I recently started a blog about photography. The focus is on pinhole photography, specifically. Since I'm new to this, I'd love to get some feedback about my pictures and words. Thanks.<br>
I'm a city boy. Forever I thought the State Fair was nothing more than rides, cotton candy, half dead goldfish and shady characters. I didn't know until recently that our great state fair held competitions for the best cows and pigs and flower arrangements (seriously?) and jarred beets. I thought that kinda stuff happened only in Iowa.<br>
But now I know better.<br>
I entered a few photos in the Tennessee State Fair yesterday including in the category "Bird Life." I'm not interested in winning money (category winners can expect $8). I want a ribbon. I don't care if it's blue, red or yellow as long as I finagle a ribbon to hang. I realize I can go buy one but I wanna tell the great grandkiddos about the year I won a ribbon in the great state fair. Blame the desire on E.B.White. Charlotte, please come spin "SOME PIC" above my entries.<br>
Yesterday I saw mention of the fair needing entries for something or other. I noticed creative arts: photography on the list and on a whim decided to enter three photos. I entered online, paid my eight bucks -- $2 per entry plus $2 convenience charge -- and then read the rules (backwards, yes, but it was the last day for entries). Crap. I need to do this and that and the other to prep the photos with less than two days to get them to the fairgrounds.<br>
Thank goodness for Vicki at Chromatics. I dropped off my negatives last night and they're working on them today. She was kind enough to not chastise me for the rush or my beyond-amateur note.<br />I don't know if the fair displays everything entered or just ribbon winners. Guess I'll find out when I go to ride the rides, pull the cotton candy, win the dead goldfish, watch shady characters and eat a few beets.<br>
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<p>Hello all,<br>
I recently started a blog about photography. The focus is on pinhole photography, specifically. Since I'm new to this, I'd love to get some feedback about my pictures and words. Thanks.<br>
The site is: <a href="http://www.squarepegpinhole.com">http://www.squarepegpinhole.com</a><br>
Here's a recent entry:<br>
<strong><a href="http://www.squarepegpinhole.com/2010/08/it-aint-all-midway-ya-know.html">It Ain't All Midway, Ya Know</a></strong><br>
I'm a city boy. Forever I thought the State Fair was nothing more than rides, cotton candy, half dead goldfish and shady characters. I didn't know until recently that our great state fair held competitions for the best cows and pigs and flower arrangements (seriously?) and jarred beets. I thought that kinda stuff happened only in Iowa.<br>
But now I know better.<br>
I entered a few photos in the Tennessee State Fair yesterday including in the category "Bird Life." I'm not interested in winning money (category winners can expect $8). I want a ribbon. I don't care if it's blue, red or yellow as long as I finagle a ribbon to hang. I realize I can go buy one but I wanna tell the great grandkiddos about the year I won a ribbon in the great state fair. Blame the desire on E.B.White. Charlotte, please come spin "SOME PIC" above my entries.<br>
Yesterday I saw mention of the fair needing entries for something or other. I noticed creative arts: photography on the list and on a whim decided to enter three photos. I entered online, paid my eight bucks -- $2 per entry plus $2 convenience charge -- and then read the rules (backwards, yes, but it was the last day for entries). Crap. I need to do this and that and the other to prep the photos with less than two days to get them to the fairgrounds.<br>
Thank goodness for Vicki at Chromatics. I dropped off my negatives last night and they're working on them today. She was kind enough to not chastise me for the rush or my beyond-amateur note.<br />I don't know if the fair displays everything entered or just ribbon winners. Guess I'll find out when I go to ride the rides, pull the cotton candy, win the dead goldfish, watch shady characters and eat a few beets.<br>
Here is one of the photos I entered:<br>
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HZ0ORExP9T0/TH0m-lbjL2I/AAAAAAAABOM/4E0cAmjUM7s/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG" alt="" width="500" height="468" /></p>