NVPS again welcomes you back to another year of competitions! The theme for October’s competition is “Love”. It is one of the most valuable virtues; an international language and possibly the strongest of all feelings … Love! It is an invitation to explore the path of love as an emotion, an attraction, and an attachment in all its forms! Some sample images might include: a lovers’ embrace, a passion you love, an X drawn in vapor trails, a goodbye, a friendship, etc.
Denise Silva, our judge for October’s competition, was the featured photographer in the July/August 2015 Photoshop User Magazine Who’s Who in the Kelbyone Community article.
She finds every aspect of photography rewarding. From in-camera composition to post-processing, photography is meditative, creative, and challenging. Denise’s passion is to capture images, from landscapes to urban decay, and to share her experiences and knowledge with fellow photographers. To this end, she and Don Rosenberger started Road Runner Photography Tours.
Through Road Runners, Denise and Don look forward to sharing their passion for photography with you, knowing that their tours will not only take you to great places, but also give you an opportunity to build your network of photography friends, all while enhancing your photography skills through experience and knowledge sharing in a supportive environment.
Denise believes that there is no better place to learn and develop your skills than in the field!
Denise’s Criteria for Judging the October competition:
Love comes in all shapes and sizes. In many respects, this is an open theme. That said, here are some definitions of Love. (Oxford Dictionary)
- An intense feeling of deep affection.
- A person or thing that one loves.
- Feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.
Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection (“I love my mother”) to pleasure (“I loved that meal”). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—”the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another”. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one’s self or animals. (Wikipedia)
I am hoping folks will explore this theme beyond simply submitting an image of their significant other, child or pet. I think we witness Love expressed by others all the time… what does that random act of Love look like?
P.S. Watch out for those pesky dust spots from your lens or sensor. Denise will find them if you haven’t!
The competition schedule for the year can be found here. The competition theme descriptions can be found here.