Monday, January 18, 2010

Life ~ It Was A Goal...

It was a goal for this year, but I would have never guessed it would have have happened this quick! While working on branding for one of my friends at home on Friday, I received a call that had Jaker (my cat Jake) running with my response. I did wait until I got off the phone to let it out but it was a highlight of my life. The call was from Adirondack Life Magazine. Let's start with the fact that I think the Adirondacks is one of the most amazing places on earth. I would live there, In a heartbeat. I've made many trips there and am on my way to hiking all 46 hi peaks. SO with my love for the ADKS came my love of the Adirondack Life Mag. It's like a..."here's what's happening at your home while you're in Batavia" for me. So when I realized, "Hey, they have a Photo Contest", I was like, "that'd be sweet!". So I entered a few shots. The lovely lady on the other end of the phone was calling to inform me that I was a finalist for the competition and that my image (below) would be published in the April 2010 Issue. Keeping the suspense alive, they don't tell you what place you're in, which I can appreciate. So as I sit anticipating the April issue and marking off "get a photo published in a Mag in 2010", I am overjoyed and honored to have been chosen, regardless of the placement. So stay tuned to find out the results. God is Good! Have a great Monday.


Buttermilk Falls

10 comments:

  1. Congratulations!! Totally see why your image was selected... fantastic!!

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  2. That's so awesome! :)

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  3. wow, that's awesome!
    great pic.

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  4. Dude. Great job. Almost as cool as fishing in ice with eagles. Just kidding, way better! Keep up the good work.

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  5. Congratulations Justin! The picture is AMAZING! My question is, what ever made you think of taking a picture from that viewpoint and how did you pull it off????

    I'm sure you could become a regular contributing photographer of the magazine if they saw all the other pictures you've taken of the area!! Just imagine getting paid to hike the 46 peaks, doing what you love to do!! Sounds perfect!!

    Let us know how you did when the magazine comes out!

    Blessings!
    Maureen

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  6. Thanks everyone for your kind words.
    Mau, the thought behind the image was to try to create a long exposure with what I had at the time, which was the camera. (Normally you would use a ND Filter and a tripod for a shots like this) So I rested the camera on a boulder by the stream to keep it from moving and thought it would be interesting to show depth using my shoe in the foreground. It worked.
    Hopefully this will lead to other opportunities with them. Stay Tuned!

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  7. VERY CREATIVE!! Thanks for the breakdown.

    Blessings!
    Maureen

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  8. Congratulations!
    Issues have hit the news stands.

    http://www.adirondacklife.com/content/view/43/115/

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