Interclub Competitions for 2010-2011

NECCC offers a number of interclub competitions for it's member clubs. There are print competitions in both color and black and white and electronic (digital) competitions in pictorial and nature. The rules for these competitions were part of the Club Services Packet distributed to all club presidents and they are also available for download from the NECCC Internet site. Click to go to the Club Services Packet page.

This is sign-up time for the next season of these competitions. If your club has not yet signed up and paid the required fees, be sure to do so in the near future. There are forms to fill out for the print competitions while e-mail is used for the electronic competitions, though of course the check must be sent by old fashioned snail mail.

These competitions give your club the opportunity to measure yourselves against the other clubs in New England and win awards for your members. These competitions are only one of many services for member clubs offered by the New England Camera Club Council. Take advantage of the opportunity.

Club Services Packet Now Online

Each fall the NECCC Executive Board mails each member club president a package of information on the various services offered by the Council for member clubs. This information, the Club Services Packet, has now also been posted on the Council Internet site. Click to view the Table of Contents and download PDF documents of interest to you.

Some of the items require immediate attention such as registering your club for the Electronic Photograph (digital) and Print interclub competitions. Other items such as the Constitution and By-laws are simply for your information. Several items have spring deadlines so be sure to revisit the list periodically to be sure your club doesn't miss out.

Hotels for the Summer Conference

Most attendees at the Summer NECCC Conference stay in the university dormitories. This is the least expensive option and most convenient since no driving is required during the weekend. Staying in a dormitory has also become a much more attractive option since the air conditioned, North Dormitory opened.

However, there are still a few of you who prefer off-campus accommodations. If so, now is the time to get your reservations. There are a number of other conferences in Amherst at the same time as the NECCC conference and hotel space is quite tight. A list of hotels in the Amherst area is on the NECCC Internet site. Click here to view it.

The conference co-chairs have already begun planning another exciting conference for July 15-17, 2011. Plan now to attend.

NECCC Interclub Schedule Posted

The complete schedule for the 2010-2011 season of interclub competitions has been posted on the NECCC web site. There are three print competitions (both color and black and white) and three Electronic Photograph competitions (open and nature categories). The listing shows both the deadline dates for each competition and the location, date, and time of the actual competitions. Members of any NECCC club are welcome to attend the competitions and observe the judging.

Click to download the list of competitions.

Ocean State International Open for Entries

The Photographic Society of Rhode Island, an NECCC member club, is pleased to announce that its entry system for the 2010 Ocean State Exhibition is ready to receive entries. The Ocean State Exhibition is one of two PSA recognized international photography exhibitions held in New England; the other is the Greater Lynn International Exhibition that is held in the spring. Both exhibitions are recognized by the Color Projected Image Division.

The Ocean State Exhibition is a dual projection salon that accepts either slides or digital entries that fit within 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels high. They charge a modest $9 for North American entries and $12 for entries from the rest of the world. PayPal can be used to make your payment. The closing date for receipt of entries is Oct. 30, 2010.

Click for more information and to enter the exhibition.

Scores and Images from 2010 Conference Posted

One of the popular events at every NECCC Summer Conference is a competition for digital slides (projected electronic images). There are two categories, open and nature, and each attendee may enter one image into each category. The images are judged on Saturday afternoon and the awards are presented on Sunday morning.

You can download score sheets for both competitions and view the winning images by visiting the home page of the NECCC website (www.neccc.org). The links are near the top of the page.

Video of 2010 Conference

Sarah Musumeci produced a short video of some of the events from the 2010 Summer Conference.

Click here to view the video.

She used Animoto, a web-based service that makes it quite simple to crete short videos using a collection of digital images. For more information go to http://animoto.com/,

Digital Slide Interclub Competition Results Posted

The results of the Spring 2010 Digital Slide Interclub Competition have now been posted on the New England Camera Club Council web site. To view the results, click here. The complete competition report showing all the scores received by all the entries and a gallery of the winning and honorable mention images for all four competitions (pictorial classes A and B, nature classes A and B) are available.

This competition was hosted by the Stony Brook Camera Club under the direction of Dan Charbonnet, FPSA, MNEC. The judges were Richard Cloran, FPSA, EPSA, MNEC, Ray Guillette, MNECC, and Charles Burke, APSA, PPSA, MNEC.

The winning clubs for this competition were:

Pictorial Class A: Boston West
Pictorial Class B: Central New England
Nature Class A: Nashoba Valley
Nature Class B: Greater Lynn

Since this was the last competition of the 2009-2010 competition year, the winning clubs for the season were:

Pictorial Class A: Greater Lynn
Pictorial Class B: Central New England
Nature Class A: Cape Cod Viewfinders
Nature Class B: Greater Lynn

The Fall competition of the 2010-2011 season will be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, hosted by the Greater Bridgeport Camera Club. The closing date for receipt of entries is Monday, October 25, 2010.