Decisions Decisions

Decisions Made

2007-08-21T14:13:00.000-07:00

Last night I had a wonderful time with creative, artistic people. Two old friends, one lady I'd met before and 1 new man and myself had a very enjoyable evening in a small internet cafe in a little town not far from where I live. More about that over here. As I said in a post on I Was Born2Cree8, they helped me out with the final choices for my entries in the fair. We named some of the photos, thinking names were needed as they were in Salmon Arm Fair last year, but I checked the rules today and they're not needed at the IPE.

I am very grateful to each and every person who took the time to view and comment on my photos and which they think could win the competition. Your input is appreciated and valued.

Botanical:

B1 had received 13 votes over the past couple weeks that these photos have been here for you to look at. My concern with it was, when looking closely at the larger view, I thought the focus (focal point) was out of focus (The Water Hyacinths are fuzzy), though the leaves are all in a nice, clear focus. I had begun to think maybe it was my imagination, lol, then last night that was one of the comments made about it.

B4 & B5 were very highly praised, but B7 was the final choice. Points made about it were:
- it's 3 dimensional
- the background is out of focus bringing attention to the main focal point, the flowers, which are in sharp focus.
- brings to mind paintings by Van Gogh
- simplicity itself
- the colors are dramatic and striking

Pictoral /Scenic:

P/S 4 & P/S 5:
I was doing my best to listen and take down some notes while everyone was talking, including me, haha. I see now that I wrote down these numbers and I remember even the gal and guy that work there were loving these ones, but I didn't write any of the points that were made and today don't remember any of them... darn. If the photos needed titles, we would call them:
P/S4 - Hidden Treasure
P/S5 - Promised Land

P/S4

P/S5

Animal(s):

For this category I need 3 photos; 1 Open, 1 Novice, 1 Advanced... and we came up with 5 last night as not everyone could agree on the same ones. Liz mentioned "painterly quality" on a couple of them, Dave had gone home to bed by this time, Camille didn't talk a lot but smiled and shook his head yes over several of them, and Graig gave most of the comments as he's into photography and drawing among other artistic avenues.

A1 - Graig really liked this one and said the fence posts frame the horses. Liz voted against it as she felt the buildings in the background were too distracting; not sure what Camille thought of it.

A5- Everyone liked this one a lot. The deer is licking salt off the highway; I took this through the windshield of my truck and as you can see the deer was undisturbed. Gotta love a zoom lens. "Spring Through The Windshield" may have been a good name as it was taken late one afternoon in May (and if you hit them they can and often do spring right through your windshield). The only comment I have written down is:
- evokes the most emotion (Liz & Graig).

A9- Reba On A Sunday Walk. This one was liked by all at the table, though I'm not so sure it's all that great. Some comments were:
- 3 dimensional
- great contrast of colors; dark subject with light background
- painterly quality

A11- Liz really liked this one, Graig & Camille like it too quite a bit but not as much as Liz.
- "magic" water- color & texture
- animals in focus
-painter quality

#4 - one that I took on my Sunday drive and added to the choices later than the rest. Liz wasn't impressed as anyone can take a photo of a horse, big deal (I don't know how to spell the word she used, so that's the closest I can come to her meaning). She also felt that there was too much background color and that was distracting, Graig thought the background colors enhance the horse and made it more interesting. Graig and Camille both really liked it due to the muscle definition showing on this horse. If it needed a name I would call this one "Equine Applied Force: Definition".

A11

I have to make my final decision on the animals by tomorrow at the latest... I have to get them printed, buy mats, mat them, then take them to the fair on Monday, so time is running short here.

Edit: I've eliminated A1 as much as I like it, due to the shadows the tree is putting on the horses, especially the head of the far horse. Now I'm to the point of thinking "what do I want to enter?" "which do I want hanging on my wall afterwards?" "what would make good Christmas gifts?" hoping to find an answer that will keep me from "eanie, meanie, miny, moe...." haha.

2nd Edit: Okay... I`ve made the final cut. It was not easy, because I like them all, but I`m dropping the cows (A11).

