So last weekend, the wife and I went to the local county fair, for the first time since moving back here. If I point you to my meager gallery, can I get away with a rant?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/sets/72157607060568138/ Anyway, we learned that if you submit something for competition, you get in free. It occurred to me that paying $8 to enter the photography contest and get in free is at least as good as paying $8 at the gate just to get in. And I just might beat the people who have the date burned in red digits on their pictures, not to mention the folks who entered color photographs in the B&W categories (true!). So I look up the entry guidelines, which are here: http://cambriacofair.com/19___arts__crafts__photos I call your attention to the "Digital Manipulation" categories. Taken literally, it seems impossible to shoot digital without ending up in the "Digital Manipulation" categories, especially if you shoot raw. For example: "26. Single or Multiple Images - The creation of an improved image through the use of computer tools" Well, debayering a raw file certainly improves it. So does using "computer tools" to choose a suitable 8x10 cropping, as required by the rules. I've even been known to improve an image by picking black and white points with my "computer tools". But even worse: "28. Tonal/Colorization - Black & White, Sepia, or Color saturation of a digital photograph to increase visual dynamics to the viewer." I take this to mean that any digital B&W conversion lands you in the "Digital Manipulation" ghetto, instead of, say, "B&W Portrait". Maybe we'll just enter the Trail Mix competition... that one's only $3.50. If you made it this far, here's a bonus gallery with better shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/sets/72157607029365140/ No rant for this festival, except for the $8 chicken-on-a-stick. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
