Thanks muchly Patrick- they got back to me this morning and it turns out that they can send me the letter here in the UK! So I've got approximately 4 days to get back to Devon to check my mail- how exciting. :-)
Oh the image was actually one I put in for the 'Environment' PUG ages ago.. Anyway, here it is again: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2777892 Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Genovese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:34 AM Subject: Re: UNEP Intl Photo Comp Finals! YAY!!!! ........Oh CRAP!! > Ryan, > > First and foremost. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!! > > I guess a proper print should be an acceptable substitute to a photocopy. > > How about quenching our curiosity and posting the image somewhere, > provided that that is not against competition rules and would get you > disqualified. If' that's so we'll wait until all is over. > > Patrick > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I checked my mail today only to come across one which started like this: > > > >-snip- > >Dear Mr Ryan Lee; > > > > > > > >Thank you very much for your entry to the UNEP International Photographic > >Competition on the Environment 2004-2005. We are pleased to inform you that > >out of entries received from 169 countries all over the world, we have > >selected your photograph(s) as a candidate for final judging. > > > > > > > >-snip- > > > > > > > >Ok. Ration one minute for hyperventilation- now compose yourself Ryan. > > > > > > > >Apparently it's a pre-letter email giving me a heads up on what -is- coming > >in the mail. Good news right?? I don't know at the moment. Apparently they > >want the highest quality source of the image sent back to them by Christmas > >Eve, and they want me to verify that the photocopy they send me is indeed my > >work. Insert problem. Ryan doesn't live at the address he used to in > >Australia because he's had to move out; all of his mail now goes to a PO > >Box. Ryan's original image was on film- the negative is back in Australia, > >in a box in a friend's house. Ryan's currently in the UK with, fortunately, > >his laptop, which should have a 300dpi Noritsue scan somewhere in there- but > >practically this means that will be the only thing I can send back, sans the > >photocopy they send me. > > > > > > > >Also, the photo contest is judged, amongst others, by Sebastiao Salgado and > >Raghu Rai. Insert two minutes of hyperventilation. > > > > > > > >Insert another problem, Ryan is still having an intermittent out of body > >experience. Whatever shall I do!! > > > > > > > >Discombobulatedness! > > > >Ryan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