1. ADVANCED - For experienced photographers and
others who want more critical judging than given in
the Novice class. Willing to submit a minimum size of
8 x 10 inches.

2. NOVICE - For less experienced photographers than
advanced, and those who have done well in the Open
classes in the past, and who wish to have more critical
judging of their work than is offered in the Open classes.
Willing to submit a minimum size of 5 x 7 inches.

3. OPEN - Open to everyone, particularly beginners and
those who just enjoy taking pictures; minimum size of
3 1/2 x 5 inches accepted so no enlargements
necessary.

Animal(s), domestic or wild, colour:
- Advanced: A5
- Novice: #4
- Open: A9

Botanical, plants, all types, colour:
- Novice: B7

Pictorial/Scenic- landscape, seascape, mountains aerials, colour:
- Advanced: P/S4
- Novice: P/S5

It is a big relief to finally have all this finished. Decisions are not one of my strong points, as you may have noticed. Now I can get them printed up (all will be 8x14 except A9 will be 5x7) tomorrow, and then take them to the store where I buy mats, and then starts the next decision process... what color mats look the best with each photo. Then mat them up, add my name and other required into to the back of each one... and submit them on Monday and wait. (Waiting... yet another of my less than strong suits).

New Pictures

2007-08-20T02:18:00.000-07:00

Okay.... I wasn't happy with the animal photos I had below, so I drove around today with my camera and here are some of the new ones. What do you think of these??

Pretty Boy

#2
Power of Love

#3
Powerful Thoughts

#4
Equine Applied Force

#5
Reflecting On Life In The Pond

#6
Reflections in Time

#7
Reflecting On Life

Open to names for the photos as well as which ones you think could win.
I need 3 animals photos to fill my entries.

Thank you for your help... it is much appreciated.

Fall Fairs 2007

2007-08-19T03:07:00.000-07:00

Hi, and welcome to my decision making process. Some of you helped me last year, and some are new to this.... all are valued greatly. Last year I entered into the Salmon Arm Fair and this year I had planned to enter there again, as well as in the Armstrong Fair, but I went to their web sites and realized that there is an overlap in dates the photos have to be there (at Armstrong until September 3, have to be at Salmon Arm by August 24). So I think I'll just exhibit in Armstrong this year as it is much closer so less driving to and fro. The Armstrong Fair (Interior Provincial Exhibition or IPE) is a rather large fair, so far as I know it's the second largest in BC, second only to the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) in Vancouver.

I need your help to decide which photos to enter, so if you could tell me which you like best... and why... it would really help a lot. I appreciate your help very much.

Below, in this dark gold color, is posted information from the website of the Armstrong Fair, the Interior Provincial Exhibition.

(I've bolded items pertaining specifically to my interests)

SECTIONS: How do you decide which section to enter?

1. ADVANCED - For experienced photographers and
others who want more critical judging than given in
the Novice class. Willing to submit a minimum size of
8 x 10 inches.

2. NOVICE - For less experienced photographers than
advanced, and those who have done well in the Open
classes in the past, and who wish to have more critical
judging of their work than is offered in the Open classes.
Willing to submit a minimum size of 5 x 7 inches.

3. OPEN - Open to everyone, particularly beginners and
those who just enjoy taking pictures; minimum size of
3 1/2 x 5 inches accepted so no enlargements
necessary.

PHOTOGRAPHS SECTION
(These are the same for Novice and Advanced, just use different class numbers)

-Animal(s), domestic or wild, colour
-Botanical, plants, all types, colour
-Pictorial/Scenic- landscape, seascape, mountains
aerials, colour
- Portrait, single person, colour.
-Portrait, group (2 or more persons), colour.
Animal(s) domestic or wild, black & white
-Botanical, plants, all types, black & white
-Pictorial/Scenic- landscape, seascape, mountains
aerials, black & white
-Portrait, single person, black & white
-Portrait, group (2 or more persons), black & white
-Sports/Action, all types, black & white or colour
-Experimental/digitally enhanced/composites, black &
white or colour.
Please note: digital photographs size increased to 81/2 x
11 inches

