2010 Solano County Fair Awards

I entered some of the same photos from the Dixon Fair (with the exception of the Pearl Harbor photo). There was one I knew I wouldn't win, but I enjoy it, so I wanted to have it displayed (3 girls with yellow flowers). This fair has far less entries than the Dixon fair, which is interesting. You would think it would be the opposite. Dixon had 350 entries, this fair had about 150. Of the 150, only 45 of the entries were professional, with the rest being amature. I was judged only against the other professional photos. For Dixon I was judged against both professional and amature.

1st Place: Computer Assisted

2nd Place: Portrait

Third Place: Black & White Still Life

3rd Place: Color - Still Life

Hawaii Vacation

I came back a few weeks ago from a family trip in Hawaii. We went on a cruise to the islands: Oahu, Big Island of Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, and Kauai. I loved Pearl Harbor. It's hard not to get emotional when you are there. My only regret is not being able to go to the Volcanic National Park on the Big Island. I know I would have loved to stay there all day trecking around. There's always next time. Of course I loved the flowers and landscapes. It's a photographers paradise. I was never without my camera except when I was snorkeling.
Here's a few photographs I took: