The idea for choosing a category is to pick the `best fit' for the image. Lots of images will certainly fall on the blurry lines between two (or more) categories. If that happens, look at the main idea or most dominant theme of the image and use that to determine the category. For example, consider a shot of a beach with a sunset, a small starfish in the corner, and a building in the background. While it might be possible to see elements of Nature, Landscape, Urban, and Fine Art, if the dominant theme is the sunset then the category should be Landscape.

The in-club competition co-ordinator(s) have final say over whether an image may be used in a certain category, so if unsure, check first. Even if the co-ordinator(s) allow an image, the judges may use their discretion to penalize the score of any image they feel is not in the appropriate category. If it seems that the category you have picked is a bit of a reach, then you should reconsider your choice.

Ineligible images

The in-club competition co-ordinator(s) may disqualify any image deemed to not be in the most appropriate category. Images rejected for this reason may be re-submitted in a later round in the appropriate category.

The same image, or nearly-identical (to the point of being difficult to distinguish as different) images of the same subject, should not be submitted more than once. The in-club competition co-ordinator(s) may disqualify any image they deem to be too similar, and the judges will be instructed to mark down any images they feel they have seen before.