I'm starting a new tradition of sharing the photo I submitted to the Minnesota
State Fair fine arts competition... since it will not be displayed at the State
Fair :-(. This year I decided to highlight my concert photography by picking one of hundreds of photos I have taken of the Minnesota Saints Chorale & Orchestra during their Lamb of God concerts over the years. I called it "Witnesses."
Well, my photo did not make the cut for the State Fair fine arts exhibit this year. It is not my first rejection, and it won't be my last.
You may have already seen my post on Facebook about this, but I wanted to
mention it here too. I had a photo accepted into the Minnesota State Fair this
year for the first time since
2016 (despite having tried every year since). I'm honestly surprised it got in--I picked the photo to submit because I happened to have it already printed for my exhibition at our church last year. Also to my surprise, somebody appears to have purchased it?!? Don't get too excited; I wasn't asking for much.
Anyway, we attended the fair today, so I'll be posting some family photos from our visit soon. I also have a ton of photos from our latest trip to Camp Du Nord that I need to sort through.
Sorry for the slow-down on the blog this week. I've been concentrating on a video project for our church, and video work is like a black hole for time.
Below is my submission to the Minnesota State Fair fine arts competition. Unfortunately, it didn’t make the cut. It is a composite image of a retired steam engine (on display in Cloquet, MN) placed in a rock-cut found between Gilbert and Virginia, MN that is now part of a bike path. The bit of railroad track you see is a separate photo taken down the street from our place here in Shoreview.
I had been planning for this image since the last time I had a piece accepted into the fair, two years ago. I thought it would be cool to see a locomotive running through this Iron Range landmark. I wish the rock face was more exposed, but it is much more overgrown than it was in my youth. I remember when it was a gravel trail and much less accessible before it became a part of the Mesabi trail system.
Back to the drawing board, I guess. At least I can finally share the image.
My photo titled "The Gilbert Laundromat" was accepted into the fine arts exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair. I'm honored (and a little surprised) to have it included among some seriously impressive, inspiring works of art.
Here I am with my submission at a preview event held at the fairgrounds Tuesday night.
The city of Shoreview is holding a fall photography contest and this is what I submitted:
This seems appropriate for Father's Day. I took these with the tripod last weekend to enter a photo contest with the theme "Dad at the tea party." We didn't win but at least I get to keep these shots out of the deal.
I wasn't sure what exactly the judges were looking for, so we tried a more natural one...
Voting is now open for the avocado baby photo contest that I mentioned previously. If you have a Facebook account and you think Veronica is the cutest baby you've seen eat an avocado, please vote for her right here. Thanks!
Read more...I'm trying to decide which of these photos to enter into a contest being held by the California Avocado Commission. The idea is to submit a "photo of your child eating or enjoying an avocado." If you're interested, here's the full set of rules. I'd love your input on the decision. Please review the three choices and vote on which one you think I should submit using the poll below. Thanks!
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