Photography Club of Greater Cincinnati

January 8 Print 
Open (Color)

January 22 Digital
The Naked Tree

• Any Subject
• Photo must be a color image

NOTE: We will select a subject for the February Digital competition at this meeting.

• Subject must be a tree with no leaves on it
• Photo can have multiple trees in the image so long as at least one tree has no leaves on it
• Can be color or black & white

• Subject must be an image of something that is neglected and clearly shows that it is abandoned, in disrepair, tattered, or torn

• Photo must be taken between January 8 and February 12.
• Flash or strobe lights cannot be used.  No strong sunlight through windows. Think candlelight, low watt table lamp, etc.
• Can be color or monochrome, portrait or landscape orientation.

March 11 Print
 Toys You Played with as a Kid

March 25 Digital
Open Square (Black & White)

• The subject must be a toy or thing you played with as a kid
• The object can be new as long as it was        around when you were a kid

• Any subject
• Must be a black & white image
• Image height and width must be the same

April 8 Print
The Color Blue

April 22 Digital
Shallow Depth of Field

• The subject must have the color blue dominate in the image
• A blue sky or blue water cannot be the subject

• Subject must be in focus
• Background and/or foreground must be out of  focus

• Photo must be a black & white, sepia, or single color image
• Any subject

• The subject must be an industrial or mechanical object
• Can be the inside of an industrial factory or shop
• Can be machinery, power or hand tools, etc.
• Can be a mechanical object or mechanism

June 10 Print
Planes, Trains and Boats 

• Subject must be a plane, train or boat
• Subject cannot be a part that is separated  from the plane, train, or boat (i.e. a propeller mounted on a wall

• Image must show a repeating subject or    pattern
• Repetition can be linear, circular, or along a path

• Subject must be one of four Cincinnati      Landmarks (Museum Center, Music Hall, Art Museum, or Fountain Square)
• Can be the interior, exterior, or on              the grounds of the landmark

• Any subject
• Must be a color image

• Subject must show a landscape with no man-made objects in the image (buildings, fences, paved roads, utility poles, sidewalks, signs, bricks, etc.)

• Changes to landscape caused by man are acceptable (ruts in dirt, planted trees or grass, etc.)

• Subject must be a costume worn at a festival, street or theatrical event, or sporting event, etc.
• Subject cannot be a uniform (sports player, police, military, etc.)

• Subject must be in an upside down position from its normal position as shot (such as a Trapeze
  artist hanging by his feet, person          standing on their head, or a bicycle      hanging upside down, etc.)
• Subject cannot be flipped in post-processing

• The image must have a dominate        Reflection   
• Reflections can be in nature (water) or  artificial (glass, metal, etc.)

• Subject must show a street scene at night with no natural light

• Subject must be a building or architectural element
• Can be the whole building or a unique  building architectural feature
• Can have multiple buildings in the image

• Any subject
• Image must have a width of at least 2 times the height

• Subject must be something whose name begins with the letter “G” (i.e. Giraffe, Goose, Gate, Garage)
• Can be of the letter “G” itself if it is        dominate on a sign or display
• Cannot be a proper name of a person, pet, or company name (i.e. Gloria, George, Graeter’s)

• Any subject
• Must be taken in 2020
• REVISED - Location must be in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana
• Cannot be a previous competition entry