I had hoped to have a winner picked for the Keck Photo Contest by now—I had promised the donor of the Hawaiian condo I'd have a name for him by yesterday. And I'm almost there, I really am...
...But people have made it really hard for me. First of all, there were lots of entries. And never have I been involved with any sort of a contest with such high quality entries. The initial sort was a broad "No/Maybe" pass, and the "maybe" pile was higher than the "no" pile! That's never remotely happened before. With every contest I've ever run or judged, and there have been a number, I would say the typical proportion that make it through the initial pass is 1/7 or 1/8. Not this time.
Some people sent three carefully selected pictures that work beautifully together; some sent very well-made prints; L.R. Jasper should teach all of us how prints should be presented; and most of all there are just some wonderful pictures. I could pick three that "go together" beautifully in each of several different genres. I even have to eat some very recent words (written to Moose) because David Boyce sent a print that is almost purely a rectangle of brilliant blue, with just a bit of variation, and I have to admit it really works as a print.
And some of the prints in the "no" pile are very successful, even outstanding photographs...the only problem with them being they're not particularly suitable for a print sale. They're certainly not "rejects" in the conventional sense.
So...I'm trying, I really am. But this is hard.
I'll have a decision soon.
Mike
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