Competition Topics For 2004 Month Topic Definitions and Descriptions Click To View January General-Vintage This is our annual January theme of General Vintage. Any subject, taken at any time is eligible for entry. View Winners February Doors & Windows View Winners March Abstract Abstract images aren't pictures of objects; they're pictures of shapes, textures, lines and the like. They are generally produced by moving in close to an everyday object to include only a small part of it in the photo, by zeroing in on a small part of a distant subject with a long lens, by deliberately throwing the subject out of focus, or by shooting a subject's reflection rather than (or along with) the subject itself. View Winners April Silhouettes A photograph in which the background is more brightly lit than the subject. Detail is lost in the subject emphasizing the subject shape View Winners May Macro - Close up Actual subject can not be larger than 8x10in. Look at familiar things in a different way and observe qualities that are not obvious to the casual observer. View Winners June Famous Landmarks Images of structures that commemorate or signify important historical or cultural events Landmark: - a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape - a prominent feature of a landscape or property that is the symbol for the place - a famous historical building or location - a prominent geographical feature used for finding one's way - a specific location or identifiable natural or man-made geographic feature - a structure that commemorates or signifies important historical or cultural event Remember, the key to having an "unlabeled" image considered to be a landmark by our judge will be to have a generally recognizable image! (after all, if no one has any idea what landmark your image represents, then it could not qualify as a "Famous Landmark") Possible examples: Statue of Liberty, Stone Mountain, Big Chicken, Grand Canyon, UGA arch in Athens, Turner Field, St. Louis Arch, Washington Monument, Niagara Falls, Space Needle in Seattle, GA Tech clock tower, Olympic park fountains, The White House, the U.S. Capital Building, the Georgia Capitol dome, Delicate Arch, Sleeping Beauty's Castle is Disney World, etc. Come up with your own landmark! View Winners July Street Scenes Photojournalism, images that tell a story. Would the AJC publish this? View Winners August Motion Images that show action and give the feeling of motion. View Winners September Patriotic Images that show "Love of Country" Wave the Flag! View Winners October Night Shots Images shot after sunset and before sunrise. No sunset or sunrises permitted. There are many choices of subjects for night photography. Landscapes by moonlight, floodlit buildings, firework displays, bonfires, scenes by candlelight and even the moon and stars. The achieve good results, the photographer needs to be aware of special considerations necessary for taking long exposures View Winners November Rural America Made in the U.S.A. Images of or relating to the country, country people or agriculture. View Winners December Second Chance & Best of Year Second Chance - A winner will be chosen among the entries which won 2nd Place, 3rd Place or H.M. during this year. Best of Year - A winner will be chosen among the entries which won First Place during this year. View Winners