Okay, as you may or may not know :-) I entered some photos in the Midland County Fair's County Snap Shooter Contest (1) I figured they might need some entries, being the 1st Fair in Midland County since 1966 (Comeback V2 - some will get that, some will not!), and (2) I'm almost almost always game to lose ... which I most certainly always do -- lots to be said for my perserverance! So anyway, we ran out to the Fair last night to quickly view things ... and actually, since they were still setting most stuff up ... that's exactly what we did "quickly view things"! But we are going back in the AM (Saturday), so maybe they'll be more things TO TAKE PHOTOS OF with the prospect of entering them in another contest - somewhere -- AND yes, losing again :-)
My best loser was in the Simply Midland category -- actually got a 5th place ribbon - WOOT - the 4th place loser! (I suspect since they gave Champion, Reserve Champion, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in each category ... that there were only 7 entries in this category!)
The Sky's the Limit
(Midland's Motto by-the-way)
Actually, the one I thought would ribbon (entered in the Landscape category) was a photo everyone seems to love - except judges, this photo's second rejection!
Rain in the Tetons
Loser No. 3 was a quaint little Black and White -- maybe the thought behind it was too quaint or subtle, maybe I should have painted a longhorn on the angel?
May the Force Be With You
Now, for Losers No. 4 and 5 ... I wasn't real pleased with how No. 4 turned out from Walgreens (okay, I mean I had to put these together in like 2 days .. so Walgreen's glossy it was), they overcooked No. 4 ... anyway, I held not great prospects for No. 4 -- it proved to be true! (Also, I think it needs to be larger than an 8x10 -- the small boy, which is actually supposed to be the focus of the photo .. is too small in an 8x10 ... IMHO)
Getting the Shot
"Oh" No. 4 was in "People" category
Leading to the the last loser, which I totally didn't expect to win anything, but injected it for a bit of humor (too bad they didn't have a humor category) .. it was in the color category:
Flowers and Fred
So, for those that asked, thank you ... for your love and support ... thank you! I already know what I'm entering next year and its going to have ALOT to do with cows and West Texas landscapes!
PS. Or I'm entering the artsy craftsy divisions next year .. they had so few entries this year, I believe everyone who entered anything got a 1st place ribbon :-) .... just a passing observation!
No fair! I love them all, especially Rain in the Tetons and Flowers & Fred! I say just keep shooting for the pleasure of yourself and your friends. :-)
ReplyDeleteBut...better luck next time. You so deserve it.
loved it well done :)
ReplyDeleteOk, so what's with all the negative talk about your pics? They're terrific!! You're not about chasing prizes and ribbons. You're a true artist who happens to use a camera as your medium. Note to you, Mozart (in my opinion the greatest composer who ever lived), was rejected by the people who were 'somebody' and 'in the know'. So keep doing your own thing missy. I, for one, adore your pictures!
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