Rules & Regulations


NOVEMBER CIRCUIT is organised in accordance with the recommended practice of PSA and all acceptances will count for PSA Star ratings & for inclusion in the annual PSA “Who’s Who” of Photography

 

SECTIONS

DIGITAL (4 Sections)

A) Open Color (color)–PIDC

B) Open Monochrome (monochrome) - PIDM

C) Nature (color/monochrome) - ND

D) Photo Travel (color/monochrome) - PTD

 

Total No. of possible Acceptances for each entrant (4*4*3) = 48


*** Target Acceptance Percentage: 29% to 35%***

CIRCUIT CALENDAR

Closing Date : 25thNovember 2021
Judging : 16th December 2021
Notification email sent : 30thDecember 2021
EDAS : 15thJanuary 2022
Online Gallery : 14thFebruary 2022
Awards and Digital Catalog : 3rdMarch 2022

 

PAYMENT & ENTRY FEES

For Overseas Entrants

US $32 for all sections

All payments must be made via PAYPAL only to email id: november.salon@gmail.com(For overseas Entrants only).


For Indian Entrants

Rs. 2200/- for any all sections


All INDIAN entrants must send entry fee by NEFT transfer or cash in hand to the following account:

Bank Account number: 6241101001776

Beneficiary name: RUNA DAS

Bank:  CANARA BANK

Branch name: PANIHATI SODEPUR

IFSC Code:CNRB0006241


EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: USD $22 / Rs. 1500/- for all sectionsparticipation till 31st October 2021. Participants can upload or change photos till closing date.


Entry fee payment details must be informed by mail.

CASH DEPOSIT to account, if done, will be forfeited without any claims.


RULES

Conditions of Entry

1.    All Acceptances are eligible for statistics applicable to PSA.
2.    Entry is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, worldwide.
3.    Monochrome images may not be entered in PID Color sections.
4.    Color images are NOT allowed in Monochrome (PIDM) Section
5.    The maximum entry in each Class per author is 4 (four).
6.    The same image must NOT be entered in more than one Class - This includes altered and unaltered images.
7.    Entries must originate as photographs, (image captured of objects via light sensitivity), made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.
8.    All final work must be digital file (.jpeg ONLY), photographic or digital print material mounting excepted.
9.    By virtue of submitting and entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website.
10.    The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.
11.    Please limit titles to 35 characters.
12.    All imagery MUST be the total and exclusive work of the submitting author and may not include any element that was originated by or is the copyright of other photographers.
13.    For awarded images, RAW file/unprocessed jpeg file may be requested.
14.    The right of reproduction in relation to the exhibition, including digital representation, will be assumed upon entering.
15.    Honorable Mention, Jury Choice and Chairperson Choice awards will be sent through email only.
16.    The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.
17.    ENTRIES RECEIVED WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FEES WITHIN SPECIFIED DATE WILL NOT BE JUDGED. NO CORRESPONDENCE SHALL BE ENTERTAINED IN THIS REGARD.
18.    THE SUBMISSION OF AN ENTRY SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES & CONDITIONS.
19.    Images which do not conform to PSA division definitions and restrictions shall be subjected to disqualification by jury.
20.    Barred entrants by PSA will not be allowed in this exhibition.
21.    Color images may not be entered in PID Monochrome section(s).
22.    DQs are for breaches of PSA rules and breaches of definitions – e.g. cruelty to animals definitely DQd, clear manipulation in ND, PT, PJ definitely DQd.
23.    Submitted images in Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism may have borders within 5 pixels.
24.    In case a raw file is requested by the organizer, non-compliance within the stipulated time may result in disqualification of the submitted image.
25.    If two judges DQ then the DQ stands.  If only one judge DQs then it must be discussed
26.    If an image is DQd in one judging of a circuit then it must be DQd in all judging.
27.    Preferably on the scorecard DQ should be stated with a reason for the DQ


ONLINE ENTRY DETAILS

•    All sections are recognized by PSA. The acceptances in these sections are taken into account for PSA’s Star Ratings, Who’s Who etc.

•    Maximum size of any image 1920 pixels on the horizontal side 1080 pixels vertical side at aresolution of300dpi, (Maximum Size 2 MB), 8 bit, sRGB and saved as a large jpeg file. Files of larger size shall be rejected by the system.

•    No RENAMING is needed. Your Image caption/title shall be your file name. Please do not use any alphabet(s) other than English.

