NATURE / OUTDOORS
Here are some
nature stories, outdoors tips and
photos. National and local coverage...
Photography
Contest Howard County Fair
Maryland 8/07 Mark Burchick
Better Than Last Year!
All of my four boys are
active in 4-H and they all
have shown livestock
projects at the County Fair.
Joshua in particular, has
had major success with swine
and sheep. We have done
every manner of
animal less
beef and dairy cattle.
Seeing as how we are at the
Fairgrounds every day during
Fair week,
I've taken to
entering garden vegetables,
flowers and photographs in
the adult, open class
categories.
This year, for the second
year, I've entered 14
photographs in 15 categories
at the Howard County Fair.
With over 300 photographs
entered for adult, open
class (non 4-H), I took
first, second and fifth,
winning
in the Historic
Howard County, Wild
Animals and
Miscellaneous
categories.
Here are two of my three
photographs that won:
Emerging
Luna Moth
Drying It's
Wings
Blue
Angels,
Shock &
Awe
Never
question the
judges.
The Champions in
each category
all had an
'artsy' flare
to their
photo composition/subject.
My photos seem
to be more
technical and
direct in
nature. Photos by
others that I
thought were
awesome did not
even receive
mention.
The Best in
Show, Grand
Champion was a
black and white
photo of a
ballerina hand
dancer,
with a
three-stop
motion denoting
the fluid
movement of the
hand.
Last year, for
the first
time, I entered
ten photos,
all
of which were
disqualified
because I did
not print
them to fill the
mandatory 8 1/2
x 11-inch size.
This year I
matted all of my
photos, last
year I placed
them on
sticky-back foam
board stock.
Photography
Contest