OPEN SECTION CLASSES:
Note Classes 25, - 27, are rotating THEME classes.
THEME FOR 2007; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC OR WILD. The
Theme subject(s) should be predominant in the
photograph.
25. Snapshot, ANIMALS, DOMESTIC OR WILD by an
ADULT, black & white or colour
26. Snapshot, ANIMALS, DOMESTIC OR WILD by a
TEEN, black & white or colour. (Please put age of
photographer when photograph was taken on back of
entry).
27. Snapshot, ANIMALS, DOMESTIC OR WILD) by a
CHILD, black & white or colour, (Please put age of
photographer when photo taken on back of entry).
28. Panoramic Format, - Snapshot, ANY SUBJECT black
& white or colour
29. Snapshot Theme Photograph:” Patterns” this class is
Open to Adults only.
30. Snapshot Theme Photograph:” Patterns” this class is
Open to TEENS only.
31. Snapshot Theme Photograph:” Patterns” this class is
Open to CHILDREN only.
32. Computer Calendar: Design a 2008 computer calendar
using a picture or pictures for each month. The theme
for this year’s calendar is “HORSES’ as this is the
theme for the I.P.E. in 2007 ”A Salute to the Light
Horse”

It's a good thing I just read the rules, 2 of which I share here:
-Any one exhibitor may enter a total of six (6)
photographic prints.
-No more than one (1) print may be entered in the
same class.

The total of 6 makes a difference to how I was going to play this game. {rethinking, rethinking....}

Okay.... here are the categories I'm going to enter (this process is not easy for me...hhhmmmm):

-Pictorial/Scenic- landscape, seascape, mountains
aerials, colour (ADVANCED AND NOVICE)

-Animal(s), domestic or wild, colour (ADVANCED AND NOVICE)

-Botanical, plants, all types, colour (NOVICE)

25. Snapshot, ANIMALS, DOMESTIC OR WILD by an
ADULT, black & white or colour

I have to have my entries in and paid for by this Friday, July 20 (I'd thought it was Monday July 23, so good thing I read that today) so this is cutting it close. The good thing however, is that I don't have to have the actual photos in until:

Exhibits received:
Monday, August 27th, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and
Tuesday, August 28th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Of course, I have to have minimum a week to get them printed, matted and ready to go. But that gives us a bit of time to choose the photos... and in the meantime I can also take more.

July 21 - I've now made some choices. I had to stop looking through my photo files as there is just too much in there that I love for the Pictorial/Scenic. I have an idea or two that I want to try for Animals yet, so I will be adding them in as soon as I take them, if they work out. Hopefully this will be very soon. I think I know which one I like best for Botanical, but there are some others I wish I could enter too, so I'll give you several to choose from and see if your thoughts are the same as mine.

I'll keep you all posted on the votes and on my choices. Basically, keep checking back.

After these choices are made, I might post a bunch of the others I have so you can see them. Maybe make this blog a regular for my photo displays.

Votes to Date

2007-08-10T16:01:00.000-07:00

I thank each and all of you that have viewed my photos and given me your feedback. It is really very much appreciated. I just tallied the votes that are in at this time. Voting is not closed yet, but will be in a few days.

Botanical:
B1 - 13
B2 - 0
B3 - 2
B4 - 4
B5 - 3
B6 - 0
B7 - 4
B8 - 2

Animal(s):
A1 - 2
A2 - 1
A3 - 2
A4 - 5
A5 - 4
A6 - 1
A7 - 2
A8 - 0
A9 - 3
A10 - 3
A11 - 2
A12 - 2
A13 - 1
A14 - 0
A15 - 2
A16 - 9
A17 - 3
A18 - 2
A19 - 0
A20 - 1

Pictoral/Scenic:
P/S1 - 0
P/S2 - 5
P/S3 - 0
P/S4 - 11
P/S5 - 3
P/S6 - 2
P/S7- 1
P/S8 - 5
P/S9 - 3
P/S10 - 2
P/S11 - 6
P/S12 - 2
P/S13 - 3
P/S14 - 1
P/S15 - 0
P/S16 - 4
P/S17 - 0
P/S18 - 4
P/S19 - 2
P/S20 - 0
P/S21 - 10
P/S22 - 3
P/S23 - 3
P/S24 - 0
P/S25 - 0

This will be updated after the voting has been closed next week.

