My entries into a local photo competition

[TomD]

I know that most of you consider my photos to be less than as interesting as slug tracks on the concrete but there are a couple of you who like them.

There's a photo show and competition at a local museum that draws close to a thousand entrants from several states. I did fairly well last year, here are my entries for this year. I have hopes for a couple of them, a few others I just like but without much hope of any sort of acclaim.

 

[alinwa]

#7 and #8, 'street kids' and 'weeds in a vase' except the shadow's kinda' buggered in the vase pic. Should ps it against the sky lol!

The street kids pic is very clean IMO

 

[Bill Wynne]

They are all very good. I like the cat who allowed you the photo.

 

[John Kielly]

Thank you for sharing your perspective.

John

 

[sdean]

I like the cat too. More like your pictures than you think. Thanks for sharing.

 

[TomD]

The cat was on a stack of towels fresh from the dryer on a winter day, cats don't get much happier than that.

Thanks for the comments.

 

[Hunter]

My vote goes to the railroad spike. BTW, I think you should consider your picture of the gravel road to River Bend.

 

[Chism G]

My picks for the Competition

The water droplet scene is awesome for creativity.

The Homeless people scene sends a powerful message.


Great photos Tom.




Glenn

 

[TomD]

I was in downtown Pensacola today and checked out the Pensacola Museum of Art, where our show will be held this year. Lucked out because tomorrow is the final day of an exhibit of 18th & 19th century Western European religious art. Had my camera (as usual) but wasn't set up for this type of shooting, had to shoot freehand.


Pensacola Museum of Art by TomD77, on Flickr


Pensacola Museum of Art by TomD77, on Flickr


Pensacola Museum of Art by TomD77, on Flickr

 

[abintx]

I know that most of you consider my photos to be less than as interesting as slug tracks on the concrete but there are a couple of you who like them.

There's a photo show and competition at a local museum that draws close to a thousand entrants from several states. I did fairly well last year, here are my entries for this year. I have hopes for a couple of them, a few others I just like but without much hope of any sort of acclaim.

All too cold and stoic. Sorry.

 

[CharlieH]

Tom, I really like the "street kids" for your originality. The artist that dreamed up Gray statue, well that brilliance would have to belong to him, but finding it and setting it up like you did is well done and thanks!
Charlie

 

[TomD]

All too cold and stoic. Sorry.

Interesting comment, no reason to be sorry. Are you more drawn to people and situational based shots? Kinetic?


People Watching by TomD77, on Flickr


Chumuckla Christmas Parade by TomD77, on Flickr


People Watching by TomD77, on Flickr


DSC7147 by TomD77, on Flickr

 

[Roger T]

I like "Gray". "Fishnets" and "Jellyfish" tie for a close second, but they're all great Tom.

 

[alinwa]

Whatever you do, don't enter the rodeo lady, definitely not the rodeo lady..... if you re-posted it ever'one would no why.....

 

[Al Nyhus]

The railroad spike is my favorite. Thanks for sharing with us and best of luck in the show, Tom.

Good shootin'. -Al

 

[davejones]

Rodeo Lady

Post that one again, Tom.

 

[TomD]

Ah jeeze, with all of my highbrow photographic artsey stuff and what do you guys want to see? ;-)

 

[alinwa]

What, you don't think Larry and Jeff know what men want to see???

Unless we're gay it aint about "art"......

"I'on't care what ennybody sez, 'at's a good pixture right thar, Get 'Er Done!"

 

[Bill Wynne]

Now that is what we call art. It is amazing what your trained eye can see in motion while most of us would be talking or looking off. You caught the tone and the thrill and the light off the subject just right. You certainly have a gift. I still like the cat.

Concho Bill

 

[alinwa]

and besides all that, a large percentage of the "real art" in the world features The Fairer Sex...... and that's OK