OMIGOD! 1 in 100,000 - I Made Parade!

gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
edited May 30, 2005 in Landscapes
I have to share with this forum the stunning news I received today. My photo was selected out of over 100,000 entries for Parade Magazines Snapshot Feature. It will be in the May 29 issue as well as being in their on-line gallery that week. Well, I guess I just lost my amateur standing, LOL. Anyway, I am guessing that most of the great photographers on this forum were not in this competition or I would not have had a chance.

regards,

Gary

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Always great to here of photo successes thumb.gif
    Congrats to you thumb.gif

    How about a link so we can have a look see mwink.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    gpgold wrote:
    I have to share with this forum the stunning news I received today. My photo was selected out of over 100,000 entries for Parade Magazines Snapshot Feature. It will be in the May 29 issue as well as being in their on-line gallery that week. Well, I guess I just lost my amateur standing, Laughing.gif. Anyway, I am guessing that most of the great photographers on this forum were not in this competition or I would not have had a chance.

    regards,

    Gary
    Fantastic!!!!! Atta way Gary ylsuper.gif
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Big congrats and keep up the good work.clap.gifthumb
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Gary
    Congrats and Good job clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Where's the shotne_nau.gif

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Fantastic!!!!! Atta way Gary ylsuper.gif parade is in the la timesthumb.gif well be looking sunday post the shot or shots __________________
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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    clap.gif Awesome!clap.gif
  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Thank you all for sharing my happiness about this. Below is the original thread.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=10353
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    gpgold wrote:
    Thank you all for sharing my happiness about this. Below is the original thread.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=10353
    thanks now i remember the shot mwink.gif very worthy clap.gifthumb.gifclap.gif
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited May 25, 2005
    WTG Gary thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif

    I'll be looking for it on Sunday :D


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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2005
    gpgold wrote:
    Thank you all for sharing my happiness about this. Below is the original thread.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=10353
    Gary,
    It's a truely beautiful shot! I must have missed that thread previously.
    Congratulations!
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  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    thanks now i remember the shot mwink.gif very worthy clap.gifthumb.gifclap.gif
    Thanks very much!

    regards,

    Gary
  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    WTG Gary thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif

    I'll be looking for it on Sunday :D


    Steve
    Thanks, Steve. I have the e-mail in hand that says it will be there. If it doesn't show up I will be hiding in embarassment! Laughing.gif

    regards,

    Gary
  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2005
    Nir wrote:
    Gary,
    It's a truely beautiful shot! I must have missed that thread previously.
    Congratulations!
    Nir, thanks very much for your comment. It was one of those shots where when I uploaded it to the computer I thought "Wow did I do that?" But, the funny part is that I was on the way to my car and had already packed up the camera. I have come to realize that being a photographer occurs in the moment we say - " Look at that, I better get the camera out again!"

    regards,

    Gary
  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2005
    clap.gif Great news Gary, Congrats.
  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2005
    4labs wrote:
    clap.gif Great news Gary, Congrats.
    Thanks for the congrats - this is a real fun moment. BTW - it was a young woman in my ofice who brought in a ripped out sheet from Parade with the snapshot info on it and "you should send something in." /////glad I listened.

    regards,

    Gary
  • simon bennettsimon bennett Registered Users Posts: 53 Big grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    gpgold wrote:
    I have to share with this forum the stunning news I received today. My photo was selected out of over 100,000 entries for Parade Magazines Snapshot Feature. It will be in the May 29 issue as well as being in their on-line gallery that week. Well, I guess I just lost my amateur standing, Laughing.gif. Anyway, I am guessing that most of the great photographers on this forum were not in this competition or I would not have had a chance.

    regards,

    Gary
    The photo is really good. It's no wonder it was picked for a cover.
  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    Congrats!! how exciting! it's a great shot clap.gif
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  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    simon bennett wrote:
    The photo is really good. It's no wonder it was picked for a cover.
    Not a cover, inside the issue there is a feature called "Snapshot" this is what the submissions were for. They put the shot there and for the following week it will be in their on-line gallery.

    regards,

    Gary
  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Congrats!! how exciting! it's a great shot clap.gif
    Lynn,

    Thanks very much for the compliment. I am looking forward to buying a lot of papers this weekend.

    regards,

    Gary
  • KevinKalKevinKal Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Saw your pic this weekend...
    Hi Gary,

    Just wanted to let you know I saw your winning picture in the Parade section of the local Suday paper yesterday. Way to go!

    Cheers,
    Kevin K.
  • Daniel ChuiDaniel Chui Registered Users Posts: 65 Big grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    gpgold wrote:
    I have to share with this forum the stunning news I received today. My photo was selected out of over 100,000 entries for Parade Magazines Snapshot Feature. It will be in the May 29 issue as well as being in their on-line gallery that week. Well, I guess I just lost my amateur standing, Laughing.gif. Anyway, I am guessing that most of the great photographers on this forum were not in this competition or I would not have had a chance.

    regards,

    Gary
    Congratulations Gary, this is a great honor and a great success =)

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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    I saw your picture in Parade
    and told Ed "that photographer is a member of dgrin!"

    It didn't reproduce too well, that's newsprint for you though. The line screen they use isn't very fine (web offset) and I noticed the poppies got very blotchy, but, it's still a great photo and so perfectly captures the scene!

    I'm hoping the painter will see himself and contact you looking for a "real" print.

    Even after all this drama you've shared with us, I went off to NY without any model releases! :-(

    It's a great photo! Let us know if you receive any "business" from being published. Do readers have a way of getting in touch with you through Parade?

    Again, congratulations! I hope you get Parade, or have your own copy.
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  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    great picture !
    gpgold wrote:
    Thank you all for sharing my happiness about this. Below is the original thread.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=10353
    Congratulations !

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Congratulations!
    Very glad for you!clap.gifclap.gif
    Cheers!1drink.gif
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  • lenscapelenscape Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Great news. Congrats. clap.gifclapclap.gif

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