Renate
On 4/21/07, Howard <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'll second Lea!
By the way, I tried www.herschelmair.com but it wouldn't let me in!
Howard
lea murphy wrote:
> Holy cow...that's terrific news.
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> Many congratulations!
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> Lea
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> On Apr 21, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Herschel Mair wrote:
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>> Good news
>> The country's biggest photo competition has just been judged. There
>> are 4 catagories each with 3 prizes. I won a first prize and a
>> third prize and my wife, Anna, (who was one of the 4 finalists for
>> National Geographic in December) also won a first and third prize...
>> we brought home 4 of the 12 prizes... Good job to the Mairs of
>> Oman!!! Between the two of us we also have 11 images in the final
>> exhibition of about 50 images (Honorable mentions)
>>
>> We were joking about it this evening. We never thought we'd come
>> close.... 8000 entries
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>> I'll try to get the winning images posted somewhere soon
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>> *Herschel Mair
>> *Head of the Department of Photography,
>> Higher College of Technology
>> Muscat
>> Sultanate of Oman
>> *Adobe Certified instructor*
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>> *+ (986) 99899 673*
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>> *www.herschelmair.com <http://www.herschelmair.com/>*
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>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Emily L. Ferguson <elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto: elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
>> <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:07:16 AM
>> Subject: Re: PF Exhibit updated 04-14-07
>>
>> At 6:06 PM -0400 4/14/07, ADavidhazy wrote:
>> >The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated APR 14
>> 2007. Authors
>> >with work now on display at: http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html
>> < http://www.rit.edu/%7Eandpph/gallery.html> include:
>> >
>> >
>> > Pini Vollach - Diagonals
>>
>> Very nice. Good composition, good light.
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>> >
>> > Don Roberts - Hammock Vendor
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>> Did you try one? How much were they? I really like the photograph,
>> too. Not much one can do about the contrast except push a little
>> fill flash in there and fix it more in RAW. Don't want to eliminate
>> the side light, just tame it a bit.
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>> >
>> > Howard Leigh - Spring Sun
>>
>> A classic. Just a little curious about the yellow-ness of the sun.
>> In my experience by the time it's that high it's not yellow any more.
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>> >
>> > Morley Roberts - Wing Walker - Carol Pilon
>>
>> (shrugged shoulders) Unfortunate exhaust. Not good for the earth.
>> Waste of precious natural resource which is finite. Sorry, Morley.
>> That's what I think a lot of the time when I see airplanes out
>> playing. Sorta like snowmobiles. We need to stop doing that.
>>
>> > Jim Snarski - Raptor
>>
>> That bird only has one foot!!!!!. Boy, Jim. You are so lucky.
>> First you have the bird, then you're home when it comes visiting,
>> then you happen to have the equipment, and to top things off you have
>> the gear set up in the right place and the bird sticks around long
>> enough to get sharp. Pretty nice pic, there.
>>
>> >
>> > Emily L. Ferguson - Invitation Front
>>
>> Thanks, Per. Just let me know if you're coming and I'll arrange a
>> place for you to stay.
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>> >
>> > Marilyn Dalrymple - Just a Snapshot
>>
>> Here's where I just dissolve into a puddle of the cutes. Did you fix
>> the green-eye? Just love the tail at the bottom. Those damn pop-up
>> flashes are just too convenient sometimes.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Emily L. Ferguson
>> mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 508-563-6822
>> New England landscapes, wooden boats and races
>> http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/ <http://www.vsu.cape.com/%7Eelf/>
>> http://e-and-s.instaproofs.com/
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