The October 21st competition will be a themed competition with the subject of "Silhouettes."  The definition of Silhouette for this competition was defined two years ago by the Theme Committee as:

May include any subject where the predominate images are in silhouette, usually achieved through backlighting.  Images may show rim lighting, but by definition, silhouettes do not show any detail.

The guidance below indicates the current competition team's interpretation of that definition as it will be applied to images submitted for October's competition.

Guidance

A silhouette is defined as an outline or object that appears dark against a lighter background. It may include any subject where the predominate subject(s) is(are) in silhouette, usually achieved through backlighting.

The next two images would be acceptable for this competition, and the third would be eliminated because it contains too much detail in the lighted portions of the subject (hands and face).

Example of a Traditional Silhouette (acceptable):

Copyright Sandi Croan Photography

Example of a Non-Traditional Silhouette (acceptable):

 

A beautifully seen backlit photo that would not qualify as a silhouette (not eligible):

Copyright  Hector Contreras (Heco)

See more of Hector's work at Better Photo.

Please remember that all elements of your submitted images must have been captured within 2 years of the competition date. As in all competitions, you may submit a maximum of 3 entries with no more than 2 entries in any one category.

If you have any questions, please contact Sandi Croan at pashli@nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospamaol.comMatthew Schmidt at mgs@nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospamloreleistudios.com.

Sandi Croan, Co-VP Competitions

Matthew Schmidt, Co-VP Competitions