Leigh’s Photos

This is my first year that I entered a photography contest at the Ventura County Fair.  I enter three pictures and my wife entered one picture.  This past Sunday, August 3rd, we went to see how we did.  Out of the three pictures that I entered, I received an award of honorable mention for my “Going Up!” picture for the B&W Architecture Class.  My other two pictures of each daughter one in B&W Portrait & Color Kid Portrait. My wife also won an award of honorable mention on this photo on Google Picasa. I was also proud of my oldest daughter, Katie, as she wrote two book reports to receive 6 free ride tickets.

On July 9, 2008, I had entered three pictures into the competition for digital open and B&W print at the Ventura County Camera Club monthly. For my two pictures in digital open, one received a merit award (title: “Airplane Helicopter Stunt”). For my B&W print (title: “I’m so bored, when can we go?”), it received a merit award. The B&W print will also be entered into the Ventura County Fair photography competition this year along with two others.

As part of the Capture Ventura County (CaptureVC) picture campaign that the Ventura County Star is hosting, a picture of Sarah, my daughter, is seen on the front page of the Ventura County Star website. I am very happy as this is a great picture of my daughter and my first real publication.

The Ventura County Star wants to publish a coffee-table art book and has started a photo website called Capture Ventura County. This is a site for all Venturian’s and anyone that has captured pictures of Ventura County. They have eight different chapters (categories) to post your pictures in (People, Nature, Sports & Recreation, Scapes of All Sorts, Everyday Life, News & Events, Pets, and Institutions). I encourage anyone that has taken pictures of Ventura County to submit their pictures. If you do not get into the top of each chapter that is okay and as long as someone voted for your picture, you will get into the DVD.

Shameless plug, please vote for my pictures - http://www.capturevc.com/people/acejr371

The Valley Flyers is putting on a 3 day electronic fun-fly at the Sepulveda Basin in Van Nuys June 6th-8th.  This will be a spectacular event that will show off the alternative to gas/glow powered remote control planes.  This will also be great photo opportunities as this event is going to be huge in the coming years and this is the 1st of its king on the west coast.

For more information and field location, please visit: http://www.westernefly.com or http://www.valleyflyers.com/