-Botanical, plants, all types

2007-07-23T13:02:00.000-07:00

B1
B2

Animal(s), Domestic or Wild

2007-07-23T11:32:00.000-07:00

A1
A2

A4 Cropped as suggested by Criz Lai.
I'm not sure if cropping is allowed, but know that other things
like color manipulation is not allowed. I'll have to check
the rule book before getting them printed.
A5

A5 Cropped, just to see if it looks any better.

A6

A10

A11
A12

A13

A14

A15

Animal(s), Domestic or Wild

2007-07-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

I was out looking for some interesting horse shots. I didn't quite get the one I had in mind, but I think I got something more interesting than the basic whole horse shot. What do you think? Any winners here? This years theme for the IPE is "Horse Power" (or something like that).

A16

A17

A18

A19

A20

Pictorial/Scenic

2007-07-22T00:23:00.000-07:00

These first ones were taken in the Kootenays on my holiday in May. I had such a good time and am so very glad I went. I had to put it all on my credit card, not something I usually do without first having the money to pay it off... but hey, sometimes a girl just has to do what a girl has to do, lol. I stayed with a really wonderful friend, so really the biggest expense was the fuel for my truck and being mostly highway miles, well I can't complain at all.

To see a larger view, just click on of the photos.

P/S 1

P/S 2

P/S 3

P/S 4

P/S 5

P/S 6

P/S 7

P/S 8

P/S 9

P/S 10

P/S 11

Pictorial/Scenic

2007-07-22T00:20:00.000-07:00

In May 2007, my older brother remarried. The wedding took place on Vancouver Island, near Tofino, BC. These are all taken on that trip.

P/S 12

P/S 13

P/S 14

P/S 15

P/S 16

P/S 17

P/S 18

P/S 19

P/S 20

P/S 21

Pictorial/Scenic

2007-07-22T00:18:00.000-07:00

This lake is in the hills just above my home, though I have to drive about 6 kilometers to get to it as to get there from here I'd have to have permission to cross private land then climb a steep hill, or go by road. So far, I choose the road.

P/S 22

P/S 23

P/S 24

P/S 25

The last 4 weren't loading so I had to repost them. I hope they work this time. I honestly am not sure which ones I had posted, but know that at least 2 or 3 of these ones are the same as what I had before, haha.

Notice

2007-07-01T02:11:00.000-07:00

Just a note to tell you that from here down is old stuff... Salmon Arm Fair 2006 photo choices. You are more than welcome to go have a look down there too. If you like one of them enough to think it should be in Armstrong Fair this year, let me know.

Update - A New Blog

2006-11-02T00:22:00.000-08:00

Hi. Thanks for coming by. I have started another new blog now.

When I first started blogging I wanted to keep everything separate rather than have it all mixed together. Rather like having a file drawer for every topic. So I had to have 4 different blogs.
Growing Greater - yard stuff and some about my animals
Born2cree8 - about my fibre arts
Decisions Decisions (picturethis06) - my photography
Wandering Words - my poetry

Well, now there is Beta Blogger! In Beta Blogger I can use labels to keep things separated, so now it's like having one file drawer with several labeled file folders in it. This makes the whole blogging experience much easier for me as I now only have to post to one blog. It also makes it much easier for people who come to read my stuff as they now only have to visit one blog instead of several. How great is that!!

I will keep these old blogs as there is so much "stuff" on them, but I won't be posting to them any more after this one. If you want to come read this older stuff again, there are links on my new blog (All In One) to these older blogs.

So come visit me at All In One and see what new stuff I've been up to.

