Bear in mind this is my very first photography contest ever and I was super nervous to "put myself out there", as it were, especially in such a HUGE pool.
Well, just IMAGINE my surprise when I walked around the corner and BAM!, my photograph of my 5 y.o. daughter coming down the dark tunnel slide (called "Courage"), had a shiny red 2nd place ribbon hanging on it! What!?
It was such a thrill just to see my works hanging on the wall (all 7 were hung, but I think they must hang all submissions??), but to actually win something was just incredible. The funny thing is that I almost didn't submit this photo because, honestly, it's not my favourite. Here's the original:
So, anyway, now I'm an "award winning photographer" and am planning to jack up my rates by 50%. Tell me, what's 2 times nothing? Oh, still nothing. Well, there you go.
