Even chaos has a pattern
Nevermind the title, all artsy and logical, cognitive and affective at the same time, huh? It was because during a talk in our Econ class by Sir Vlad, mostly about the long term and affective affects Econ has (which was fun and enlightening, I must admit), he said "...to see the pattern in chaos." So I kind of came up with that. I like how it sounds but... that's just it.
Anyway, last Wednesday and Thursday was the Photojournalism contest for the Division level school paper competition. I got 9th place even though I finished 1st in the District level. I wasn't very surprised because there were definitely lots more people than the District competition. Well, at least I still placed but I can't help but feel a bit cheated by all these kids who can't even hold their SLR well and who took to heart (a tad too much) the lecture given before the contest. The judge said "I want to see foreground blur, background blur, linear perspective," etc. etc. He seems like a good guy and also spoke about the "meaning" of the photo. I knew he loved photos with messages.
Well I took photos how I usually would. Things that were genuinely interesting to me, not just bland halls showing linear perspective or whatever the hell. That was another problem though, the inside of the school doesn't have much interesting things to offer. You had to make them interesting. I didn't think any other of the kids were able to make them interesting. *sigh*
I'm just wondering which photos one 1st to 8th place. I'm not sour just because I finished 1st in the District. In fact, I don't really care much. It's not really a big downer because if they can't get my type of photography, then screw them. (Yeah, that's the spirit! haha)
Admittedly though, I have to practice how to focus quickly. That's about it. But it's kinda hard with eye glasses on.
After that whole thing, Dixi and I went outside the school and onto the streets hoping we can start working on our collaboration. We got photos and came up with some really good ones. View them in my deviant art gallery by clicking this. Yay.
Anyway, last Wednesday and Thursday was the Photojournalism contest for the Division level school paper competition. I got 9th place even though I finished 1st in the District level. I wasn't very surprised because there were definitely lots more people than the District competition. Well, at least I still placed but I can't help but feel a bit cheated by all these kids who can't even hold their SLR well and who took to heart (a tad too much) the lecture given before the contest. The judge said "I want to see foreground blur, background blur, linear perspective," etc. etc. He seems like a good guy and also spoke about the "meaning" of the photo. I knew he loved photos with messages.
Well I took photos how I usually would. Things that were genuinely interesting to me, not just bland halls showing linear perspective or whatever the hell. That was another problem though, the inside of the school doesn't have much interesting things to offer. You had to make them interesting. I didn't think any other of the kids were able to make them interesting. *sigh*
I'm just wondering which photos one 1st to 8th place. I'm not sour just because I finished 1st in the District. In fact, I don't really care much. It's not really a big downer because if they can't get my type of photography, then screw them. (Yeah, that's the spirit! haha)
Admittedly though, I have to practice how to focus quickly. That's about it. But it's kinda hard with eye glasses on.
After that whole thing, Dixi and I went outside the school and onto the streets hoping we can start working on our collaboration. We got photos and came up with some really good ones. View them in my deviant art gallery by clicking this. Yay.
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