Salmon Arm Fair 2006 ~ RESULTS

2006-09-12T23:52:00.000-07:00

Okay, the Salmon Arm Fair is over for another year and I have the results of my part in it. Out of the 9 photographs I entered, one took an Honorable Mention ribbon. That is not quite as good as I had hoped it would be, but I am happy to have gotten at least something. I am grateful for the recognition that this ribbon gives. There were a lot of great photos there and not all can win. I have a lot on my plate just now, but am thinking I would like to join the Vernon Camera Club, maybe after Christmas, as I could likely learn a lot from other photographers there. At the least it would be nice to meet with "people of like mind".

The picture that took the Honorable Mention is #28 below, the one with the 3 mule deer.

For results of other entries I had in the Salmon Arm Fair this year, please go to my blog http://born2cree8.blogspot.com and read about my fair experience, complete with pictures.

Missed Something Important

2006-08-25T23:54:00.000-07:00

When I get a lot of emails at one time and haven't the time to read them all I scan for the important or personal ones and go back later to read stuff from online groups I belong to. Well, it usually works fairly well, but this time I missed a very important email. I had thought it odd that my wonderful niece Becky hadn't gotten back to me with name ideas and now I know SHE DID! I am sad that I missed her email until now. Oh well, at least I finally found it when going back through unread ones today. Here are Becky's suggestions (Thanks Sweetheart!)

For #2, how about Tranquility. The scene is very tranquil and calm.

#4 I’d call Reflections, a. the reflections in the lake and b. she seems like she’s reflecting on life.

#5 (I think I see a trend) the first thing that popped out to me was Serenity.

#13 Peaceful Grazer, he just seems calm and at peace with his surroundings.

#14 all I could think of is the beauty of the picture, so Okanagan Beauty was all I could come up with.

#22 I like sanctuary on the shuswap, or maybe just Santuary. (again, the calming trend LOL)

#28 first thing that came to my mind was The Three Muskateers.

#34 I thought of Sage Friends, you said maybe something with the word sage in it, I picked that because Sage Friends, Old friends….that kind of idea like they’d be friends their whole lives.

I really like some of these suggestions and am sad to have missed out on using them this time around. However, I am confident that I will need names for other photos in the future and these names will come in handy then... either as they are or to give me ideas :o)

Yesterday I went to Salmon Arm and turned in my entry forms and my pictures as well as the entry forms for 2 of my friends... so "the dye is cast". Now I have until September 5 to make Damson Plum Jam and Damson Plum Jelly (mmmm good stuff), sew a cushion out of recycled material (it will match the curtains I also made from recycled material) and finish weaving the table runner that's on my loom (lots left to do on it yet). These need to be turned in at the fair on Sept. 6. The fair runs Sept. 8-10. On Saturday Sept. 9, a group of 6 (me and 5 friends) will be taking part in the Sheep to Shawl Contest as we did last year (for more info, see my blog http://born2cree8.blogspot.com ) and on Sunday September 10 I will be taking part in the spinning contest (my first time). You have 2 hours to spin the weighed amount of fibre (sheep fleece) they give you and then it's all measured by being put on a skein winder. Whoever spun the longest thread wins. If it breaks while they are measuring it you loose points, so it has to be spun very thin but strong. Should be fun.

Final Decisions

2006-08-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

Okay... here goes:

#1- The Flow of Nature
#2- Solitude
#4- Contemplation
#5- Nature's Love Affair
#13- Garden of Eatin'
#14- Reflections of Autumn
#22- Window of Time (Wilson's "Empty Nest" helped me to see the entire picture as this)
#28- Family Forage
#34- That "Deer" Sagebrush

Now the matting. I looked into getting some mat board so I could cut my own mats. For a 11x14 piece (for an 8x10 photo) they want $12.00. I can buy pre-cut mats for $2.49 each. Louise gave me some white mats for which I am grateful. Yesterday I went to Welk Mart and looked at the pre-cut colored mats and found that they are far more striking than plain white so I bought 3 of the 11x14 mats for $2.49 each. They were closing so I didn't have time to get any more as it takes time to make decisions as to which look the best. I used them with the white ones from Louise and double matted 3 pictures. They look great, so I am going back today to get more. It is sad to buy pre-cut mats when I have a beautiful mat cutting kit I want to use, but for the difference in cost I just can't go there. Over the internet I could get a bulk amount for about $5 US a sheet (32"x40") so that's about $5.65 Canadian. (plus shipping of course). The guy in town is obviously really gouging on the price of mat board. In future maybe I can order some off the net, but for now pre-cut will work.

