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.
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JANUARY MASTERS
Frogfish – any member of the family Antenariidae.
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JANUARY CHALLENGERS
Silver – any primarily silver fish. |
FEBRUARY MASTERS
Odd Couples – main subject of the photo is two fish/creatures that are not of the same species doing something together. The key word is odd – this excludes cleaning or symbiosis which are “normal” for the featured species. |
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FEBRUARY CHALLENGERS
Sand Dwellers – fishes or other mobile creatures that make their home in the sand (animals, not plants; may include anemones, sea pens - which are soft corals, mushroom corals - which are hard corals).
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MARCH MASTERS
Jellies – includes jellyfishes, box jellies, salps, and other free-swimming gelatinous or jelly-like animals.
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MARCH CHALLENGERS
| Sea Slugs - must be a gastropod mollusk which includes headshield slugs, sapsucking slugs, sidegill slugs, seahares and nudibranchs. Does not include flatworms. |
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APRIL MASTERS
Silhouettes – subject must be very dark to black against a light background.
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APRIL CHALLENGERS
Ambient Light – no strobes, photos taken in shallower water work best.
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MAY MASTERS
Pretty in Pink
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MAY CHALLENGERS
Patterns
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JUNE MASTERS
Humor – may include divers.
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JUNE CHALLENGERS
Wide Angle featuring Sponges – a sponge or group of sponges as the main subject of the W/A photo.
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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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