Topics Archive

2003: Fences, Patriotic, Patterns, People, Transportation

2004: A Peaceful Setting, Bridges, Fair or Festival, Human Humor, Impact, Interiors

2005: Gates, Wide Angle, Glass (subj), Machinery, Mult. Exp, Shadows

2006: Faces, Five, Moonlit,  Motion, Stone Structures, Ohio River

2007: Fruits or Vegetables, Holidays, Jewelry, Music Makers, Night Skylines, Rusty

2008: Architecture, Candid People, Checks Plaids Stripes, Reflections, Shiny, Toys 

2009: Boats or Ships, Horses, Timepieces, Two Photos Same Object, Wheels, Working People 

2010: Architectural Detail, Books, Hobbies, Musical instruments, Nightscapes, Rural Images

2011: Antiques, Candle Light, Churches, Fountains, Pets, Through the Window

2012: Anything Wood,  Fishing/Hunting/Outdoor, Hands, Photojournalism, Tombstones, Tools 

2013: Americana, Eyes,  Photographic Equipment, Reflection, Stone Wood or Metal, Wet Subject

2014: Foggy Landscape,  Friendship Park, Long Exposure,  Mechanical Innards, Triangles, Unusual Strange or Odd

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2018: Trains, Ghosts, Nature, Shoes, Aircraft, Nautical

2019: Backlit Subject, Bad Weather/Wet/Raining Cats & Dogs, Macro Water Drops, Night, Sports Motion, Transportation

2020: Framing the Subject, Lights, Macro-Inanimate, Old Buildings, Repetition, Wheels &/or Gears 

2021: Geometric Shapes/Forms, Domestic Animals, Street Photography, Twist on an Icon, Windows, Celebrations

2022: Due to Covid, 2020 topics were repeated

2023: Abstract,  Domestic Flowers, Bottles, Long Exposure, Night Photography, Portrait

2024: Architectural Features, Backlighting/Rim Lighting, Leading Lines/Vanishing Point, Musical Instruments, Doors, Pets

2025: Body Parts, Transportation, Celestial, Time, Macro-Mechanical, Music as Inspiration

2026: Bridges, Bokeh Lights, Negative Space, Abandoned Structures, ICM, Bubbles

2003: Snow or Ice, Soft Light, Macro, Scenic, Spring Beauty, Zoo Shot

2004: Textures, Tranquility, Trees, Water, Fungus

2005: Show Motion, Waterfall, Backlight, Butterflies/Moths, Fish, Fog

2006: Pink, Animal Close-up, Turmoil, Ferns, Leaves 

2007: Animals Less Than 2'', Cones or Buds, Eyes, Ice or Snow, Red or Blue Animals, Rivers or Streams 

2008: More Than 5 Animals, Mountains, Reptiles/Amphibians, Rocks Fossils Shells Crystals, Textures or Patterns, Wild Flowers in the Wild

2009: Animals Longer Than 8', Birds in Flight,  Ducks, Insect Close-up, Mostly White/Black, Sea Life flora/Fauna 

2010: Animal Antlers or Horns, Poisonous or Venomous, Raptors, Sand, Wild Animal Babies

2011: B&W, Lakes/Streams/Rivers, Rows of Things, Seed or Seed Pods, Sunrise/Sunset, Weather 

2012: Blooms, Insects/Spiders/Other Arthropods, Landscapes, Power of Three, Simplicity, Less is More, Spring has Sprung 

2013: Arthropods, Curves, Drops &/or Droplets, Plant Closeups, Spikes &/or Spines, Trees 

2014: Against the Light, Animal Closeups, Animals that can fly, Frozen Water, Patterns &/or Textures, Weeds &/or Wild Flowers

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2018: Bees or Wasps, Wildflowers (that grow in KY), Butterflies,  Reptiles, Caterpillars, Spider Webs

2019: Artistic Nature/Motion Blur, Blue Hour/Golden Hour, Insects Macro, Isolated, Landscapes, Monochrome (B&W), Spring Flowers/Pollen 

2020: Desert Plants, Insects with Wings, Leaves, Mammals, Scenic-Mountains, Winter Weather

2021: Seedpods/Seeds, Clouds, Macro-Animate, Waterfalls, Birds, Sunrise/Sunset

2022: Due to Covid, 2020 topics were repeated

2023: Silhouette/Contre-Jour, Ripples, Selective Focus, Texture, Fog, Feathers

2024: High Key/Low Key, Sleeping Animals, Symmetry, Shadows, Storm, Monochrome

2025: Reflections and Shadows, H2O, Rock Solid, Cold-Blooded, Macro-Leaves, Aquatic Creatures

2026: Ephemeral, Movement and Motion, Birds in Flight, Black & White, Minimalism, Macro-Wildflowers and Woodland