KUPA FOCUSONEARTH CAMERACLUB PSA-2021-1143 KUPA Organised KFCINTERNATIONALCIRCUIT2021 CALENDAR Closing Judging Notification Catalogue AwardDispatch 31thMarch2021 08th-12thApril2021 19 th April2021 10thJune2021 10thJune2021 SECTIONS OpenMonochrome(PIDM) OpenColour(PIDC) Nature(ND) PhotoTravel(PTD) PhotoJurnalism (PJD) ONLINESUBMISSION:www.kfcclub.in JUDGES 1.AmitabhaSil,EFIAP,ARPS,EPSA,HON.FPSBP,HON.FICS,HON.FCOS,HON.FWPAI, HON.FAPA,GPA.PESGSPC,HON.FAPF,HON.MTPAS,HON.FIP,HON.ECCC,HON.FSoF Email:amitabhasil@gmail.com 2.DebidasBanerjee,EFIAP,ARPS. Email:debidas_b@hotmail.com 3.SubrataBysack,GMPSA-P,EFIAP/g,GPUCrown5,GPUVIP5 Email:subratabysack04@yahoo.com 4.SumanBhatacharyya,MPSA,ARPS,EFIAP/b Email:smn.snr@gmail.com 5.SwapanMukherjee,EFIAP,Hon.MFIP Email:swap6446mukh.@redifmail.com 6.ParthaSarathiSarkar,EFIAP,ARPS,Hon.EFMPA,Hon.PESGSPC. Email:ps.sarkar14@gmail.com
7.SunielMarathe,GMPSA,ARPS,EFIAP/Gold,GAIUP,GPU-Hermes,GPU/CR-4,cMOL,ACPE,FFIP, FPSI/Mono,FPSI/Color,FSoF,ESoF,Hon.GPA-PESGSPC,Hon.CPE,Hon.FAIM,Hon.MTPAS, Email:suniel.marathe@gmail.com 8.StevenYeePui-ChungFRPS,GPSA,FAPU,FRPST,ESFIAP Email:peacock@sandvengroup.com 9.DR.AhmedMohamedHassan,EFIAP/BR,PPSA,E.IUP,GPUCR2,. Email:amh121083@gmail.com 10.BarbaraSchmidtMPSA,EFIAP/B,GPUCR-4VIP-3,Hermes,RISF-10,cMoL,+20 Email:schmidth.b.foto@gmx.de 11.ManojitBasu,EFIAP,EFIP. Email:manojit_basu@hotmail.com 12.BasudevMaityEFIAP,EFIP. Email:basudevmaity@gmail.com KUPA CLUB JuryName Mono Colour Nature PT Pj AmitavaSil DebidasBnerjee StevenYeePui-Chung SunielMarathe FOECLUB JuryName Mono Colour Nature PT Pj SubrataBysack ParthaSarathiSarkar DR.AhmedMohamed Hassan ManojitBasu CAMERACLUB JuryName Mono Colour Nature PT Pj SumanBhatacharyya SwapanMukherjee BarbaraSchmidt BasudevMaity
SALONCHAIRPERSON TapasBhowmickEFIAP,EFIP. "SHIVAM APARTMENT"1D/1STFL. 38Hem ChandraLane,P.O.Bhadrakali. Dist.Hooghly,PIN-712232. Email:kfcphotoclub@gmail.com WebMaster ArnabChakrabortyEFIAP,FFIP,FSoF,AICS,FISF,Hon.FICS,Hon.EFMPA,Hon.PESGSPC,Hon.WPG,Hon.FSWAN,Hon.EUSPA, GPA.PESGSPC,Hon.FAPG,Hon.FAVAA,Hon.FTPAS PictorialPhotoArtist&SoftwareEngineer Director-PIDImageoftheYear,PhotographicSocietyofAmerica Chairman-EDASReviewCommitee,PhotographicSocietyofAmerica DistinctionIncharge-FederationofIndianPhotography CountryCo-ordinator-WorldPhotographyGroup Email:arnabchakraborty_89@yahoo.com AWARDS(ineachSection) PSAGOLD 5X3=15 CLUBGOLD 5X3=15 CLUBSILVER-10X3=30 CLUBBRONZE-15X3=45 CLUBMERIT-10X3=30 CLUBCM-10X3-30 CHAIRMANCHOICE-10X3=30 BestEntranceofCircuit SALONRULES®ULATION Bythesoleactofsubmitinghis/herimagesorfilestoasalonunderFIAPPatronage,the entrantacceptswithoutexceptionandwithnoobjectionthatthesubmitedimagescanbe investigatedbyfiaptoestablishiftheseobeytofiapregulationsanddefinitionsevenifthe entrantisnotamemberoffiap;thatfiapwiluseanymeansatitsdisposalforthis undertaking;thatanyrefusaltocooperatewithfiaporanyrefusaltosubmittheoriginalfilesas capturedbythecamera,orfailuretoprovidesuficientevidence,wilbesanctionedbyfiapand thatincaseofsanctionsfolowingthenoncompliancewithfiapregulations,thenameofthe entrantwilbereleasedinanyform usefultoinform thebreachesoftherules.itis recommendedtoleavetheexifdatainthesubmitedfilesintactinordertoeaseeventual investigations. Thesalonisopentophotofriendsspreadalovertheworld.Itwilbeorganizedunderthe approvedrulesoffiap.alacceptanceswilcountforfiapdistinctions.allimagesmustbe theoriginalworkoftheentrant.iftwoormoresimilarimagesareenteredbythesameauthor,
