Scavenger Hunt
Rules and Procedures:
- Images must be taken between January 1, 2022 and March 16, 2023.
- Images may be adjusted (manipulated).
- Image files shall be in the same format as for club digital competitions (maximum of 1400 pixels wide by maximum of 1050 pixels tall).
- Image files shall be of type jpg.
- Image file names are automatically created by the submission procedure "Submitting Images" below.
- For judging, all images will be displayed in the orientation provided.
- All Scavenger Hunt subjects (see below) are also subjects of the Multi-Screen Competition and therefore all Scavenger Hunt images will be considered for entry into the Multi-Screen Competition.
- If at least 6 members in a digital class ("B", "A", or "AA") enter in 9 or more subjects each, then an additional class-based competition will be created for that class. These entrants would be part of both a class-based Scavenger Hunt and the main Scavenger Hunt.
Submitting Images:
Submit your images using our online procedure by selecting this link and following instructions there. Images must be submitted on or before March 16, 2023.
Scoring:
- One (1) point if the digital image does not satisfy Subject.
- Three (3) points if the digital image is below average.
- Four (4) points if the digital image is average.
- Five (5) points if the digital image is above average.
- Each person's lowest-scored image will be dropped so one can choose to skip one subject without penalty.
- The person with the highest total score is the winner.
Prizes:
| Contest Place |
Contest Prize |
| First |
Blue Ribbon & Certificate |
| Second |
Red Ribbon & Certificate |
| Third |
Yellow Ribbon & Certificate |
Items to Find:
| Subject Number |
Subject |
Notes |
| 01 |
Backyard/Parks/Gardens Flora & Fauna
|
A |
| 02 |
Inside the house
|
|
| 03 |
Old
|
A |
| 04 |
Night time Blue hour to Blue Hour |
A |
| 05 |
Sports
|
|
| 06 |
National, State & City parks
|
A |
| 07 |
Music/Musical Performance/instruments
|
A |
| 08 |
Minimalism
|
A |
| 09 |
Emotion/Feelings
|
A |
| 10 |
Compositional element(s) |
A |
Descriptions:
Backyard/Parks/Gardens Flora & Fauna - hand of man is okay, birds, maple tree w no critters is okay, cultivated flowers is also okay, Bumble Bees flying around flowers is okay. [Elliot: this is sort of like Nature, but man-made elements are allowed, as are manipulations. This is a good time to use photos that are not allowed by PSA Nature rules. Same with Parks, below.]
Inside the house: furniture, kids playing, cooking dinner, flower and or fruit baskets [Elliot: good place for pet photography.]
Old - places, people and things
Night time Blue hour to Blue Hour Sunrise or Sunsets are not allowed. Moon & Astro-Photography are examples of permissible subjects. Night time cityscape would also work..... [Elliot: any time after the sun fully sets and the time before the sun appears.]
Sports
National, State & City parks (fountains, wildlife preserves, seashores are okay)
Music/Musical Performance/instruments - including implied like a radio or someone dancing, something that generates music. Musical theater, loud speakers, sound stages, recording studios, images of 8 track, etc....
Minimalism
Emotion/Feelings - Happy, Sad, etc... [Elliot: Doesn't have to be a human. Angry animals work.]
Compositional element(s) - S-curve, leading lines, frame, rule of thirds, etc [Elliot: you should make the compositional element(s) used be pretty obvious to the judges.]
Notes:
A - subject is also an AVCC club competition subject
Ap - subject is also an AVCC club print competition subject