Name Results

2006-08-24T08:39:00.000-07:00

I got just one email back with names for some of the pictures. Thank you Wilson for your input:
#14...Reflections of autum
4...Tranquility
1...The flow of nature
22...Emty nest

When I met for a few minutes in town with Louise and Rosalieand showed them the pictures, they both looked at #4 and said (at the very same time) "Contemplation".

I was at my ministers house for singing practice with his wife. They both looked at the pictures and gave me some ideas:
#28 - "Who's Lookin'?"
#34 - Sagebrush (or) That "Deer" Sagebrush
#13 - Velvet Touch
#14 - Fall Reflections
#2 - Solitude
# 5 - Natures Love Affair

Last night I remembered Mom's idea to call #13 Garden of Eatin'

So.... now to make my final decisions here.

Name These Pictures!

2006-08-23T12:13:00.000-07:00

Okay... now each of the pictures chosen need names. I have a few ideas but could use some help.

#1 is Bridal Veil Falls in the Pine Pass just out of Skagway Alaska. I took this picture when up there on a family cruise vacation in May 2005. I have decided to call it "Bridal Veil Falls". Why not, haha.

#2 I took from the cruise ship on the way to Alaska. It is on the coast of BC just north of Vancouver. Any ideas for me?

#4 is my Mom looking out onto the Shuswap Lake at Salmon Arm, BC. I'm thinking "Shuswap Tranquility". Any input on this one?

#5 I took this picture of a butterfly (don't know what kind) on a sunflower in my yard last summer. I could really use ideas on what to name this one.

#13 is a Mule Deer buck eating in an alfalfa field. I took this picture later in the afternoon Aug. 10th 2006 just south of Okanagan Falls, BC. What about "Late Lunch"? Any better ideas grately appreciated.

#14 was taken by me on the Shuswap River at Enderby BC Oct. '05 and it could use a good name.

#22 was taken just up a bit from #14, along the River Walk. (I enlarged this one to an 11X14 last year and put it on a wooden tray then covered it with several coats of Varathane and gave it to Mom for her Christmas present.) I'm thinking "Sanctuary on the Shuswap". Any input?

#28 These Mule Deer were near the Kalamalka Lake Lookout, just out of Vernon, BC summer of 2005 when I was fortunate to capture several pictures of them before someone in a noisy car came along and scared them off. Help me name them please.

#34 is another of the Mule Deer in #28. I'm thinking of something with "sage" in the name. Ideas anyone?

I will be very grateful for any and all input here. I had such a good time reading the comments and input on the photos and think it will be great to get some on the names too. Thanks in advance!!

Decisions Made

2006-08-23T11:56:00.000-07:00

This is what I chose and have gotten printed for my entries:

New Competitors: minimum size 5x7
Class :
2. Open Prints (I guess this means anything you want to enter)
{#2 & #14}
3. People {#4}
4. Animals - Domestic or Wild {#13}

Intermediate Competitors: minimum size 8x10
Class:
5. Pictorial (this also seems to be an anything goes class)
{#1, #22, #5}
6. People {none}
9. Plant - Domestic or Wild {none}
10. Animal - Domestic or Wild {#28 & #34}

I decided to enter extras in some classes and skip others depending on what I felt (and some of your votes indicated) were my stronger points. It was hard to decide which class #5 should be entered into (Plant? Animal?) so I put it into Pictoral.

