1st place photo
Topic: Life|You may remember a spanking I received a year or two ago at the SCVPA photo contest. Time marches on, my tears have dried and my wounds have healed and I entered another local gallery’s photo contest. As you can probably guess by the title of this post, I did much better this time around. I entered five total photos and took first place and honorable mention in landscape category, as well as an honorable mention in the man-made scenery category.
Three new ribbons, 25 dollars cash money and a picture on the front page of the local newspaper. I could get used to this high rollin’ lifestyle. Small pictures of the pictures I entered are below, along with a shot of the dolla dolla bills I won.
I originally wrote a thought provoking post on big brain descriptions of each of the pictures, but I wrote that on my phone and somehow lost it. Looking at these shots, I want to get back up to Bodie to do some more lens work as the place is just teeming with potential shots. Even better I’d like to work there for a season and see all shots the behind the closed doors. I obviously am getting back to Death Valley this year, once the temperatures are a bit more benign.
It feels good to get some applause for the shots I put up, we’ll see if this starts anything big.
Hey, good show! Congrats and a trip to Chuck E. Cheese are in order. What, you’re boycotting DV during the best triple digit months?!? Ah, well, even the Ginsu loses its edge, I suppose.
The DV dune 1st place photo reminds me of a wave about to crash; that might be due to smallness on the screen hiding the detail. Holly and I once discussed going to Bodie for a year; we ought to plan that so we are both there at the same time; do they have 2 rangers there year ’round? I’d like to enter a few photos in one those shindigs at some point; let me know the next time you’re going to enter one.
As long as you will be wearing the famous CEC costume I’m there. I’ve spent a few weeks and can’t counter your ginsu comment, well done there it was indeed a masterstroke and you deserve credit.
I think they actually have 3 or 4 positions (at least before the budget comes out next week) all year round. That would be a tremendous way to spend a winter, I’m surprised that captain frostbite is interested in wintering over there to be honest.