i feel embarrassed.
One of my images has been selected as one of the ‘final ten’ in the ‘exploratory post processing’ category in Jesh de Rox’s recent contest, and I’m beyond smiley about it.
I’m also really embarrassed to see it up there with what are 9 other infinitely better images and a big part of me wishes I could take it back, does that make sense? I am really proud that it got selected… and not trying to be ‘modest’ or anything silly like that… I’m just embarrased after looking at how GOOD the other images are.
I was bored the night before last, and while I was stalking all the blogs that I love to stalk, I noticed the contest was still running, and instead of doing my usual scanning of posts just to get to the pictures, I read it word for word. If I’m honest, I didn’t know what ‘experiential’ meant and was curious to find a definition.
Anyway, I thought I’d enter my recent image of the crow in the field (the ‘hello darkness my old friend’ one) for the 1st category and as an afterthought really I had a quick peek through my flickr to see if I could find 2 more that might kinda fit the 2nd and 3rd categories. I thought, hey… no-one has to see them bar a small panel of judges, it’s not like I’m walking down the high-street sans clothing right?
I just checked my ‘bloglines’ about an hour ago… and there, right at the very bottom of all the finalists was this:
So now I feel like I’m walking down the high-street naked apart from a pair of clown shoes.
Anyway, if you got that far… I’m going to go and hide under my duvet ’till it’s on the second page of his blog and no-one can witness my foolish late-night bravado, I might peek one eye out a couple of times, but mostly I’m just gonna close them tight.
If you’re not a regular reader… check out Jesh’s blog… it’s limitlessly inspirational.
I feel truly honoured to be sharing a spot over there with lots of phenomenal photographers, share the love, go see them all and vote for your favourites.
I knew it I knew I knew it! I l voted for you Lottie!!! I knew it was yours’, and it’s beautiful!
Comment by kim — September 19, 2007 @ 12:22 am
Charlotte, don’t be silly! your image is beautiful. just to be nominated one of the top 10 in each category is a *huge* testatment to the work, as it had to be chosen by 3 different photographers with 3 very different views and tastes above hundreds of others.
thank you for sharing,,, and please come out of you duvet, lol!
jesh ; )
Comment by jesh — September 19, 2007 @ 1:20 am
Congratulations! I didn’t get to stop by to vote (I think I need to add Jesh’s blog to my google reader), but you are waay talented. It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.
Comment by ~leah g~ — September 19, 2007 @ 4:17 pm
OMG girl I am so happy for you! And me personally I think your work is amazing and I hope you win! This image is very moving especially!
Comment by Jennifer — September 20, 2007 @ 3:10 am
Foolish bravado? Stop being a big goober! The image is *gorgeous*. Absolutely lovely.. truly. I am so so so SO happy for you and hope you win.
Comment by Amanda Keeys — September 20, 2007 @ 10:51 am
Thank you so much everyone, I was hoping that what I wrote didn’t come across as some kind of sickly false modesty (I made poor Paul read it twice incase it came across wrong) - ‘cos at the same time as being embarrassed don’t think for one moment that I wasn’t doing smug happy dances (still am)… but I’ve always been ‘too much information’ girl and now I’m sounding like cliche ‘keeping it real’ girl… but anyway, blergh… I’m gonna shut up now and say ‘thank you again everyone’.
Oh.. and I have license to do another days worth of ’smug happy dances’ seeing as Jesh de Rox posted on my blog, that totally gives me a huge excuse to act like a 12 year old that’s just been winked at by Justin Timberlake right?
Don’t even TRY and pretend you wouldn’t be the same.
Comment by lottie — September 20, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
I loved that shot when you first posted it… and I still do. I voted, too.
Comment by Meghan — September 21, 2007 @ 6:34 am
Lottie Lottie Lottie…I can’t find your email! I entered Jesh’s latest and I got in!!! Now I know EXACTLY how you felt!!!! Except when I look at all the entrants, I know that voters will not ‘get’ why I put my photo in the ‘connection’ category. But I explained it all to Jesh. anyways-it was a nice Christmas present. Actually, beyond nice. And you’re the first person I wanted to tell!
Comment by kim — December 22, 2007 @ 12:49 am