Create an image in which the composition relies upon one or more diagonal or slanted lines, explicit or implicit. (Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
October 2013: Open
(Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
November 2013: City Life
Depict some aspect of life in a city including at least one person or animal. (Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
December 2013: In a Garden
Photograph anything in a garden: scenic or close-up, alive or not. (Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
January 2014: Two-month Open
(Must be taken on or after November 7, 2013)
February 2014: Night Photography
Create an image outdoors with no lighting from the sun (except moonlight and/or deep twilight sky, both optional). Natural light (moon, stars, twilight, volcano, lightning) and artificial light (fire, lantern, electric lighting, photo flash, etc.) are acceptable, but any light from a sunrise or sunset is not. (Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
March 2014: Entrances or Exits
Feature one or more openings through which a person or animal enters or exits. (Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
April 2014: Motion (not stop-action)
Convey the sense of motion. Do not use high-speed photography to freeze the action. A sense of motion can be created by moving the subject or the camera equipment during exposure. For the Unrestricted Categories only, motion effects can be created by darkroom or computer processing. (Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
May 2014: Open
(Must be taken on or after June 1, 2012)
The Board of Directors approved the assignments for the 2013-2014 season
which were selected by a committee of NBCC members:
Bruce Cyr, Judy Switt, Carol Lee, Gail Bingham, Cheryl Naulty, Lori Ducharme, Tom Field.
