Mystic Seaport & Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contests

Hi all:

For all you amateur shutterbugs out there, check out these two neat photo contests, listed in order of their deadlines.

1. "America and the Sea Photo Contest" is sponsored by Mystic Seaport.

From the website:
Mystic Seaport presents its first America and the Sea Photo Contest ...

Photographs may include landscape views, lifestyles, animals, details and people, and may be submitted via mail or email ...

Winners will be announced in the spring 2007 issue of Mystic Seaport magazine ...

Prizes will be awarded for first, second, third place and honorable mention entries in both the youth (17 and under) and adult (18 and older) divisions ...

Entries must be images taken in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) ...

Contest is open to amateur photographers, defined as someone earning 10 percent or less of their income from photography.

Click here or on the contest name for more details.

Deadline is November 15, 2006!

2. "Smithsonian Magazine 4th Annual Photo Contest" sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine.

From the website:
The editors of Smithsonian invite you to enter the Fourth Annual Smithsonian magazine Photo Contest.

We are looking for remarkable images, photographed within the past three years (since January 1, 2004), that relate to five subjects of special interest to our magazine: Americana, The Natural World, People, Travel and Altered Images.

The competition is open to amateur photographers, 18 years or older.

Click here or on the contest title for more details.

Deadline is January 4, 2007!

Happy snapping and submitting!

hrh

Science Fiction Museum

Hi all:

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Seattle was my visit to the Science Fiction Museum (SFM). It was created by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame and is attached to the funky building that is the EMP, or Experience Music Project.

Here's the EMP and SFM building viewed from straight overhead on the observaton platform of the Space Needle. The SFM is the gray section at the upper left. The rest of the building is the EMP and it's s'posed to look like a smashed guitar in honor of Jimi Hendrix, a Seattle native.

Here's a closer view of the EMP. The green and blue sections are s'posed to be the smashed guitar frets.

Here's the SFM entrance.

Side mural.

Front mural. (This one's currently my computer desktop image - it looks great on the 17" screen!)

If you like SF and are in Seattle, this is a must-visit. I think it was $12 for adults.

One caveat, however: The book store was lousy. After the magnificent time line history of SF in the museum, I was hoping for a coffee table book of same. Oh well, maybe they're working on one?

On the bright side, I saved money by not buying any souvenirs. :)

hrh

(all photos copyright hrh 2006)

Seattle Sunset Series

Taken with Olympus SP-500UZ digital camera on "Sunset" setting.


Another lovely shot.

Parasailing - I can't wait to try it!


Me enjoying the view.

hrh

(All photos copyright hrh 2006)

Seattle at Last!

Hi all:

Here are some photos of my mid-June work trip to Seattle:

The Space Needle seen from a Washington State Ferry

The Wenatchee

Washington State commuter ferry to Bainbridge Island

Washington State Ferry as seen from the Space Needle

(the largest ferries in the States)

From the base of the Space Needle

Check out the orange elevators at the bottom -

It's a 40-second ride to the observation deck

Watch for my Seattle Sunset series soon!

hrh

(all photos copyright 2006 hrh)