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2010 MONTHLY CONTEST SUBJECTS
We have two categories - Masters and Challengers. Masters have previously won the Photographer of the Year Award and may compete only in the Masters Category. Everyone else is a Challenger and may compete in either category. Only two entries per person per month are allowed. Please click HERE to review all of the contest rules and submission instructions.
NOTE: If you are uncertain about what qualifies in a category, please consult a reputable guidebook such as Humann/DeLoach's reef set. If still in doubt, contact Rob Myers or Mike Schmale well before the contest. They will be happy to clarify a potential submission to confirm if it fits the category. |
JULY MASTERS
Polka Dots – a fish or creature that has well-defined dots, not irregular splotches.
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JULY CHALLENGERS
Bars & Stripes – subject must have contrasting vertical (bars), horizontal (stripes) or oblique bands or lines of color. |
AUGUST MASTERS
Squid or Cuttlefish |
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AUGUST CHALLENGERS
Octopus |
SEPTEMBER MASTERS
Close Focus Wide Angle – forced perspective - the main subject is very close to the lens and looks larger than life when compared to the wide angle background. |
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SEPTEMBER CHALLENGERS
Reef Scapes – reef scenes shot with a wide angle lens.
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OCTOBER MASTERS
Carry the Load – a creature physically carrying something. (e.g. crab with urchin on back, jawfish with rock in mouth, cardinalfish with eggs in mouth). |
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OCTOBER CHALLENGERS
Hitching a Ride – a fish or creature riding on another fish/creature. (e.g. a remora on a shark, a shrimp on a nudibranch).
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NOVEMBER MASTERS
Commensalism – two different animals living together in a symbiotic relationship in which one or both benefit but neither is harmed (e.g. Shrimp-goby with its host shrimp, anemonefish in host anemone). |
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NOVEMBER CHALLENGERS
Cleaning Stations - must feature the cleaner and its client(s).
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SPECIAL (November) open to all:
“Creative” – anything goes (no points for this one, just have fun & let your imagination run wild).
TO BE ANNOUNCED:
Sometime between May and October there will be an on-the-day contest in which contestants participate in a dive or dives and submit up to two of their photos taken on those dives. This one is for points, open to all club members. Space may be limited depending on the venue, so sign up early once this is announced.
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