I usually don’t spend a lot of money when we go to the fair, because I hate throwing money away. Last night, however, I decided it was time to splurge a little and enjoy the evening. Here are photos of us enjoying the rides . . .
Those smiling little faces were worth $12 a person.
Finally, for the two of you who read this blog, here are the photos I entered into the Georgia National Fair’s photography contest. I entered photos in the contest once before, about 4 years ago, but my lack of experience combined with the size of the competition didn’t produce very favorable results.
First the color prints:
Amarillo (Beginner – Color – Animals) – Kimberlie has family with a couple of hundred acres near Quitman in south Georgia. After a day of horseback riding last fall, I snapped this photo near a dried up pond.
Salad Again? (Beginner – Color – Animals) – I got this cool shot at the National Zoo this past summer in Washington, D.C.
Bashful (Beginner – Color – Plant Life) – I took this photo in my backyard. We plant sunflower seeds every year and this is one of the results.
Baltimore Harbor (Beginner – Color – Plant Life) – I took this photo of Tristan in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor this year.
As for the results, I guess the judges didn’t like my color work. Or maybe they were tired of the three million other pictures of sunflowers and butterlies by the time they reached mine.
Now on to the black & white:
Lonely (Beginner – Monochrome- “I Spy”) – I snapped this photo in Downtown Macon while toying with a zoom lens I picked up on eBay. This photo would have NEVER made the cut for the contest, until I saw that the rotating category for this year was called “I Spy”. The color version didn’t have nearly as much impact as the black & white version. I thought it had all of the qualities of a good monochrome print and it clearly fit the category. The result: SECOND PLACE!
Atrium (Beginner – Monochrome - Scenic) – We scored a great package deal in Atlanta earlier this year which included some attraction tickets as well as a night at the Marriott Marquis. I had been to the Marriott Marquis before, on Valentine’s Day in 2005 to try out for Jeopardy, and was amazed by the atrium. It actually makes you dizzy to look straight up. On this visit, I made sure to quickly snap a photo. The color version was cool, but not nearly as striking at the black & white version. The result: FIRST PLACE!
I think my total prize purse totals a whopping $35 – almost enough to cover the matting supplies. But it was tons of fun. Either my strengths are in monochrome photography, or they didn’t get very many entries in that area.
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