My photographs were not chosen. A few stats for you:
172 photographers entered
49 photographers chosen
1073 photographs submitted
82 photographs will be hung
As I wrote to a friend earlier this evening, "It's a very arty show and my little flowers and bugs didn't move them." And I'm in excellent company among the losers, several of whom have previously won 1st honors and been exhibited yearly for 15+ years.
I'm not heart-broken since I knew it was a long-shot. However I will walk around the show on Friday evening looking for any photographs that aren't better than mine!
Sorry you didn't win. I liked them. Dad
Posted by: Bob | February 04, 2009 at 05:08 PM
I always do that when I look at pictures. Not in a bad way, but "Hey, what is so special about THAT? I could do THAT!"
Posted by: Katie | February 04, 2009 at 09:04 PM
Oh drat. You never know what people are looking for. I liked them.
Posted by: Eliz | February 08, 2009 at 09:58 PM
Dad -- Thanks again.
Katie -- I did a lot of that this weekend viewing the show.
Elizabeth -- Thanks! I know one thing...they sure weren't looking for botanical photos. Not a single one in the show. It was heavily B&W and the few color photos in the show were very subdued.
Posted by: Heather's Garden | February 08, 2009 at 10:08 PM
They win in my book! Good for you for entering these beauties and don't hesitate to do so again in the future with new shots. You never know what will catch the judge's eyes.
Posted by: Layanee | February 09, 2009 at 05:43 PM