Professional Judging
Tuesday evening, August 18, 5 judges, ~ 15 Enchanted Lens Camera Club volunteers, and a room full of excited New Mexicans judged and viewed images submitted as Professional Photography at 2009 New Mexico State Fair.
My long time landscape geology interest focused only on the Scenic Class. After an initial public judging, images were segregated by score, then presented again to judges in closed session.
This enclave discussed each image more closely – placing them in final agreed award order for public presentation. Each judge mentally prepared a short discussion of why this particular image won this particular place in the competition.
Once again, winning images appeared on an easel in front of our excited crowd. Each judge then vocalized closed forum discussions, superior image qualities, and why that image won such honors.
Our highlight is Best of Show award. Peter Davies, Best of Show Winner, was then asked to present his image and offer any wisdom garnered during capture, digital darkroom processing, and presentation.
I did not hear much of each presentation – I was busy capturing ceremonial shots to preserve and commemorate qualities and high honors of this event.
Guest Blogger
In the next several weeks, Pathways of Light is honored to host each winner presenting his or her victorious image. I've asked each winner to provide a small image, begin discussion with touchy-feely aspects of choosing that locale, image capture, then discuss their digital darkroom path to State Fair presentation.
To honor the State Fair judging process, we will present each image in the order New Mexicans observed this event; Honorable Mention, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Place.
Tuesday evening, August 18, 5 judges, ~ 15 Enchanted Lens Camera Club volunteers, and a room full of excited New Mexicans judged and viewed images submitted as Professional Photography at 2009 New Mexico State Fair.
My long time landscape geology interest focused only on the Scenic Class. After an initial public judging, images were segregated by score, then presented again to judges in closed session.
This enclave discussed each image more closely – placing them in final agreed award order for public presentation. Each judge mentally prepared a short discussion of why this particular image won this particular place in the competition.
Once again, winning images appeared on an easel in front of our excited crowd. Each judge then vocalized closed forum discussions, superior image qualities, and why that image won such honors.
Our highlight is Best of Show award. Peter Davies, Best of Show Winner, was then asked to present his image and offer any wisdom garnered during capture, digital darkroom processing, and presentation.
I did not hear much of each presentation – I was busy capturing ceremonial shots to preserve and commemorate qualities and high honors of this event.
Guest Blogger
In the next several weeks, Pathways of Light is honored to host each winner presenting his or her victorious image. I've asked each winner to provide a small image, begin discussion with touchy-feely aspects of choosing that locale, image capture, then discuss their digital darkroom path to State Fair presentation.
To honor the State Fair judging process, we will present each image in the order New Mexicans observed this event; Honorable Mention, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Place.
Lest We Forget…
OOPs – here are your award winners, in order, with titles…
HM Morning Glory Leslie Davis
HM Orange Creekside Jim Gale
3rd Sand Dune Bob Barton
2nd Shiprock Joe Bridwell
1st Wisdom of Trees Peter Davies
We anticipate these Guest Blogs will appear prior to State Fair opening September 11, 2009.
Enjoy…
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