Our fair has a contes, that i have been entering since i stopped working out of town, so around 2001. There is a "Obvious manipulation" catagory, in digital, but we can do minor adjustments, as in the GFM contest. Some levels curves etc to bring out a properly exposed photo is acceptable. Not adding or deleting stuff, removing dust and crops are ok,etc.
My entries this year are 21 images in B&W, colour or digital catagories. Cost is $10.00 to enter and free entry to the fair. Oh and i will be entering a sudo B&W shot in a colour catagory. Seems ok in the past. Dave On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Matthew Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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.
