Overview
Each monthly meeting concludes
with a photo contest. All HUPS members are eligible to enter digital
images pertaining to the current month's theme (see below). Photos
are judged by a three person panel selected from HUPS members at
the meeting. Judging is subjective on the basis of the relevance
of the subject of the photo to the theme, composition, - including
the use of negative space, color, exposure, sharpness, and the
difficulty involved in getting the shot.
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2010 PHOTO CONTESTS |
2010 &2011 TOPICS |
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To download the entire 2010 & 2011 topics & descriptions list. |
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Face the Camera |
The subject is looking directly into the camera lens (must show at least 2 eyes)
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Juveniles |
A youngster of any species… fish, invertebrates, air-breathers, etc.
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Flatfish
(Disk-Shaped Fish) |
Flounder, angelfish, filefish, butterflyfish, sunfish, triggerfish, etc. It just needs to have a pronounced flat profile and be a FISH.
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Crustacea |
Just like it says… look it up in the book (crabs, shrimp, lobsters, barnacles, etc.). When in doubt… Wikipedia can help you out.
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Long &
Narrow |
Anything that is characterized by long, thin lines. Can be fish, invertebrates, or even non-living.
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Nudibranchs & Worms |
Just like it says. Nudibranchs, pleurobranchs, flatworms, Christmastree worms, bristle worms, etc.
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Anemones & things that live in them |
Just like it says. To qualify, an anemone must be in the shot. The "things" (clownfish, crabs, etc) are optional.
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Seafan City |
Seafans and things that live in and around them. The "things" need to be commonly associated with seafans, not just chance encounters. Examples: crinoids, pygmy seahorses, fan crabs, longnose hawkfish, flamingo tongues, etc.
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Anything with Lungs |
Mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians (i.e., turtles, dugongs, aquatic iguanas, whales, dolphins, people, walruses, polar bears, diving birds, snakes, sea lions, etc). Shots must be taken underwater.
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Things only a mother could love |
The odd, the ugly, the strange & misshapen. Angelfish, dolphins, tuna, etc. need not apply.
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Wide Angle |
Classic W/A shots. Must be taken with wide angle lenses or zooms set a wide angle. Images can be close-focus/wide-angle shots, also.
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Best of HUPS |
Open category for Novice, Intermediate, & Advanced. Creative category is for all entrants and "anything goes" (3 images
maximum per category). Any image taken underwater is allowed in each of the
first 3 categories. This includes images that have placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, in this
year’s monthly contests. Please note that 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place winners in Best of
HUPS are not eligible for any HUPS contest in following years.
Anyone is allowed to enter in the Creative category. It is basically a free ride for
your creative juices. Photoshop away (or any other digital manipulation program).
Cut-and-paste parts of one image into another, distort, change color or texture,
repeat, invert, rotate, etc. The only requirements are that all elements of the image
must have been photographed or created by the entrant and the primary focus
should be related to underwater photography. Non-underwater elements are
allowed in the images for humor or creative impact as long as you took the photo.
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PREVIOUS YEARS
SLIDESHOWS & WINNERS |
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