>>Tome Reece got an honourable mention with a superb shot of one of the >>eagles in the habitat. Another eagle shot by a non-pdmler got 2nd (i >>think) but IMO Tom's was better. The other shot was perhaps technically >>better, but Tom's had more 'feeling' and conveyed a better emotive >>feeling of the animal. It was excellent and I hope Tom can post it up >>when he gets the chance. Nice one Tom. > >What? Are you questioning the judgment of the judges???
Yes, but not seriously ;-) >Seriously, Doug and I discussed exactly those issues when choosing >between the two shots. On another day we might have made the opposite >decision. C'est la vie. Tell me one thing - did you ever turn any slide over to see who it was *before* finally deciding on a place? HAR!!!!! Judging must be the worst and the best job in the world! > >BTW: There weren't as many PDML winners as there might have been simply >because many didn't even enter the contest. Quite a few PDML'ers were >content to burn film just for their own enjoyment and socialize without >the pressure of the contest to concern them. I'm no nature photog, but I sure do appreciate those who are. All the stuff was nice, some really nice. I blame the parents. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________
