tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post9083947202842879940..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: July Photo ContestElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-8126846158437260042012-07-10T11:31:41.809-07:002012-07-10T11:31:41.809-07:00Thanks! It's funny, in part I won by following...Thanks! It's funny, in part I won by following the rules, which say that the storytelling aspect of a NATURE photo should take higher precedence than technical excellence, and that man-made objects & landscapes should not be included unless they contribute significantly to the story--and the title has to say what the story is. I think that this is actually a pretty decent photo all around, but other people keep submitting things like, say, an owl sitting on a lawn, titled "barred owl". So although it's a nice photo of an owl, there's no story in the title, none obvious in the photo, and the lawn is pretty obviously manmade landscaping, so boom it's disqualified. Several go like that each time they have a nature competition. Funny. So "otter eating a clam" is a story... something's happening that tells something about nature.<br /><br />The next best one in the nature category was a nicely composed photo of an elephant blowing dust on itself, but it was apparently pretty blurry.<br /><br />So I won by following the rules and have a sharp photo. :-)Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-27144660208321795972012-07-10T10:33:39.189-07:002012-07-10T10:33:39.189-07:00Congrats!Congrats!Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.com