January

Open

Judge: Aggie Brooks

February

Straight from the Camera

Judge: Jim Wilson

Even stricter than a regular assigned topic. Absolutely no post production (out of camera adjustments) allowed - no cropping, straightening, sharpening - no adjustments of any kind! Set your camera for JPG output. What you produce "in camera" is what you submit. You may need to review your manual to see what you can do "in camera"!

March

Bridges

Judge: Ken Hubbard

Structures that span and provide passage over a road, railway, river, or some other obstacle. Work from this definition or your own.     

April

Through a Window

Judge:Tom Maddrey

This is a picture taken through an opening designed to admit air and light into a building or form of transport. It may be taken through glass, but in all cases, some evidence of the opening surround or a reflection must be included in the picture. Views through shop windows are excluded.

May

Open

Judge:Brian Braun

Website: brianbraun.net

June

Cemetaries

Judge:

Services, headstones, statues, landscapes, nightscapes - a lot of possibilities. 

July

Emotion

Judge:

Make the viewer feel the emotion expressed in the picture. 

August

Feet/Shoes

Judge:

Look down, they're everywhere.     

September

Open

Judge:

October

Shadows/Silhouettes

Judge:

Make the shadow or silhouette tell a story.

November

Camouflage

Judge:

Look hard and capture something (possibly an animal?) that is hidden due to its color, pattern, or texture.