Photographic competitions occur monthly and are focussed toward pre-selected categories and within three different member groups. Descriptions of our competitions can be found within our Competitions Page. Our competitions are a means for members to expand and improve their photographic art and stimulate discussion within our membership

Our most recent competiton was a open pictorial competition. Pictorial is typically an open category and is defined as a visually impactful photograph which projects emotional intent and/or artistic quality through the photographer’s efforts. An emphasis is placed toward beauty of subject matter, tonality and composition.  This category offers artistic freedom; the “digital dark room” is allowed, as long as the compositional reality of the photograph is maintained. 

This competition was judged by Meridth Mullins and, discussion and awards were presented on April 17, 2024.

There are three competition groups within Padre Trails Camera Club labeled Red, Green and Blue. This is a peer-grouping mix that has been established to more fairly distribute club members and level the competitive field, giving everyone a more equal opportunity to suceed in our monthly competitions. Club members have been distributed within each of these peer groups based upon their previous year scoring of images by our judges. The groupings will be re-calculated at the end of each Club year by averaging the star rating of each submitted image. Prospective new members may select a peer group placement where that may feel most comfortable in competing.