Competition Format

These ‘league type’ competitions take place over three rounds spread through the season.  The member accumulating the highest points total across the three rounds is the winner.

Members are divided into three separate classes (Club, Intermediate and Advanced) as determined by the Committee and based on their experience.   

PDI (Club Class) Trophy

The Trophy is awarded annually to the member scoring the most points in this Club Class competition for Projected Digital Images. 

The original cup, known as the John Fox Trophy, was donated, to CCCC, by Mr J Fox in 1977.  It was awarded for transparencies from Club Class members up to May 2006, when it became the society’s competition for Projected Digital Images. From September 2009 it became the Club Class of the Projected Digital Images Competitions.

PDI (Intermediate Class) Trophy

The Trophy is awarded annually to the member scoring the most points in this Intermediate Class competition for Projected Digital Images. 

PDI (Advanced Class) Trophy

The Trophy is awarded annually to the member scoring the most points in this Advanced Class competition for Projected Digital Images.

The original cup, known as The Phillips Cup, was donated, to CCCC, by Mr H J G Phillips in 1968. It was awarded for transparencies from Advanced Class members up to May 2006, when it became the society’s only competition for Transparencies. From September 2009 it became the Advanced Class of the Projected Digital Images Competitions.

Rules

1        The competition takes within each three classes, over three rounds. Members may submit one image per round.

2        All images submitted must conform to the size and format guidelines for projected digital images in the relevant section from the General Rules button below.

3        The copyright of original elements used in a competition entry must be held by the author.

4        An independent judge will be invited to mark the entries. Each image is to be awarded up to 10 points.

5        The winner will be the member with the highest points total, taking all entries into account.

6        A PDI awarded 9 or more points may not be entered again in any Tandridge Photographic Society internal competition, in any format (mono print, colour print or PDI), with the exception of the Panel Competition.

7        The competition year will run from one Annual General Meeting to the next Annual General Meeting. The winner will be presented with the Trophy at the Annual Prize Giving, to hold for one year.