A friend of mine tipped me off to a local photography contest at our library. I checked it out and the theme was "Magical Moments". This photo I took out at Joshua Tree last year immediately came to mind so I printed it out and got it framed and ran down there to submit it at the last minute. I honestly had no expectations of the outcome because I realize that while I'm a pretty decent photographer, there are many out there who are much more talented than I.
Imagine my delighted surprise when I listened to a voicemail announcing me as the 1st place winner in the category I entered. I really was stunned! This is actually the first contest I've ever entered (unless you count a few online contests). Talk about motivating! My next plan is to enter some work into the OC Fair.
Anyways, here's what got me 1st place...
