I submitted in the amateur class and I think that I submitted in categories different than James so I wasn't competing with him.
These are the photos I submitted. What do you think? Do I have a chance?
Submission 1: Botanical category
Title: Quarter Fleur
The friendly Germanic man who helped me with the paperwork told me that this image would have been better if I left the yellow center of the photo in tact and had that as my focal point instead of the flower's petals. He's probably right, I guess...I didn't tell him that I already knew that and that I intentionally cut it off to focus on the petals.
Submission 2: Animals in the Wild
Title: Moose in Repose
My paperwork helper liked this image and knew exactly where I had taken it, Albion Basin, which was pretty cool.
Submission 3: Still Life
Title: Independence Hall
Everyone around me liked this one - they said it was calming. Mr. Germanic told me that in order to take this picture, I'd have to set my camera to it's manual settings - I told him that's exactly what I did. He was impressed and couldn't criticize the image - only my mounting, because one corner was already peeling away.
It's exciting to enter a contest - even more exciting if I were to actually win a ribbon. If you are interested to see the results, the county fair is this week - August 6-9.
Thanks for the inspiration James. And, good luck to you, too.
3 comments:
These are gorgeous. I like the flower one. It would be too predictable to have had the focus be on the yellow center. :)
Is the county fair different than the state fair? Because I thought the state fair was in September? If they are different than you should enter your pictures in both fairs because they are fabulous. Best of luck.
I agree with Erin. Off center is better and unpredictable.
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