OCUPS MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST 2023 CONTEST THEMES
| Month | Subject | |
| January | Sea Shells: The shell of mollusks must be the main subject, can be a critter in a shell or just the shell by itself, but again the shell must be the focus. | |
| February | Orange: Any subject with the color orange as the predominant/main color. | |
| March | Man-made: Any subject, underwater, that is man-made – wreck, pier structure, oil rigs, discarded objects (ie, tires, toilet, etc.). The main subject IS the man-made object, not a fish around or within the object. | |
| April | Lobster: Subject must be a lobster(s) | |
| May | Patterns: An abstract image using patterns as the subject. | |
| June | Silhouette: The subject would be backlit, so as to be solid black. Usually an ambient shot, but could be created with a torch/strobe to backlight the subject. The subject would NOT be lit. | |
| July | Bubbles: The subject must be about bubbles - O-rings, exhaust bubbles, bubbles on something | |
| August | Turtle: Subject must be a turtle(s) | |
| September | Slow shutter speed: A subject shot with a slow shutter speed, showing the effect of motion (ie. blurred) Video category: Slow-motion video |
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| October | Predation/Predators: Subject must be a predator and or showing predation. | |
| November | Reflections: The subject may be the reflection itself and or the subject and its reflection. Use of mirrors is not allowed, as that can stress the subject. We are looking for natural reflections. | |
| December | Awards banquet |