Thanks Patrick! Hope the judges think the same :-) Cheers, Ryan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Genovese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 6:45 AM Subject: Re: UNEP Intl Photo Comp Finals! YAY!!!! ........Oh CRAP!! > Ryan, > > Thats an amazing shot, spot on timing!! > > Patrick > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