thefirstonegetingtheacceptancescorewilbeconsideredforacceptanceoraward,theother imageswilnotbeconsidered.noalterationfornatureandphototravelimages. Theentrantpermitsthesponsorstoreproducealorpartoftheenteredmaterialfreeofcharge forpublicationand/ordisplayinmediarelatedtotheexhibition.thismayincludelowresolution postingonawebsite. Theimagesizemustbeofmaximum 1920pixelswideand1080pixelshighincludingany bordersandbeamaximum FileSizewithin1MB.ThefilesmustbeinJPEGformatat300dpi resolution. ReportCardswilbesentbyE-Mailaswelasdisplayedonourwebsite-www.kfcclub.in AlAcceptancesareeligibleforstatisticsapplicabletoPSA Distinctions. ThedecisionofthePanelofselectorsisfinalandbinding,nofurtherappealwilbeentertained. Entrieswilnotbejudgewithoutentryfees.Noextensionofclosingdate.Ourcomputer systemswilautomaticalyclosetheentrysystem andthepaymentprocessesontheclosing date.paymentcannotbemadeaftertheclosingdate. PleasenotethatthePAYPAL/RTGS/NEFTdetailsmustbee-mailedtouswithyournameand otherentrydetailsintheemailid kfcphotoclub@gmail.com asperspecificationbelow within48hoursofpaymentforustoupdatepaymentstatusquickly. RegistrationNo- Name- PayPal/Bankdetails- Incaseofnon-paymentoffulSalonFeesasapplicablebyanyentrant,theirnamewilbe deletedfrom thefinalacceptancelist. ENTRYFEE NO.OFSECTIONS FOREIGNINDIVIDUAL INDIANINDIVIDUAL 1to3 15$(USDOLLER) INR1125 1to5 20$(USDOLLER) INR1500 Discount:(Groupdiscountabove10Participants10%,above20Participants20% ) PAYPALID:tapashbhowmick@hotmail.com ForIndians(BankDetails): NameoftheBank:HDFCBANK
AccountholderName:TAPASBHOWMICK AccountNo.50100335852567 IFSCCode:HDFC0004335 Entriesarelimitedtonotmorethan4images(digitalfiles)persection,thatis16totalimages for4sections.imagesforeachsectionshouldbeuploadedviawww.kfcclub.in.amixedentry ofslidesanddigitalimagesinthesamesectionarenotalowed. Thejuryreservestherighttowithholdsomeawardsifthequalitiesofsubmitedphotosarenot satisfactory. Eachauthorcanreceiveonlyoneaward/honourablementionineachsection. Anentrant sfourimageswilbedistributedthroughoutfourroundsofjudginginthatsection anddisplayoftheimages:epsoneb-1485fiprojectorwithresolutionof1920x1080pixels withcolourspace:srgb. Notitleoridentificationofthemakershalbevisibleanywhereonthefaceofanimage,inaPSA Recognizedexhibition. Eachimagemusthaveauniquetitle. Wordssuchas Untitled and NoTitle arenotacceptableaspartoralofanimage stitle,nor arecameracapturefilenamesortitlesconsistingofonlynumbers. Alentrantsinmustprovidename,personalandcountrydataincaseofsmoothdeliveryof awards. Theorganizerwiltakealpossiblecarewhilehandlingtheawardsandcatalogues;howeverwe assumenoliabilityfordamagesandlosesduringshipping. CONDITIONSOFENTRY IMAGEANDENTRYREQUIREMENTSThisexhibitionisopentoanyone;however,anentrymay berejectedwhenthesponsorortheexhibitionorganizers,intheirreasonablediscretion, believestheentrydoesnotconform toexhibitionrulesandtheseconditionsofentry. Membershipinanyphotographicorganizationisnotrequired. Sanctions:Entrieswilnotbeacceptedfrom anyentrantwhoiscurentlysanctionedbypsa. PSAStarRatings ToreceiveproperStarratingscreditfrom PSA,entrantsmustprovidetheirnamesandcountry exactlythesameineachexhibition.aliasesarenotpermited.pleasecontactpsaintheevent ofnamechangesorrelocatingtoanothercountry
