2022-2 Spring Competition Theme: Open and Silhouette Start date: April 1, 2022 End date: April 30, 2022 Judging starts: May 4, 2022 Judging ends: May 18, 2022 There are three open and one theme categories for this competition. The open categories are Color, Monochrome, Creative and the theme category is Silhouette. You may enter up to THREE (3) images in one category and ONE (1) image in another category, or any combination thereof. Silhouette images may be color, monochrome or creative images. You may enter 4 images as long as they are not all entered into a single category. You may change any image until the contest cutoff date has passed. Silhouette photography shows the dark outlines of subjects in front of contrasting, bright scenes such as sunsets or studio backdrops. Silhouette images are unlike other forms of photography because they showcase dramatic contrast. Please choose “Special” from the category drop-down on the entry submission page for your silhouette entries. Competition rules have been updated as of April 12, 2022. See the Rules and Guidelines page for these updates. Current Entries Looking Out Altered State Invite to Greater Heights MEETAH THE CHEETAH I Can See Your Halo! Merlin Meal The Islander Nebulosity of Orion Golden Anglers Alligator Hammock Fishing King Cormorant at Sunset Learning from Mom Lely Horse at Sunrise – Silhouette Mystical Rose Shore Bird Light Spiral No ifs ands or bucks Horses at Sunset Grazing on the Chobe River Tenderness Sunset Watch at Naples Peer Welcome Spring 2022 Sunrise Nestbuilding My Treasure MEAL BEFORE PLEDGE FLIGHT NIGHT AT THE BOTANICAL THISTLE WHILE YOU WORK In Flight BEEn There yum Jumping for Joy Play at Sunset Hanging With My Buddy Ready for vacation Lady In Low Key Night At Nauset Light Beauty In Nature Sym-e-trees Flora-show Man-wich Planks A lot Cabbage Hanging Roots Water Lily Sunsilhouette Landing Field Anticipation Nature at Work Soaring High Such An Elegant Mama Cheetah Advice From A Giraffe Hanging On For Dear Life Last Drink Before Bedtime Posing for the cameras HIDE & SEEK HOO ME THREE AMIGOS DEW DROP Slough King of the World Beauty Reflects After the Meal Gardens In Living Color Miami Pulse Sun Kissed Sisters The Phantom Salmon Pounce Leap of Faith Red Quil Waterin” Time Sunset Angler Dancing Orchids Me and my Scooter Can I Have Some Too Mr Blue Jeans I Saw The Light Sun-Up Silhouette Girl in Broken Window Praying at Istanbul Mosque Waiting for My Baby Brother Flamingo Dance Gorgeous Red Garden of the Gods Busy Bee Light Spinner Fierce Eagle Round and Round Royal Blue Launch Time I’m Leaving Animas Canyon Cypress Sunrise Touchdown Imminent I Know I’m Late Criss Cross Cranes Praise for the Morning Love Alligator Preening Ibis Floating Feather Sunset Takeoff To the sky! Resting Tiger Snarling Lioness Coming at Ya Reddish Egret Fishng California Dreaming Take My Hand Eye to The World Longing For Home Webb Homestead Sunflower Down the Rabbit Hole Sunset Swim I See Berries Catching Up On The News Glasgow Cathedral Guardian Glory Days Beata Alan Pumping for Gold Mystery Ghost Walk Protecting the crops Waiting Night Roost Just Leaves Blue Dacnis Golden Apple Dancing In the Rain An Apple a Day Flamingoes Across the African Sky Starry, Starry Night Sensing Danger Isabella Miami Secrets Ghostly Cypress Flying in a Circle Sun Kissed Dahlia Checking you out Come a Little Closer Polytech Ready For My Closeup Chasing Dreams Hawaiian Sunset Cheshire Reservoir Sunset Celebration Morning Joe Shadow Bird Reflection Viva Venice! Venetian Sunrise Into the Storm Venice with a Twist Bridge of Sighs 90 Degrees of Resistance Sky High-Mono Nest Builder-Color Ready for Beachgoers-Color Ocean Ave at Night-Color Did I forget something? Boris Edge of the Dunes Safe Harbor Joshua Sunrise Tunnel Vision Dragonfly at Golden Hour Seeing Through Graceful Isle of Palms Sunrise On the Prowl Through the Slats Pointing to the Milky Way Grasses Against a Watercolor Sky Lights at Night Mother’s Love A Day In Paradise Sailor’s Guiding Light palm sunburst Are You Talking To Me? Wet and angry Let sleeping otters lie Warmest blood California fire sunflower on leaf blue hour in the desert Fluffy Calm Beauty Mean Little Dude Launch Attack The Plieades in Maine Twilight Trees Jekyll Lamppost Cyclist Generations Deliver C-17 Globemaster III Leopard Leaping – Kenya Giraffe in Tanzania Sunset Bison in Steam – Yellowstone NP Sicily Silhouette Stroll at Low Tide Midwest Sunset Long and Winding Road An Early Bird Hood Motor First Kiss Look into my eye Underwater Glow Nap Time Can we have a minute, please? Sky on Fire Sea Oats Enjoying the sunset Shadow Dancer Strike a Pose! She’s Mine! Thank you. Thank you very much! View Traditional Color Entries View Traditional Mono Entries View Creative Entries View Special Category (Silhouettes) Entries