The 2012 Bloggies
Welcome to the Twelfth Annual Weblog Awards.
You may be asking yourself what the heck is a Bloggie? I kind of did too. It’s no Webby but I remember 12 years ago when the Bloggie awards were first introduced. A fun little competition that actually received a fair bit of attention. Fast forward to 2012 and I had forgotten all about them until Sandee left me a comment this morning letting me know how she found my site through the 2012 nominations. Surprise. Not only did someone take the effort to nominate this weblog but Focused on Light has actually some how ended up as a finalist for “Best Photography of a Weblog”.
And of course, now that I’m aware of the nomination, the competitor in me would like to win so I’m going to run with it. If you agree with the nomination, please consider voting at http://2012.bloggi.es/. Voting ends Feb 18th and you could help me win 2,012 pennies.
It’s oddly timed due to a recent archives reset. So much has changed since I started this weblog back in 2001 and originally under the domain newrecruit.org. Somebody must be visiting and maybe even reading it.
Today’s Image – Traces of Snow and Ice
A small stream that runs under the Gulf Shore Parkway from Rollings Pond out to the beach. While deep in parts, if you are careful, you can navigate your way out to the center by rock hopping without getting your feet wet. You will find this location (N 46 27.790 W 63 17.936) just past the entrance to PEI National Park on the North Rustico side.
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I find your pictures interesting, but i stopped looking because they are over edited and people need to know that the world does not look that way, you made it to look like that. Try a natural shot sometime.
Thanks anna for the feedback and honest review. I really do appreciate hearing how others view my work and how widely different those opinions can be. I do consider myself an artist first and photographer second so I’m ok with this but I do strive for believability and have no intention of fooling the viewer. That being said, I think you would be surprised how similar the original unedited raw file is to the final image above.
very nice work, just beautiful
I also found you via the Bloggies, just this morning! I haven’t had a chance to look at much yet, but what I’ve seen is just lovely. I can’t wait to run into these over-edited, non-realistic photos that other commenter promised, though.
:-)
Great photo. Love the perspective. You’ve got my vote (that’s how I found you!)
Thank you Lisa.
Hello!
I just came across your blog when voting on the Bloggies this year (you got my vote in the weblog photography cat btw). I run a humble photo blog myself and appreciate the content your putting up! I’ll be back. Thanks and keep it up.
~Andrew
Sounds good. I look forward to future communications with you.