Members may enter one or two images in the monthly Digital Contest.

In addition, members may submit one image in the monthly Digital Theme contest. The monthly themes can be found on the Theme page of the Club website. Theme images should be created after the theme has been announced and all images are judged in one group (class designations do not apply to the Theme contest.)

All images must have been created by the member using any means (digital or film). Images may be color or BW, any subject matter (except nudity and some images of trains/tracks - see ** NOTE below) and there is no time limit on when the image was created. Images will be judged against other images in the same class (Advanced, Master). 

Entry deadline for the monthly Digital Contest and Theme Contest is 10:00 pm on the first Monday of the month. Entries received after the deadline will not be judged. If you enter the contest, you can expect to receive an email Monday night or sometime during the day on Tuesday to confirm that your entry (entries) have been received.

Email entries to dmcc.digital@gmail.com.  Images MUST be submitted as follows:
* jpg’s
* no more than 1920 pixels on the longest side and not larger than 750kb.
* Files MUST be named as this example: 01,DE096,DN,My Adorable Kitty
* 01=image number
* DE096=member number
* DN= Class (DA-Digital Advanced, DM-Digital Master, TH-Theme)
* Your title=My Adorable Kitty (title may contain spaces)
* Use a comma to separate each of the 4 fields in the file name. Do not use underscores,
spaces (except in the title), or other characters in the file name. The scoring software will
only recognize images that are named correctly.

Thanks to Brian Stockton, here are a couple of YOUTUBE videos to help you in properly sizing your images for digital contests:

NOTE:  If you need additional help in renaming or resizing your images, please contact the Digital Contest Coordinator. Failure to comply with sizing or naming protocol may result in your image not being judged. Also - be sure to remove tags before exporting to ensure anonymity for judging.

Your Digital Contest image(s) and Digital Theme image will be judged by a panel of 3 volunteer club members. Each image is judged on the following 3 criteria:
                    Impact                               Composition                         Technique

Results of the monthly Digital Contest will be presented at the 2nd meeting of the month and the complete score sheets and all images will be posted on the club website later that week. 

** NOTE: Photos of people, including photographers, standing on railroad tracks or the right of way, are not allowed (digital and print coordinators will make final decision).