“NATURE” photography & Photo Subject Ideas
“NATURE” photography is defined as the use of the photographic process to depict all observations of facts and phenomena from the various branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that the well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify to its honest presentation. Detailed micro and macro photographs are acceptable. Also, scientific banding visible on wild animals is acceptable.
Photographs depicting cultivated plants, domestic animals, mounted specimens, museum habitats, still life studies, or derivations are ineligible and should not be submitted. Scenes including people or man-made structures do not fall in the nature category and should be automatically disqualified. Photographic manipulation such as sandwiches, montages, derivations, or alterations of the original is not acceptable in a nature competition.
NATURE:
Animals: wild, captive (not domestic)
Clouds - sunrises - sunsets
Flying critters: birds, butterflies, insects, moths
Habitats: deserts, edges, forests, grasslands, water
Leaves: unusual colors, shapes, patterns
Mosses & lichens - fungi & mushrooms
NATURE continued:
Plants native to Ohio
Trees - shrubs - berries - rocks
Vistas: far as the eye can see
Water: lakes, oceans, streams, waterfalls
Wildflowers - grasses - foliage
OTHER GENERAL:
Animals: domesticated, farm, pets, zoo
People
Scenic: agricultural, cityscapes, public gardens, snow & winter
Sports
Vehicles & equipment
ARCHITECTURAL:
Barns - buildings - structures - churches
Covered bridges
Historical homes & buildings - cemeteries & tombstones
Lighthouses
Unusual buildings
PATTERNS:
Alphabet in nature: shapes that make letters
Colors, shapes, lines, etc.
Frost, snow, ice patterns
Lights - shadows - silhouettes
GARDENS
Flowers: bouquets, close-ups
Garden architect: gazebos, paths, pergolas, rooms, statuary, walls
Gardener’s & farmer’s harvests
Gardens: container, desert, herb, rock, shade, sun, veggie, water
Photographs depicting cultivated plants, domestic animals, mounted specimens, museum habitats, still life studies, or derivations are ineligible and should not be submitted. Scenes including people or man-made structures do not fall in the nature category and should be automatically disqualified. Photographic manipulation such as sandwiches, montages, derivations, or alterations of the original is not acceptable in a nature competition.
NATURE:
Animals: wild, captive (not domestic)
Clouds - sunrises - sunsets
Flying critters: birds, butterflies, insects, moths
Habitats: deserts, edges, forests, grasslands, water
Leaves: unusual colors, shapes, patterns
Mosses & lichens - fungi & mushrooms
NATURE continued:
Plants native to Ohio
Trees - shrubs - berries - rocks
Vistas: far as the eye can see
Water: lakes, oceans, streams, waterfalls
Wildflowers - grasses - foliage
OTHER GENERAL:
Animals: domesticated, farm, pets, zoo
People
Scenic: agricultural, cityscapes, public gardens, snow & winter
Sports
Vehicles & equipment
ARCHITECTURAL:
Barns - buildings - structures - churches
Covered bridges
Historical homes & buildings - cemeteries & tombstones
Lighthouses
Unusual buildings
PATTERNS:
Alphabet in nature: shapes that make letters
Colors, shapes, lines, etc.
Frost, snow, ice patterns
Lights - shadows - silhouettes
GARDENS
Flowers: bouquets, close-ups
Garden architect: gazebos, paths, pergolas, rooms, statuary, walls
Gardener’s & farmer’s harvests
Gardens: container, desert, herb, rock, shade, sun, veggie, water
