County & State fair entries - input welcome

County & State fair entries - input welcome · 02:26 PM

Just want some input on state fair entries.

For the county fair (had to get those in yesterday) I printed a bunch via Costco and picked from there. We could enter up to three each so all of us - me, wife, 8-yr-old and 5-yr-old - entered the maximum.

I uploaded what I printed here: County & State Fair 2009 - a set on Flickr and labeled the county fair entries with "ENTRY CO" in the title.

Anyway, here's the choices of stuff I took:

Pick 3 to enter:

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1) Architecture:

2) Commercial and Industrial:

3) Human interest:

4) Journalistic:

5) Portraiture - children:

6) Portraiture - groups:

7) Scenic - excluding hand of man (choice 1):

8) Scenic - excluding hand of man (choice 2):

9) Scenic - including hand of man:

10) Sports:

11) Wildlife in the wild (crop #1):

12) Wildlife in the wild (crop #2):

13) Wildlife in captivity:

For the county fair, I entered #2, 5 & 11.

**Rense** · 08-04-2009, 12:58 PM

Scott, I only see this series now, via 'the other' thread

. I like your series, and there are many great photos here. I would enter 6, 9, and 13. That last one has an interresting perspective!

stevebrot · 08-04-2009, 03:42 PM

All of those are very worthwhile entries. Good work!

How is the judging done at your fair? How many entries do they have?

Our county fair has a huge photography section. I entered several photos last year and was surprised to find out that there were about 5,000 other entries. While there were awards for best in class, peoples choice, Grand Sweepstakes, etc., most of the entries were judged on their own merits using the "Danish" system. Mine did fairly well with three "First Premium" and two "Second Premium". I was pleased overall.

Steve

JMR · 08-04-2009, 04:53 PM

These are good images, overall. But the standout for me is the two girls with city lights as bokeh in the background.

JMR

jmc7104 · 08-04-2009, 05:23 PM

1,5,8,and 13 do it for me. jim

mayo_bryan · 08-04-2009, 06:48 PM

i like the first one, it reminds me of a transformer lol. maybe you can make it feel "darker" though photoshop.

scatron · 08-06-2009, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

All of those are very worthwhile entries. Good work!

How is the judging done at your fair? How many entries do they have?

Our county fair has a huge photography section. I entered several photos last year and was surprised to find out that there were about 5,000 other entries. While there were awards for best in class, peoples choice, Grand Sweepstakes, etc., most of the entries were judged on their own merits using the "Danish" system. Mine did fairly well with three "First Premium" and two "Second Premium". I was pleased overall.

We have maybe 500 entries. And it's not explained anywhere how the judging is done, but it's not the "Danish" system. There's only one blue ribbon given out in each category, one red ribbon, and so on.

scatron · 08-06-2009, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by Rense

I like your series, and there are many great photos here. I would enter 6, 9, and 13. That last one has an interresting perspective!

Originally posted by JMR

These are good images, overall. But the standout for me is the two girls with city lights as bokeh in the background.

Originally posted by jmc7104

1,5,8,and 13 do it for me. jim

Originally posted by mayo_bryan

i like the first one, it reminds me of a transformer lol. maybe you can make it feel "darker" though photoshop.

Thanks for the comments. I may try 1, 5 & 13 in the state fair. With my wife competing in the same level as myself (Amateur) we made some decisions so that we weren't competing in the same categories - a main reason I entered #2.

Fair started yesterday - we're going Saturday to see how we did.

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08-04-2009, 12:58 PM	#2
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Scott, I only see this series now, via 'the other' thread . I like your series, and there are many great photos here. I would enter 6, 9, and 13. That last one has an interresting perspective!

08-04-2009, 03:42 PM	#3
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	All of those are very worthwhile entries. Good work! How is the judging done at your fair? How many entries do they have? Our county fair has a huge photography section. I entered several photos last year and was surprised to find out that there were about 5,000 other entries. While there were awards for best in class, peoples choice, Grand Sweepstakes, etc., most of the entries were judged on their own merits using the "Danish" system. Mine did fairly well with three "First Premium" and two "Second Premium". I was pleased overall. Steve

08-04-2009, 04:53 PM	#4
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	These are good images, overall. But the standout for me is the two girls with city lights as bokeh in the background. JMR

08-04-2009, 05:23 PM	#5
jmc7104 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Photos: Gallery Posts: 436	1,5,8,and 13 do it for me. jim

08-04-2009, 06:48 PM	#6
mayo_bryan Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: tennessee Photos: Gallery Posts: 19	i like the first one, it reminds me of a transformer lol. maybe you can make it feel "darker" though photoshop.

08-06-2009, 09:23 AM	#7
scatron Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sandy, Utah Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 303 Original Poster	Originally posted by stevebrot All of those are very worthwhile entries. Good work! How is the judging done at your fair? How many entries do they have? Our county fair has a huge photography section. I entered several photos last year and was surprised to find out that there were about 5,000 other entries. While there were awards for best in class, peoples choice, Grand Sweepstakes, etc., most of the entries were judged on their own merits using the "Danish" system. Mine did fairly well with three "First Premium" and two "Second Premium". I was pleased overall. We have maybe 500 entries. And it's not explained anywhere how the judging is done, but it's not the "Danish" system. There's only one blue ribbon given out in each category, one red ribbon, and so on.

08-06-2009, 09:35 AM	#8
scatron Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sandy, Utah Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 303 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rense I like your series, and there are many great photos here. I would enter 6, 9, and 13. That last one has an interresting perspective! Originally posted by JMR These are good images, overall. But the standout for me is the two girls with city lights as bokeh in the background. Originally posted by jmc7104 1,5,8,and 13 do it for me. jim Originally posted by mayo_bryan i like the first one, it reminds me of a transformer lol. maybe you can make it feel "darker" though photoshop. Thanks for the comments. I may try 1, 5 & 13 in the state fair. With my wife competing in the same level as myself (Amateur) we made some decisions so that we weren't competing in the same categories - a main reason I entered #2. Fair started yesterday - we're going Saturday to see how we did.