Please post your ideas for 2022 Photo Contest Themes.

I’ve taken a lot of pictures over the years and feel like I have run out of things to shoot when generalizing the things I see on a trip.

I have thought about shooting a trip with a macro-lens. Only things up close. bugs, leaves, fungus, things we overlook in the big picture.

Tom

Wildflowers
Close ups of the "little stuff" (insects, rocks, roots, flowers, mushrooms,etc)

Funny...I hadn't read Tom's idea before I typed mine. Must be a good idea then.

- Best camp breakfast
- Smoke
- Funny shots taken on trips
- “From/inside the tent”
- Amphibians
- End of trip
- First timers
- Night shots
- “Really? In the Boundary Waters?”
- Camp games/fun
- “An animal WAS here”
- Best Photoshopped canoe trip photo

Cedar strip canoes. Wood Canvas canoes. Meal Preparation. Under water photos.

Vehicles loaded for the trip.
Tackle boxes/fishing gear.
Pets in canoes.
Sleeping canoe partners.

Well packed and organized canoe.

Field expedient fixes to problems.

Mike

An Underwater category would be super cool. I could submit some in that category. I’ve always been fascinated with what lies beneath the surface.

Tony

Not a contest I would want to win, but maybe it would be good to raise awareness of the issue

"Trash and campsite damage"

How about “ the Boundary Waters experience in 60 seconds” video contest?

Dogs in the BW.

I think a Macro/Close Up category would be fun and on a possibly related subject, how about "Behind the Campsite". One of my favorite things to do in the BWCA is to wander the woods behind camp to discover all kinds of interesting natural features which include but are not limited to flowers, fungi, birds, huge rocks/cliffs, hidden open meadows, bogs, spider webs - the list is endless.

It's a good way to scout for available firewood too.

Pictures of art inspired by the BWCA. Firepit area pictures. Moving water pictures.

Yeah let’s see some tackle boxes!

Silhouettes
Portaging
Geological features
Non perfect weather
Entry/exit point
Cedar feature

Storms, portage landings, moon, holes in canoes, beaches, loons, rocks, fire

Cloud formations, shoreline, waves near shoreline, meal prep setup, campsite from the water