The Photographic Federation of
Long Island
WELCOME
The Photographic Federation of Long Island is a voluntary non-profit organization of camera clubs from Nassau and Suffolk counties and the 5 boroughs of NYC and is dedicated to the enjoyment and advancement of photography.
The PFLI is a member of the Photographic Society of America
The Federation exchanges information between clubs at monthly delegate meetings and by way of this web page. Copies of the delegates minutes may be found on the web page.
The Federation holds monthly inter-club competitions from October through May plus an annual competition in June, the Leonard Victor Competition, to select the best photographs of the year. The winners of the Leonard Victor competition plus images that attained a perfect score at the monthly competitions may be seen on this web page. Everyone is invited to the monthly competitions which are held at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY.
The Federation also holds a number of special events including instructional seminars with leading experts in the fields of photography, digital photography and Photoshop as well as live photographic shoots. Please see the SCHEDULE page for a complete list.
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9/22
2009 - 2010 Lecture Series - click HERE to download a copy of the schedule.
THE PFLI ANNOUNCES THE HALL OF FAME
The PFLI has created a HALL OF FAME to honor those photgraphers who have shown an extraordinary amount of skill and expertise over an extended period of time. The criteria for induction into the HALL OF FAME are purely objective and
require accumulating a minimum of 50 points over a 5 year period in the "A" category only. The points are determined as follows;
For finishing in the top 3 places on any All Star List - 5 POINTS. This is considered the most difficult challenge. To appear on an All Star List you must have at least 5 images in that category sent to the PFLI competitions in a single season. That means you must first clear the hurdle of being selected by your club from among all of its images at least 5 times. Then your images must consistantly score well at PFLI to make it to the top of the list. Generally one poor score dooms your chances. There is no hard and fast number but an average of 24 (or higher) is usually required to finish at the top of these lists.
For attaining a perfect score of 27 at any monthly PFLI competition - 4 POINTS. This is considered the second most difficult challenge. On average only about a dozen images attain a perfect score each year out of over 2,000 submitted making your chances about 1 in 165.
For capturing a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place at the Leonard Victor Competition - 3 POINTS. In this competition it is your best images against everyone elses best images, however based on the number of awards and the restricted number of entries, your chances are about 1 in 40.
The HALL OF FAME will become part of the Archives page but you can view the initial inductees by clicking HERE.
10/13
Photoshop Elements Lecture Series at the Hillside Library - See details this page.
November Competition results now posted
11/16
11/13
NWPLI exhibition starting November 12 - Click HERE for more details
