Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 06:23:22 +0100 >From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be> >Subject: [Leica] Amateur Photographer contest > >Hi all, > >The UK magazine Amateur Photographer has a "Photographer of the year" >contest, consisting of a series of monthly contests, with the person >receiving the most points at the end of the year getting a Leica R8 >outfit. The theme of the first round was "Beauty" and I submitted a shot >of my wife during her morning routine, taken several years ago with a >Pentax SLR. The shot is in the latest issue of AP, although I just >barely missed out on the top 10. For you pros this is old hat, but for >an amateur like me it is such a thrill to see a picture of mine in >print! I will keep on participating in this competition. > >Nathan > Hi Nathan I saw this - nice work! Why did you get 51% when the winner is a boring pic of a toddler looking like she's sitting on the potty? I find their taste in images bizarre, maybe the staff of AP all got transferred over from What HiFi or something? Anyway, congratulations, please continue casting pearls before swine! Alex