River City Shootout

In November I entered the Idaho Falls Magazine photo contest. The results were printed in the March/April issue of the magazine and it arrived in my mailbox yesterday. I excitedly flipped through the pages to see if any of my photos were printed. But I was bummed when I came to the last page of the contest and didn't see any of my photos. And honestly, after looking at the photos that were printed I am not surprised that none of mine were picked to be printed. The photographers featured are incredibly talented and were rightfully chosen to win. There was no contest with my photos and theirs. However, if I had known the contest would be a photo contest and a "who can do the best edits in Photoshop" contest I would have done more with my pictures to make them look better. Not saying I would have had something printed, but some of the photos printed were pretty tweaked. But they really did look great. I've learned that for next year. But to me, a good photo is one in its natural or near-to-natural state. I'm just glad I was able to have so many great experiences last year that allowed me to capture these images. Here's to many more great times behind the lens!