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01/25/2011 07:08:58 PM · #1
I was blown away yesterday when I won Grand Prize at a University of Oregon Photo Contest for their Outdoor Program with a...wait for it...black and white entry! I entered the Painted Hills Moonrise shot I used for the Master's Free Study (less sharpened than the version here on DPC). Anyway, I wanted to say DPC has been a huge part of my photographic growth over the last five years. It has helped me to expand what I do and improve how I do it.

The photo gets published in a local Magazine (Eugene Magazine) and I won a $100 gift certificate to a local photo shop and $100 cash. I promptly went over today and ordered a 77mm 9-stop ND filter which I've wanted for a while.

Thanks again everybody for your support over the years!

01/25/2011 07:11:38 PM · #2
Congratulations! Beautiful shot
01/25/2011 07:14:38 PM · #3
Congrats Jason! A well-deserved win, I'd say. I really like what you did with that image.

I have to say that I echo your thoughts on the part that DPC has played in my photographic growth. Whatever shortcomings we have, our little community encourages rapid learning by forcing us to think and act outside our photographic comfort zones.
01/25/2011 07:15:59 PM · #4
A well deserved win! Beautiful shot. Congrats !!
01/25/2011 07:20:34 PM · #5
congratulations, Jason! But why not going all out for a 10-stop filter?
01/25/2011 07:21:23 PM · #6
Congratulations!

That was the first tutorial/how'd they do that I read when I first joined because i thought it was such a wonderful image, and I know I've come a long way thanks to DPC because I didn't know what the hell you were talking about back then but now I do (though still cannot replicate it). Well done.
01/25/2011 07:38:12 PM · #7
Originally posted by LevT:

congratulations, Jason! But why not going all out for a 10-stop filter?


You know what's funny, the local store said they couldn't get or find a 10-stop filter. It was like they'd never heard of it. They were convinced I didn't want a 9-stop either but thought I wanted a 0.9 (2-stop). This is probably one of the best local shops, but I gotta say I'm not super impressed.
01/25/2011 07:38:41 PM · #8
Very cool! Congrats!
01/25/2011 07:41:19 PM · #9
WTG Sneezy! Well-deserved!

R.
01/25/2011 08:27:43 PM · #10
Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by LevT:

congratulations, Jason! But why not going all out for a 10-stop filter?


You know what's funny, the local store said they couldn't get or find a 10-stop filter. It was like they'd never heard of it. They were convinced I didn't want a 9-stop either but thought I wanted a 0.9 (2-stop). This is probably one of the best local shops, but I gotta say I'm not super impressed.


yeah, that is pretty pathetic! we are witnessing the sad demise of brick-and-mortar shopping...
01/25/2011 08:34:35 PM · #11
Well done, my friend.
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