I can't begin to tell you the controversy this picture caused about thirty years ago where I worked. The in-house company newspaper held a photography contest with "Summertime" or some such category for both color and black and white photos so I intered some of my stuff.
The expected flower closeups and waterfalls swept the color division but when the issue with the winners came out I was shocked to see that I had won 2nd and 3rd in the B&W division. This photo of my Monogram 1/48 scale Corsair and a shot of two dirt track models brought home the money. I, along with the judges, figured that a pic of a plane (air show?) and some racing qualified for summertime activities. By the time all the squawking started I had already deposited the check and faded into the night with a smile and $75 bucks in my bank account. LOL
I'd like to think that I have gotten much better in the years that followed but this marked the first time I knew that I had a good idea of how to use my models and camera. And it's been on since then.
The expected flower closeups and waterfalls swept the color division but when the issue with the winners came out I was shocked to see that I had won 2nd and 3rd in the B&W division. This photo of my Monogram 1/48 scale Corsair and a shot of two dirt track models brought home the money. I, along with the judges, figured that a pic of a plane (air show?) and some racing qualified for summertime activities. By the time all the squawking started I had already deposited the check and faded into the night with a smile and $75 bucks in my bank account. LOL
I'd like to think that I have gotten much better in the years that followed but this marked the first time I knew that I had a good idea of how to use my models and camera. And it's been on since then.