Votes Tallied

2006-08-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

I am so grateful to everyone that checked out this blog and sent in their votes and thoughts on which pictures could be contendors for the photography contest at the upcoming Salmon Arm Fair. The results were:
#1 - 4
#2 - 5
#3 - 0
#4 - 6
#5 - 8
#6 - 1
#7 - 4
#8 - 0
#9 - 0
#10 - 1
#11 - 3
#12 - 3
#13 - 5
#14 - 8
#15 - 1
#16 - 4
#17 - 3
#18 - 2
#19 - 3
#20 - 1
#21 - 1
#22 - 10
#23 - 6
#24 - 0
#25 - 7
#26 - 0
#27 - 2
#28 - 7

I added #29 after most had voted so it only got 1 vote. I later added #34, too late to get any votes, lol. However, they are both from #7 and I think would have gotten votes if they were up sooner. I cropped #7 to make it more attractive after reading some of the comments.

2006-08-21T22:55:00.000-07:00

#34

Like #29, this is #7 cropped. I tried a slightly different crop on it this time (using "the rule of thirds") and do think it might be better. Do you agree?

2006-08-21T18:53:00.000-07:00

#30

#31

These Iris plants are all in my yard

#32

#33

This Day Lily is also in my yard

2006-08-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

#29

This is #7 cropped a bit. Does it look better with a bit less background?
These mule deer were near the Kalamalka Lake lookout one day when I was going by the - right place at the right time.

I've added more

2006-08-21T18:25:00.000-07:00

Okay... I thought I "must" have more pics of people so I got digging around and came up with more... lol. There were a whole bunch of my pictures that I hadn't even looked through yet and had forgotten about. Good thing I found them... phew! I also decided to crop one of the Mule Deer pictures and "run it by you" for your opinions.

Closer look

2006-08-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

If you need/want a closer look you can enlarge the photo by clicking on it. When ready, just click the "Back" arrow at the top left of the window.

Mats

2006-08-20T08:46:00.000-07:00

I was talking to Louise yesterday and she has some mats I can use for the 8x10 photos I enter. They are all white. The ones I cut myself for the 5x7 photos may have colors or be white, depending on which pictures I use and what mat boards look best with them. I did my blog with a black background and the pictures really look great on it, but I am about to change that to white so we all get a better idea of what they will look like with the matting.

Thanks so much for all your imput. Remember, click on "COMMENTS" below some of the pictures and let me know what you think, or email me if you prefer to do it that way. Either way will be greatly appreciated.

2006-08-20T08:36:00.000-07:00

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I got looking at the pictures and decided to crop some of the background out of #10. This is the result. Very much like #12 but there are differences. Some other pictures here are close but different as well, a little closer in for example. Some are suttle differences, but they are there.

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An Explanation

2006-08-19T18:49:00.000-07:00

Hi all. Here's what's up. I am going to enter some of my photography into the Salmon Arm Fair, so in the next day or two I have to decide what is going and get it enlarged. I also have to cut mats for each picture which, thanks to Terry and Alana giving me a mat cutting kit for Christmas will be no problem for the 5x7 photos, though I will have to find and buy some bigger matting board for the 8x10s.

I need your help to make the final decisions as to what is or isn't going to be entered. The catagories I am planning to enter are as follows:

New Competitors: minimum size 5x7
Class :
2. Open Prints (I guess this means anything you want to enter)
3. People
4. Animals - Domestic or Wild

Intermediate Competitors: minimum size 8x10
Class:
5. Pictorial (this also seems to be an anything goes class)
6. People
9. Plant - Domestic or Wild
10. Animal - Domestic or Wild

I will post a bunch of pictures that I am considering and really would appreciate if you could post "comments" to the blog or email me direct with your oppinions as to which pictures you think would be good for competition in each of the above catagories. It would also be fantastic if you could give any reasons why you think your choice would have a chance to win this competition. THANK YOU for taking the time to help me out in this, I am grateful!!!

I also am going to be part of the Monashee Spinners and Weavers group taking part in the Sheep to Shawl Competition again this year. (On my blog www.born2cree8.bogspot.com I posted pictures etc. from the 2005 competition which I was also a part of). We decided this year that if we are paying for a Exhibitor Pass to take part in this competition we should each be entering other things too, so this is one of the divisions I will enter in. I also am considering some other things to enter.