Earlier this summer I was notified that I needed to enter a contest. Or maybe we should call it a showcase. Either way, I entered about 37 photos. The point of the contest, called Capture Dakota, was to showcase The Dakotas, with photographs taken by anyone who’s been here, or lives here. It was open to both North and South Dakota photographers (amateurs and professionals alike). There was no theme, per-say. The photos just had to have been taken in either state.
Viewers to the contest, as well as those who submitted photos, were able to vote on their favorites, and badges were awarded based on votes. There were photo of the day selections, most popular, and of course, those that got 100 votes were awarded a badge. I could go on and on about the various awards.
The goal of gathering all these photos was to choose the best of the best and put them in a coffee table book. From the submissions, the top voted photos as well as editors’ choices, were selected to shape the book. It contains 200 photos and is 128 pages, and will be released November 17th, 2011.
On Thursday, October 13, I received an email stating that one (or more) of my photos was chosen to be published in the book! Needless to say I kind of jumped up and down in the kitchen when I read that. You see, I had only earned one badge for a photo getting 100 votes, and I hadn’t submitted some of the more popular photos- though I was late to the party by several months! I didn’t expect to get an email stating I’d been published. But, no matter, the editors saw something they liked, and as such I am lucky enough to have at least one photo published in a coffee table book! I had several published last month in Dirt Road Daughters Magazine (in case you were unaware).
A smattering of my entries:
Here’s what makes this the most fun- I have no idea what photo(s) they chose, as they’re keeping it a secret until I get the book into my hot little hands! I’ve had the bright idea to do a “guessing” contest with you, the readers/fans.
What I’d like to do is have you go to my Capture Dakota profile page, scroll through my photos (and vote while you’re there, please). Then choose the photo, or photos, that you think made the book- enter by leaving me a comment here on my blog. You can tweet me or Facebook too, but those entries/comments won’t count- they’ll just be for fun! The person(s) (up to 5 winners) who gets it right will be awarded a signed 5×7 of one of the prints that made the book. I think it will be fun to have the contest now, that way we can all be in suspense for the next month together! The contest will begin today- and for kicks and giggles we’ll run it until NEXT Tuesday, October 25th. Entries will close at noon central time.
In the meantime, if you’re interested in purchasing the Capture Dakota book, go here. And, I’ve started an online gallery where all of my submitted Capture Dakota prints may be purchased. They’re not all there yet- but I’m adding them daily. Wouldn’t you love to have some of this art hanging in your house? I know I’d love to have it hanging in your house!
Happy Tuesday and Happy Trails!
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Congrats! That is exciting news! I’m so happy for you and cant’ wait to get a peak at the book! I voted for Sunset Via the iPhone and I’m betting at least that one got in, if not several more. The Rainbow picture, and also the last one…what was it titled…the one with the dirt road peaking over the hill…..well those three were my favorites and I’d publish them if I were putting together a book! One or several, either way, its awesome that you got selected! Congrats again!
Congratulations on the selection(s) of your photos for the book! All of your photography is great-love the emotion felt in many shots. I have several favorites:
A Coming Home, Buckin Mane, Bucked Off, Headed to Water, Flying, Lifting on the Bronc Rein, and Waiting Their Turn. I’ll be excited to see which pictures are selected!
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Wow! congrats, that is awesome. I clicked on the first link, so the titles in the comment above me I did not see.
But I’ll vote ; -)
I say Running Mares, Sunset via the I-phone…. if three then I’d add in Blue Skies, Golden grass…
Awesome, very pretty pictures! I voted for horses from the iphone pic.
Gotta go with Coming Home! Love all of them though!
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Love the Old Post and Sunset via iPhone – your pictures always make me want to move there! Cant wait to see which ones made the book! Hope they all did!!
Wow. It’s really hard to narrow it down to just 3 that are in the book. (If I’m even correct on that number). I think all of them should be in there! 😉 The ones I think will be in there are Coming Home, Bucked Off and Fall storm via iPhone.
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How would I ever choose? They are all so beautiful they should be printed off and bound into your own coffee table book! But since you’re making me, I’d say God’s Watercolors is pretty spectacular…
Speaking of coffee table books- mine about my life on the ranch will be released Summer 2012!
Shoot Just now remembered about this contest. Have you already picked the winners or did you extend the deadline?
I can’t pick the winner until I get the book! 🙂 I don’t know what photos they put into the book, and I don’t get the book until the middle of November!
True. Guess that does make a difference. Just saw you were closing the contest yesterday and didn’t think about you not having the book, lol.