ImageCreation Entriesmustoriginateasphotographs(image-capturesofobjectsvialightsensitivity) madebytheentrantonphotographicemulsionoracquireddigitaly. Certification Byvirtueofsubmitinganimage,theentrantcertifiestheworkashisorherown (.Imagesmaynotincorporateelementsproducedbyanyoneelse(forexample:clipart, imagesorartbyothersdownloadedfrom theinternet).aliasesarenotalowed.the entrantpermitsthesponsorstoreproducealorpartoftheenteredmaterialfreeof chargeforpublicationand/ordisplayinmediarelatedtotheexhibition.thismay includelowresolutionpostingonawebsite.note:entrantswhoindicatethattheir imagesmaynotbereproducedorused wilnotbeeligibleforawards orinclusionin audio-visualsoftheexhibition andcouldbesubjecttodisqualification bythe exhibitionsponsors.theexhibitionassumesnoliabilityofanymisuseofcopyright AlterationandComputerGenerationSubjecttoDivisionalrestrictions(particularlyNature, PhotoTravel,andPhotojournalism)imagesmaybealtered,eitherelectronicalyorotherwise,by themaker.adjustmentstoenhanceimagesorcreativelymodifyimagesarealowedproviding theunderlyingphotographisretainedinawaythatisobvioustotheviewer.imagesmaynotbe constructedentirelywithacomputer,andmustbethesoleworkoftheauthor.alpartsofthe imagehavetobephotographedbytheauthorwhoisholdingthecopyrightofalworks submited Re-useofacceptedimages:OnceanimagehasbeenacceptedinaPSARecognizedexhibition, anyidenticalimage,ornearidenticalimage,maynot,infuture,beenteredorre-enteredinany sectionofthesamedivisionstarratingsclassinthatexhibitionregardlessofmedia,format,or title;maynotbere-titledforentryintoanyotherpsarecognizedexhibition,including translationintoanotherlanguage. Entry:AnEntryconsistsof,uptoandincluding,four(4)imagesenteredbyasingleEntrantinto thesamesection.anentrantmayonlyenteraspecificsectiononce. Titles:Eachimagemusthaveauniquetitle.Thatuniquetitlemustbeusedforentryofthat imageorofanidenticalimageintoanyandalpsa-recognizedexhibitions.titlesmustbe35 charactersorfewer.notitlesmaybevisibletothejudges,andnothingintheimagemayidentify themaker.titlesmustnotincludefileextensionssuchas.jpgor.jpeg(oranyothercamera capturefilenames),orwordssuchas"untitled"or"notitle".titlesmaynotconsistsolelyof numbers. ColorandMonochrome: ColorandMonochromeimagesfrom thesamecapturethatsharesubstantialpictorialcontent incommonwilbeconsideredthesameimageandmustbegiventhesametitle. However,PSAmembersworkingonGalaxyandDiamondStarRatingsarealowedtocontinue
usingdiferenttitlesofmonochromeversionsandcolorversionsofthesamecapturethathave alreadybeenaccepteduntiltherequirednumberofacceptancesforthosetitleshasbeen completed. ORGANISATION TheExhibitionwilbeconductedinaccordancewiththerulesofthePSA Anentrant simageswilnotbepresentedtothejudgesconsecutively.anentrant s fourimageswilbedistributedthroughoutfourroundsofjudginginthatsection. Distributionofimageswilbeinthesameroundorderassubmitedbytheentrant. Animagemaybeenteredinonlyonesectionwhereacceptancesofthatimagein multiplesectionswouldbeeligibleforthesamestarpath DATAPROTECTION Byenteringthisexhibition,youareexplicitlyconsentingtothepersonaldetailsyouhave supplied,includingemailaddresses,beingheld,processedandusedbytheexhibition organizersforpurposesassociatedwiththisexhibition.youalsoexplicitlyconsenttosuch informationbeingsenttoorganizationsthathaveaccordedoficialrecognition,patronageor accreditationtothisexhibition.youacknowledgeandacceptthatenteringthisexhibitionmeans thatthestatusandresultsofyourentrymaybemadepublic. BreachesofRules InordertoensurethatimagescomplywiththeConditionsofEntryanddefinitions, theexhibitionorganizersmaycaryoutreasonablemeasurestoverifythat: a)theimagesaretheoriginalworkoftheentrantand b)theimagescomplywiththerulesanddefinitionsassetoutintheseconditionsof Entry Thesestepsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,questioninganyentrant,requiringthe submissionofraw filesorotherdigitalfilesrepresentingtheoriginalcaptureofthe submitedimage(s),confrontingtheentrantwithevidencethatoneormore submitedimagesfailstocomplywiththeconditionsofentry(alsoknownasentry Rules),andoferingtheentrantareasonableopportunitytoprovidecounterevidence torefutetheexhibitionorganizer sevidencebyasetdeadline.suchentriesthatare notclearedorarestilquestionableaftertheentranthaspresentedevidencemaybe consideredinbreachoftheseconditionsofentry,anddeclined.suchentriesmaybe
referedtopsaforfurtherinvestigationofpossibleethicsviolations PSAretainstherighttoinvestigateinanywayalcomplaints/suspicionsofbreaches ofentryconditions,imposesanctionsifdeemednecessary,voidtheacceptancesof anyimagefoundtoviolatethepsarules,includetheentrant snameonthelistof sanctionsprovidedtoexhibitions,andsharesuchinvestigationswithfiap.entrants automaticalyagreetothesetermsbytheactofenteringtheexhibitionandagreeto cooperatewithanyinvestigation. Ifanotherpartyissubmitingimagesontheentrant sbehalf,theentrantwilstilbe heldresponsibleforadheringtotheseconditionsofentry(entryrules)andwilbe subjecttosanctionforanyviolationstotheseconditionsofentryandpsa s StatementofEthicsthatmayresult. PSAStatementonSubjectMater Thereisonehardandfastrule,whosespiritmustbeobservedataltimesandapplies toalsectionsoferedinpsarecognisedexhibitions. Thewelfareofthesubjectismoreimportantthanthephotograph. Thismeansthatpracticessuchasbaitingofsubjectswithalivingcreatureandremoval ofbirdsfrom nests,forthepurposeofobtainingaphotograph,arehighlyunethical,and suchphotographsarenotalowedinanypsaexhibitions. ThereisalsoaPSApolicyontheuseofaerialphotography-aircraft,helicoptersand drones.thispolicycanbefoundathtps://psa-photo.org/index.php?psapolicies#drone. Thepurposeofthispolicyistopreventanyinterferencewithotherindividualsor animalswhichwilormaycauseadisturbanceintheirnormalactivityordisrupttheway anyindividualsoranimalsinteractwiththeirenvironment.entryinthisexhibition requiresexhibitorstoagreetothisandotherpsapolicies ThecontentofimagesmustcomplywiththeseGeneralConditionsandwiththeDivisionand Sectiondefinitionslistedintheseconditions.Imagesthat-inthesoleopinionofthejudgesor theexhibitionorganizers-donotcomplyarelikelytobedisqualifiedsotheentrantmaybe awareoftheproblem whenconsideringentryintootherpsarecognizedexhibitions. MonochromeDefinitions AnimageisconsideredtobeMonochromeonlyifitgivestheimpressionofhavingno color(i.e.containsonlyshadesofgreywhichcanincludepureblackandpurewhite)or itgivestheimpressionofbeingagreyscaleimagethathasbeentonedinonecolor acrosstheentireimage.(forexamplebysepia,red,gold,etc.)agreyscaleormulticoloredimagemodifiedorgivingtheimpressionofhavingbeenmodifiedbypartial toning,multi-toningorbytheinclusionofspotcoloringdoesnotmeetthedefinitionof
monochromeandshalbeclassifiedasacolorwork MonochromeimagesmaynotbeenteredinPIDColorsections. NatureDefinition FIAP/PSANatureDefinition Naturephotographyisrestrictedtotheuseofthephotographicprocesstodepictal branchesofnaturalhistory,exceptanthropologyandarcheology,insuchafashionthat awel-informedpersonwilbeabletoidentifythesubjectmaterialandcertifyitshonest presentation. Thestorytelingvalueofaphotographmustbeweighedmorethanthepictorialquality whilemaintaininghightechnicalquality Humanelementsshalnotbepresent,exceptwherethosehumanelementsareintegral partsofthenaturestorysuchasnaturesubjects,likebarnowlsorstorks,adaptedtoan environmentmodifiedbyhumans,orwherethosehumanelementsareinsituations depictingnaturalforces,likehuricanesortidalwaves. Scientificbands,scientifictagsorradiocolarsonwildanimalsarepermissible. Photographsofhumancreatedhybridplants,cultivatedplants,feralanimals,domestic animals,ormountedspecimensareineligible,asisanyform ofmanipulationthatalters thetruthofthephotographicstatement. Notechniquesthatadd,relocate,replace,orremovepictorialelementsexceptby croppingarepermited. Techniquesthatenhancethepresentationofthephotographwithoutchangingthe naturestoryorthepictorialcontent,orwithoutalteringthecontentoftheoriginalscene, arepermitedincludinghdr,focusstackinganddodging/burning. Techniquesthatremoveelementsaddedbythecamera,suchasdustspots,digital noise,andfilm scratches,arealowed. Stitchedimagesarenotpermited. Colorimagescanbeconvertedtogreyscalemonochrome. Infraredimages,eitherdirect-capturesorderivations,arenotalowed. ImagesenteredinNaturesectionsmeetingtheNaturePhotographyDefinitionabove canhavelandscapes,geologicformations,weatherphenomena,andextantorganisms astheprimarysubjectmater.thisincludesimagestakenwithsubjectsincontroled
conditions,suchaszoos,gamefarms,botanicalgardens,aquariumsandanyenclosure wherethesubjectsaretotalydependentonmanforfood. AtentionisdrawntothePSAStatementonSubjectMaterwhichappliestoal sections PSAPhotoTravelDefinition APhotoTravelimageexpressesthecharacteristicfeaturesorcultureofalandasthey arefoundnaturaly.therearenogeographicallimitations.imagesfrom eventsor activitiesarangedspecificalyforphotography,orofsubjectsdirectedorhiredfor photographyarenotpermited.closeuppicturesofpeopleorobjectsmustinclude featuresthatprovideinformationaboutthelocation. Techniquesthatadd,relocate,replaceorremoveanyelementoftheoriginalimage, exceptbycropping,arenotpermited.theonlyalowableadjustmentsareremovalof dustordigitalnoise,restorationoftheappearanceoftheoriginalscene,andcomplete conversiontogreyscalemonochrome.otherderivations,includinginfrared,arenot permited.alimagesmustlooknatural. AtentionisdrawntothePSAStatementonSubjectMaterwhichappliestoal sections PSAPhotojournalism definition Photojournalism entriesareimageswithinformativecontentandemotionalimpact, reflectingthehumanpresenceinourworld.thejournalistic(story-teling)valueofthe imageshouldreceivepriorityoverpictorialquality.imagesthatmisrepresentthetruth, suchasthosefrom eventsoractivitiesarangedspecificalyforphotography,orof subjectsdirectedorhiredforphotography,arenoteligible. Techniquesthatadd,relocate,replace,removeorchangeanyelementintheoriginal scene,exceptbycropping,arenotpermited.alimagesmustlooknatural.theonly alowablemodificationsareremovalofdust,scratchesordigitalnoiseandrestoration oftheappearanceoftheexistingscene,orcompleteconversiontogreyscale monochrome.otherderivations,includinginfrared,arenoteligible.
AtentionisdrawntothePSAStatementonSubjectMaterwhichappliestoalsections