I won 2 photography prizes at the fair :)

I had the courage to submit more projects to the fair this year, and although my handbound notebook didn’t impress the judges, some of my photography did :slight_smile: I won third prize in two categories.

Here are the winning photos:

8x10 Open category, “a theme of your choice.”

Two 4x6 photos on the theme “Kingston Attractions”

The bottom photo is of historic City Hall.

And here are the photos I submitted that didn’t win anything. The nice thing is that for the photography category, they display all photos, even the ones that don’t win. So everyone who comes by the display gets to see your photographs. To me, it’s about sharing the art; winning is exciting but it’s not why I submitted. Before I found this site, I would likely not have had the courage to share as much as I did here in town. So thank you all for your kindness and support :heart:

Here are the other photos I submitted:

Two 4x6 on the theme "Flowers in Bloom

Two 4x6 taken on cell phone, any theme of your choice. (I feel the need to say here that all of my photos were taken on a cell phone, so… I just entered this in this category because I had already done the sunflowers for “flowers in bloom.”

Two 4 x 6 "open category, a theme of your choice:

Two 4x6 photos on the theme of “weather”

I also submitted an 8x10 on the theme “cutest baby or child,” but as my daughter is in the photo, I won’t share it here :slight_smile:

Note: I took all photos with my cell phone, a Samsung S32. It has an excellent camera. All photos are unedited, with the exception of very minimal cropping on the bottom of the monster truck photo.

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Congratulations on your prizes! And congratulations on the courage to share your work with your community!

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Congrats!

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What a great accomplishment to put yourself out there and share your photos and then to be rewarded by winning - congratulations!! I think the second tree in bloom photo is my fave, though I do really like the way that monster truck photo came out!

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Congrats!!

And, of course, your hand-bound notebooks are appreciated here! :heart_eyes:

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Oh wow! I love all the fair photos especially the winning monster truck one.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

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Great photography!

The photo of the sky might be my favorite.

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Your photos are beautiful. You really have an eye for lining things up and getting the light just right. I am so glad you found the courage to share and that you found our community. It is a better place with you in it!

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these are all gorgeous!
congrats on the prizes, and I’m so glad you are sharing your art with us & with your community!

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Love your photos! Congrats on the win!

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:unicorn: :roller_skate: :rainbow: :ribbon: :dart: Oh, my giggles! Your fantastic craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects! Thanks so much for sharing with the LettuceCraft community! :unicorn: :roller_skate: :rainbow: :ribbon: :dart:

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Thank you so much everyone for your kind words; it really gives me a huge boost of confidence to continue working on my many interests :heart:

@TheMistressT Yay; thank you!!!

Of all the photos I’ve ever taken, I think the monster truck is my favourite of all time. I was waiting for just the right moment to catch it, and I’m so happy I caught it in mid-air :heart:

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Lovely photographs. The monster truck with a halo is especially epic though! Has this sense of hyper realism (or maybe unreality) - like a frame from a movie

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Congratulations!
Great pictures.

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Wow! Beautiful work! Yay for being brave! You’re awesome!

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Congratulations! I think more of your photos should have won prizes! The monster truck is stunning and the ferris wheel is fantastic too.

Keep up the great work and keep sharing your talent with us!

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Congratulations! Well done for putting your work out there and sharing your creativity with the world. Your photos are gorgeous!

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Thank you so much for your kind words, everyone :heart:

Impressive work! Thanks for sharing it with us. I especially love the huge sunflower and the Ferris wheel. The colors are so rich.

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