{"id":2473,"date":"2012-02-06T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T15:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:17:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:17:09","slug":"747-photo-contest-winner-and-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/06\/747-photo-contest-winner-and-results\/","title":{"rendered":"#747 Photo Contest Winner and results"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week we published our latest Exposed! photo newsletter – ‘Photography First<\/a>‘ – aiming to get people to take more photos. We urged you to “Get a camera. Right now! Start clicking.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

As an incentive to pick up the camera right away we offered a prize – one spot in our most popular workshop, Creative Fundamnetals<\/a>, or two free photo safaris in 2012.<\/p>\n

… And the photos started coming in. We had a tough time selecting the top spot and, because there were so many entries we offered a runner-up prize of one free photo safari in 2012.<\/p>\n

Criteria for winning was simple – “partly on technical merit (small %), quirky fun (more marks) and how quickly the photos appear!<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Below is the winner, runner-up and two honourable mentions.<\/p>\n

Thank-you for all your entries!!! Congratulations to the winners and to everybody for trying.<\/p>\n

First Place<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ottawa Photo Contest Winner - Glen O<\/p><\/div>\n

Glen won first prize. He took the photo right after reading the newsletter and discovered a fox out the window of his home. He writes:<\/p>\n

“I read almost all of your Exposed! newsletters. This one was the ultimate in your type of (simple) inspiration. Thank you for the simplicity and accessibility of how to learn photography. I have learned a lot from reading, I have learned a lot from you \u00a0but I know that I have learned the most from snapping the shutter. So in the middle of writing this comment, I just stood up from my desk for a moment, looked out the patio door to see what I could snap \u2013 and there was a fox\u2026in our neighor\u2019s yard\u2026and I had my long lens on my D90\u2026it was ready to go! I now have 7 shots of a fox in the city that I can play with (and learn with) that I would not have had if I didn\u2019t just grab my camera and snap. Thanks for that!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Glen’s photo was well captured, shot immediately after reading the newsletter and it just shows you to keep your eyes open – there may be a fox in your back yard!!<\/p>\n

Glen wins his choice of a spot in a Creative Fundamnetals Workshop<\/a> in 2012 or 2 photo safaris in 2012 (see details below.)<\/p>\n

Runner up<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ottawa Photo Contest - Runner-Up - Leanne D<\/p><\/div>\n

Runner up goes to Leanne D. Her photo is fun, well shot and was shot quickly after reading the newsletter.<\/p>\n

She writes: “I dropped what I was doing and took a spin in my chair. How fun!\u00a0 As soon as I am done, I am going outside to take more pictures.\u00a0Cheers,\u00a0Leanne”<\/p>\n

Leanne wins a Photo Safari in 2012 (see details below).<\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We’d like to show many of the photos submitted but have limited space! The two below we’d like to acknowledge for the spirit of their submissions.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa Photo Contest - Honourable Mention - Al G<\/p><\/div>\n

Al has taken many of our workshops and his work has developed beautifully after much hard work!<\/p>\n

He says: “I have attached a couple of shots I took at the point in the article when you said to stop reading and go take a picture. \u00a0I used my Canon S90 P&S. I went for a couple of fun shots – a salad strainer (self-portrait if you look close) and a close-up of a glass ball.
\nYou are a great inspiration Harry – keep up the good work!”<\/p>\n

Congratulations (and thanks) Al!<\/p>\n

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Ottawa Photo Contest - Honourable Mention - Robert M.<\/p><\/div>\n

Robert’s heartwarming shot comes as a result of reading the Photos First newsletter. Good photos can be found anytime, anywhere – if you are looking. Congratulations Robert!<\/p>\n

Prizes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Creative Fundamentals Photo Workshop<\/a> – This is our most popular course because it explains many complex photo ideas (white balance, aperture, exposure) in down to earth ways. Offered in April and September, 2012.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Photo Safaris – We offer photo safaris every couple of months. Here are some we offered last year (likely similar safaris this year!):<\/p>\n

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  1. Dancing Horses Photo Safari <\/a>(April 15, 2012)<\/li>\n
  2. Farm Photo Safari<\/a> (May – to be confirmed)<\/li>\n
  3. Bike Race Photo safari<\/a>\u00a0(June\/July – to be confirmed)<\/li>\n
  4. Fire breathing, Unicycle Riding, Flaming Juggler Photo Safari<\/a> (August – to be confirmed)<\/li>\n
  5. Blacksmith Photo Safari<\/a> (Fall – to be confirmed)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thanks for participating – it was a fun newsletter to write and super fun to see your work come in.<\/p>\n

    Keep it up!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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