Special Competition Rules

Chambers Landscape Trophy

Entries close: First meeting in May
The subject is a landscape or seascape monochrome print
Either one or two prints may be entered
Prints entered in this competition must not be more than two years old
Prints entered into this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition
Prints must not have been used in any other HPS competition
Print presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules
The competition is non-graded

M^cCree Landscape Cup

Entries close: First meeting in May
The subject is a landscape or seascape digital projected image
Either one or two digital projected images may be entered
Entries in this competition must not be more than two years old
Projected images entered in this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition.
Images must not have been used in any other HPS competition
Image presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules
The images must have been taken in New Zealand
This competition is for A Grade only

Kebble Landscape Trophy

Entries close: First meeting in May
The subject is a landscape or seascape digital projected image
This competition is for B and C grade photographers
Either one or two digital projected images may be entered
Entries in this competition must not be more than two years old
Projected images entered in this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition
Images must not have been used in any other HPS competition
Image presentation must confirm to the General Competition Rules
The images must have been taken in New Zealand

Maslen Portrait Trophy

The MASLEN trophy is an annual competition for portrait prints only.

Entries close the first club meeting in May
The subject is a portrait of “one person”. This portrait can include the body from the waist up but not below the waist
Either one or two entries can be entered
The images can be in monochrome or colour
The competitions are non-graded
Entries must be not more than two years old
Images must not have been used in any previous HPS club competition
Images entered cannot be entered into any club “special competitions” again
The images can be used at some future date in the clubs monthly competitions
Image presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules

John Clare Trophy

The John Clare trophy is an annual completion for portrait projected images only.

Entries close the first club meeting in May
The subject is a portrait of “one person”. This portrait can include the body from the waist up but not below the waist
Either one or two entries can be entered
The images can be in monochrome or colour
Entries must be not more than two years old
The competitions are non-graded. Entries must be not more than two years old
Images must not have been used in any previous HPS club competition
Images entered cannot be entered into any club “special competitions” again
The images can be used at some future date in the club’s monthly competitions
Projected images the longest edge must not exceed 1620 pixels for Landscape format or 1080 pixels for Portrait or Square format and a file size of less than 2 MB
Image presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules

Ciochetto Tray

Entries close: First meeting in July
Competition is for print images only
All six images will be judged as a set (and should follow a theme of some sort, i.e. a colour, subject matter, or tell a story etc.)
Prints can be mono or colour
Prints must not have been used in any other competition
Print presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules
Prints entered into this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition
Prints entered in this competition may be more than 2 years old
The size of the prints should not exceed 5 x 7 inches (approximately 13 x 18 centimetres) and the mount should not be larger than 20 x 16 inches (approximately 51 x 41 centimetres)

Kebble Audio Visual Trophy

Entries close: First meeting in July
Digital Audio programmes must not run longer than 5 minutes
Up to two programmes may be entered
Sound can be used in any form (entrant is responsible for copyright)
Images used in the digital audio shows may have been used in previous competitions and therefore the restrictions of rule 6 do not apply. They may be later used in another competition subject to the rules of that competition
Images can be digitally altered but must have been taken by the entrant
Digital audio shows should preferably be in mp4 format, but must be able to be played through a Windows-based computer
Images used in this competition may be more than 2 years old. There is no time limit on when the images were in this competition
Presentations must conform to General Competition Rules

Stonex Natural History Trophy

Entries close: First meeting in September
The subject is New Zealand natural history as a colour print
One, two or three prints may be entered
The Trophy shall be awarded to the competitor with the highest aggregate points total, based on the awards given to each print entered by a competitor
Prints are awarded Acceptance (2 points) or Honours (4 points). A Champion print is chosen which gets 1 extra point
Prints entered into this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition
Prints can be used in a future monthly competition.
Print presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules

Kelly Natural History Cup

Entries close: First meeting in SEPTEMBER
The subject is New Zealand natural history entered as a colour digital image
One, two or three images may be entered
The Cup shall be awarded to the competitor with the highest aggregate points total based on the awards given to each print entered by a competitor
Images are awarded Acceptance (2 points) or Honours (4 points). A Champion image is chosen which gets 1 extra point
Digital images entered into this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition
Images must not have been used in any other HPS competition
Images presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules

Definition of Natural History

Natural History images should:

Provide worthwhile scientific information about the subject
Be given a formal title describing what the image contains using, if possible, correct scientific names.
Not be manipulated to alter the appearance of the subject. Corrections for density and contrast are permissible during processing. Lighting may be arranged to provide the best possible result
The subject should be in a natural environment
For guidance please refer to current PSNZ rules covering both natural history and nature photography
Images will be judged primarily on the scientific value over the pictorial value

Simcock Rose Bowl

Entries close: First meeting in November

The competition is of four prints, colour or monochrome, comprising one each of:

Landscape / Seascape: The land [or sea] must form the main subject matter. People or buildings [or other objects] may be included but must take on an inferior point of interest.

Human Interest Genre / Portrait: Must be the photograph of a person. The photograph may be a formal portrait, or an image of a person at work or play. The person must form the main centre of interest.

Contre-Jour: This is a photograph taken with the main light source to the front of the camera. The subject is typically defined by rim lighting. The side facing the camera must show some detail and not be a full silhouette.

Pattern and/or Texture: The subject matter is to consist of strong regular shapes arranged into a pattern or clearly defined textures. The shapes should have a degree of abstraction but may be of recognisable objects.

The photographs will be judged as a set
The competition is non-graded
The images must have been taken in New Zealand
Prints entered in this competition cannot be entered again in any future special (non-monthly) competition
Prints must not have been used in any other HPS competition
Print presentation must conform to the General Competition Rules

Percival Trophy

Entries close: First meeting in November.

The competition is for four digital images, comprising one each of: