Brisbane Camera Group

The Hunt and Shoot competition is run annually on the date determined by the committee and is open to members and non-members. Competitors register and pay at a previous club meeting.

Venue

The Organizer of the Hunt and Shoot chooses the venue for the outing and the twelve subjects for the competition. The venue is a defined public area and images can only be taken from within that area. It may be a park precint or section of the city.

Subjects

The twelve subjects are not known to the competitors until the day of the shoot and may be defined subjects or broad topics which require lateral thinking.

Organisation

All competitors meet at a pre-arranged time at the venue. Either a digital or SLR camera may be used. SLR competitors are handed a roll of 24-exposure slide film. All competitors are given the list of 12 subjects and at the specified time are allowed to commence photographing. The film must be returned to the Organizer four hours later.

Digital camera users have thier first image logged at the start of the event and only the first 24 consecutive image numbers may be used. They must hand in their flash card for immediate download on to the BCG laptop.

The Organizer has the slide film processed and the digital images collated. No post-production of images is possible. At the club meeting prior to the judging, competitors are asked to come early to select the 12 slides or digital images they wish to enter in the competition from their total of 24.

Judging

The entries are impact judged by a panel of three judges. The judges are either BCG judges, who have not taken part in the competition, or external judges.

Awards

The highest scoring BCG member will be awarded the applicable life points and the BCG Hunt and Shoot perpetual trophy.

The highest scoring BCG non-member/Affiliate will be awarded free membership/membership upgrade for one year.