Photographic Society of America Contest Third Prize

 Just for fun, I entered an International photo contest with the Photographic Society of America.  I am a member and decided Just for fun, I entered an International photo contest with the Photographic Society of America.  I am a member and decided to try photojournalism, a category I practice when I photograph the River Concert Series.  I rarely sell any of them, because it would be hard to get written permission, even though the photos are technically at a public event.  I entered 4 photos and most of them were accepted, but one actually won 2 prizes.  The photos were sent to 4 different regional PSA organizations.  This one won in a multiple tie for third place in the Mid-Atlantic region and honorable mention in the Florida Chapters.  Three out of 4 of my photos were accepted into the competition. They claimed about 30% of the entries would be accepted into the competition, so I figured the odds were fairly good to at least be in the competition.  I liked the photo because it implied a sweet story.  The dancers were from Ballet Caliente.

Spring Camelias to Enjoy

I wish I could grow camelias in my yard.  Unfortunately, our land was a garbage dump for Native Americans a long time ago and is high pH (lime soil).  I couldn't grow azaleas here, even with extra stuff added to the soil.

Fortunately, there are some camelias not to far away that I love to photograph.

Happy Easter!

 Fun with Easter Lilies.

Spring Cherry Blossoms in 2024

 

Curves

Reflections

Sunsets This Week

Fun with Pinkish Sunflowers from September

Both of these still life photos were made using a camera technique called Focus stacking or focus shifting to sharpen the photo made with a fair number of photos combined.  The photos were taken in September 2023.

 

Fun With Valentine Roses

I like using contrasting colors to add to an image, so I found something green to give contrast to the red rose.  Old books sometimes come in handy.  Do you think it adds interest?