Forgive me showing off but...
When I retired from my first career 3 years ago, I joined the local camera club.
We have our annual exhibition in the town every February and on our private member's night we present trophies and certificates. We had our private viewing tonight and the trophies were handed out.
Last year I won the B&W Photographer of the Year award. This year I won it again together with the other two trophies we compete for; Colour Photographer of the Year and Digital Image Photographer of the Year (used to be slides).
Each trophy is given as a result of a cumulative score over 4 competitions throughout the year, so to win, you have to do well in each event. The oldest trophy goes back to 1951. I'm led to believe that nobody in the club has ever won all three trophies.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6893223343_57d036c761_b.jpg)
Wel done :tup:
You only won because you showed them your 600mm Canon. Who's going to argue with that? :P
Well done. :tup:
:tup: :beer: :dance:
Impressive! :tup:
Well done indeed!
There's something to be said for a nice shiny trophy :dance:
Proof of LIFE! (after retirement). Excellent.
Thanks all,
spinner, sadly, it was retirement from my first career, I am now 3 years into my second career having had just a two month break between the two.
Congratulations Garry, well deserved. I'm sure you are over the moon.Certainly deserves a celebration and to be shouted from the rooftops!
I would love to see your winning images posted here.
Des
Well done Garry! Congratulations.
Wow! What a hat-trick. Well done!! :tup:
Nice one, well done :tup:
Well done. That takes some doing.
Nick
All i can do is join the chorus :tup: :tup: :tup: :beer: :beer: :beer: :dance: :dance: :dance:
thanks again folks. :)
Quote from: Cathus on February 18, 2012, 03:11:34 PM
Thanks all,
spinner, sadly, it was retirement from my first career, I am now 3 years into my second career having had just a two month break between the two.
I remember from the old days at DCM, you and I retired from the same career just on different continents. ;)
blimey, I can't remember what I did last week let alone keep tabs on what other people were doing 3 years ago. I'm impressed!
Quote from: Cathus on February 21, 2012, 08:57:58 PM
blimey, I can't remember what I did last week let alone keep tabs on what other people were doing 3 years ago. I'm impressed!
It just stuck with me because of the particular career we shared. You were public with it, I wasn't, but what you said you were doing at the time, had some parallels with my experiences. :)