Friends of the Sleeping Giant 2010 Contest Winners on Website!

They had a bit of technical difficulties get the photos online, but they're all online now! As I said back in March, my photo "Pay the Ferry Man" won third place in the People category! If you have a chance, check out all of the 2010 winners on the Friends' website!

Another Third Place!

Once again I won third place in the Friends of the Sleeping Giant Photo Contest! Last year I won in the scenery category. This year it's in people. Yes, "Pay the Ferryman" came in third place!

Like "Joe Creek Falls" last year, "Pay the Ferryman" will be appearing at the Sleeping Giant Visitor's Centre this summer and will also be featured on the Friends' website. It may also appear in the park's tabloid!

Another Entry to the Friends of the Sleeping Giant Photo Contest

Back in the summer, I went to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park to see Joe Creek Falls, the picture I submitted to their photo contest last year which won third place in scenery. While there, I went with my parents to Middlebrun Bay, then we stopped at the Silver Islet Cemetary. We found two graves side by side with my parents' first initials scratched into them. My mom thought it would be great to pose by them. I took her picture first.

Then I got my dad to pose. He came up with the idea to put coins in his eyes. What resulted was an extremely creepy picture:

I decided then that I wanted to submit this pic to the photo contest this year. I finally remembered to ask my dad to help me edit it (I post almost everything straight out of my camera and only edit things in rare circumstances using picnik. My dad's the expert on photo-editing in our house, as he's the one with the programs for it). The picture is now cropped, a bit darker, and renamed (I don't remember why I originally called it "Still Life," but I renamed it "Pay the Ferryman" for the contest).
I honestly have no idea what the judges will think of it! It's a pretty unique shot, most likely different from most of their other entries. But it's extremely creepy! So wish me luck! I won't know anything until the spring or summer of 2011.

Photo Contest Update

I just checked the Friends website and the 2009 Photo Winners are there! So please check out Joe Creek Falls and the other contest winners!

Third Place!!!!

Joe Creek Falls
Originally uploaded by s.kosoris

I was out all day, so I just got my mail a few minutes ago - I won third place in the scenery category of the Friends of the Sleeping Giant 2009 Photo Contest!!!!!!! I entered this picture of Joe Creek Falls into the contest after taking it this summer. I was wondering about the contest back in January, but kind of forgot about it during the last few busy months.

Joe Creek Falls is going to be on display in the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Visitor Centre this summer, and may appear in the park tabloid and on the Friends website!