Congratulations Mr Roberts. Never underestimate the value of bragging rights
Dave On 2/10/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos > from last summer. The Office of International Programs at Duquesne > University, where I'm currently working on my masters degree, just had a > photo contest and I won first prize with this one. I'm not sure if I get > anything besides bragging rights but what the heck, maybe it'll look > good on my resume! > > http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm > > Notes: > 1. Luddites rejoice! This was shot on FILM! (Pentax 645, Ilford HP5+) > 2. I really do like the sepia toning, but the main reason I did it at > the time was so I could print it at home: I haven't yet mastered the art > of getting neutral monochrome reproduction out of my Epson 2200 and I > hoped that the sepia tone would hide any slight color cast. It worked - > the print looks great! > 3. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the entries in the > contest. Yes, there were a lot of "vacation snapshots" and a few really > nice photos that were obviously the kind of lucky grab that we all got > from time to time before we started doing photography "seriously", but > there were several that were clearly the work of talented people. The > one I thought should have won was by someone who did "people photos" of > locals in various parts of the Caribbean. He or she had a knack for > composition, a talent for getting people to be at ease when he > photographed them and a natural eye for good light. Wish this stuff was > on line so everyone could see it. > > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > >