You folks gave me the courage to enter a contest

[Mira]

I just found out about this contest yesterday, and today was the deadline. Without your kind encouragement about my photos in general I would never have considered entering.

It was fun to rummage through my files, but the one with the man and dog I took yesterday afternoon when I also took the photos of playing in the dirt

They let you enter 4 photos, and here they are.
I made the choices based on what they may like, but also what I like which is evidenced in the one of the ducks on water. It does not have a chance, and I had others, but I just groove with that one.

http://www.forsythcreekweek.com/photocontest.html

Sunday at Salem Lake


Salem Creek Conversation


Ducks on Rock Quarry Waters


Swamp on Reynolda Road

[elleng]

1. Great pics as usual, Mira!

[Curmudgeoness]

2. Beautiful.

I especially like the kayakers.

But you should not be intimidated from entering contests, even if the others are much more professional photos. Too many times, we think that we are less competent than so many people, so we never have the nerve. One day, I might get the nerve to start posting here. Right now, I am just taking in all the information that DUers have to offer here. All I have learned so far is that I don't have the money to have the equipment that I read about. Oh well, one day.

[Mira]

4. Thank you for your kind words.

When I first started contributing here I had only a small point and shoot Canon. Now I have a Sony alpha - still not in the least fancy equipment. And I don't know most there is to know about the Sony.
Please start showing things soon, feedback is the only way you learn "to see" with eyes other than your own.
In my opinion equipment is not the major ingredient to captivating photographs.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. I vote for the one on top and the one on the bottom.

[ohheckyeah]

5. That's the question, isn't it?

Do you enter to win or enter to please yourself?

Nice photos! Good luck.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Mira, these are all beautiful

but I absolutely LOVE the one on top.

[Solly Mack]

7. Good luck, Mira!

I love the first one. All very good.

[Dalai_1]

8. Kick!