•    All entries to be made via our electronic entry system accessible at https://www.novembersalon.com

•    For any questions, please email november.salon@gmail.com

•    Submitted Images will be judged ONLINE with numerical scoring by judges using screens as per PSA judging guidelines.

•    Result and digital catalog shall be published at website.



CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

IMAGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
This exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.

Sanctions: Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who is currently sanctioned by PSA.

PSA Star Ratings

To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted.Please contact PSA in the event of name changes or relocating to another country

Image Creation
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally

Certification:
By virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as his or her own. Images may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, images or art by others downloaded from the Internet). Aliases are not allowed. The entrant permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website.  Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used “will not be eligible for awards” or inclusion in audio-visuals of the exhibition “and could be subject to disqualification” by the exhibition sponsors.The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright

Alteration and Computer GenerationSubject to Divisional restrictions (particularly Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism) images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. Adjustments to enhance images or creatively modify images are allowed providing the underlying photograph is retained in a way that is obvious to the viewer.  Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer, and must be the sole work of the author

Re-use of accepted images: Once an image has been accepted in a PSA Recognized exhibition, any identical image, or near identical image, may not, in future, be entered or re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title; may not be re-titled for entry into any other PSA Recognized exhibition, including translation into another language.

Entry: An Entry consists of, up to and including, four (4) images entered by a single Entrant into the same Section. An entrant may only enter a specific Section once.

Titles:    
Each image must have a unique title. That unique title must beused for entry of that image or of an Identical Image  into any and all PSA-Recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35 characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, andnothing in the image may identify the maker. Titles must not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames), or words such as "untitled" or "no title". Titles may not consist solely of numbers.

Color and Monochrome:
Color and Monochrome images from the same capture that share substantial pictorial content in common will be considered the same image and must be given the same title.
However, PSA members working on Galaxyand Diamond Star Ratings are allowedto continue using different titles of monochrome versions and color versions of the same capture that have already been accepted until the required number of acceptances for those titles has been completed.
The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA

An entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively.  An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section.  Distribution of images will be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant.

An image may be entered in only one section where acceptances of that image in multiple sections would be eligible for the same star path


BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final

In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:
a) the images are the original work of the entrant and
b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry

These steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that one or more submitted images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to provide counter evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set deadline. Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations
PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.
If another party is submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to these Conditions of Entry (Entry Rules) and will be subject to sanction for any violations to these Conditions of Entry and PSA’s Statement of Ethics that may result.

NOTICE: When an entrant fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry the entrant will see a feature to affirm he or she has read these Conditions of Entry when he or she fills out the entry form. If the entrant does not so affirm the entry will not be submitted

PSA Statement on Subject Matter
There is one hard and fast rule, whose spirit must be observed at all times and applies to all sections offered in PSA recognised exhibitions.
 
The welfare of the subject is more important than the photograph.
This means that practices such as baiting of subjects with a living creature and removal of birds from nests, for the purpose of obtaining a photograph, are highly unethical, and such photographs are not allowed in any PSA exhibitions.
There is also a PSA policy on the use of aerial photography - aircraft, helicopters and drones.  This policy can be found at https://psa-photo.org/index.php?psa-policies#drone.
The purpose of this policy is to prevent any interference with other individuals or animals which will or may cause a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any individuals or animals interact with their environment. Entry in this exhibition requires exhibitors to agree to this and other PSA policies
The content of images must comply with these General Conditions and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions. Images that - in the sole opinion of the judges or the Exhibition Organizers - do not comply are likely to be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other PSA recognized exhibitions.

DEFINITIONS

 

Monochrome Definition:
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)  A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.

Monochrome images may not be entered in PID Color sections.

Nature Division - ND
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.
The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality
Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves.
Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.
Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted.
Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning.
Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed.
Stitched images are not permitted.
Color images can be converted to greyscale monochrome.
Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter.  This includes images taken with subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections
 
Nature: https://psa-photo.org/useruploads/files/nature/Nature-Photography-Judges-Guide.pdf

Photo Travel Division – PTD

A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally.  There are no geographical limitations.  Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not permitted. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the location.
Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted.  The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion to greyscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted.  All images must look natural.

Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections

PSA Photo Travel staged images- https://psa-photo.org/index.php?staged-travel

PT:   https://psa-photo.org/useruploads/files/ptd_-_photo_travel/guide-for-photo-travel-judges-and-chairs.pdf




DATA PROTECTION

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public.

 


PSA
PSA
PSA-2021-1657