Um, oh yeah

Right, so I posted a while back that I was entering a digital photography exhibition at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival.

The pictures I ended up entering were these:

and

There were probably 40 photographs entered altogether and there were cash prizes for the top three photographs, with 3 honorable mentions given as well. While my efforts did not earn me a cash prize, I was ecstatic to see that I had been awarded an honorable mention!

The exhibit was juried by only one judge, which I don’t think gives much of a “juried” result, but in a way it made it even more an honor to receive any acknowledgement at all. Because there was only one person’s opinion, the final result is based on that one person’s opinion of what is and is not appealing. I didn’t particularly care for the top finisher, nor the 2nd place, but that was OK with me. Art is subjective.

Aside from that, I was disappointed with the running of the contest: The prospectus clearly said that all photographs MUST be matted with a plain white mat, framed with a thin metal or wooden black frame, and that each artist could submit no more than three pieces. So why was it that the winning piece was matted with a black mat? and that there was one person who submitted no less than a dozen pieces?

At any rate, it was a very exciting experience for me, and was one more item to cross off my list of 101 things to do in 1,001 days (#7: Have a photography exhibit somewhere).

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