terms With proper credits to the photographer and a reference to the CAPA 2009 Annual Digital Competition Prize, winners give CAPA and Sony of Canada the right to publish their winning photograph in Canadian Camera and on the CAPA Website, and use them at any CAPA and Sony exhibition, publication, promotional or educational event. Entry into this competition implies acceptance of the above practice, unless refused in writing by notifying the Chair of this competition. CAPA recommends that the photographer obtain a model release for presentation and publication purposes, prior to submitting an entry, and have these available if requested. In case of legal challenge, the photographer agrees to hold CAPA and Sony of Canada harmless, and assume all liability or injury that may arise from entry into this competition. Photographers retain all creative rights to their art. How to Prepare and Submit your Entries – Format and Labeling Use the following guidelines in preparing your digital slides for entry: • High quality JPEG (use a quality setting of 90% or better). • Images should be in the proper orientation for viewing; it will be viewed as submitted. • Image width shall not exceed 1024 pixels, with a height of no more than 768 pixels. Images that exceed these dimensions will be automatically resized. To maintain the highest quality, all editing should be done at maximum resolution and files should be saved...

In response to the growing users of digital cameras within the various camera and photo clubs within Saskatchewan, a Digital Photo competition is to be issued to all Saskatchewan Photography/Camera Clubs. Participants must be a valid member of a recognized Saskatchewan Photography Club. Each club can submit 10 entries for the Basic Editing category and 10 entries for the Advanced Editing category. The top club entries are determined by a committee selecting the best of all the submissions. Please review the summary of the competition by downloading the PDF (click here) or read the detailed competition rules on the Regina Photo Club web page (click here).