This Image is called: Back Alley Moods. It scored a 78, which is pretty good. It was also selected for exhibition but all of my images were selected for exhibition, so that was pretty cool too.
The second is called: The Horse and His Girl. It scored a 79. Even better score. This was my highest scoring image. A judge also selected this image to discuss during the judges lunch. She didn't like the name of the image. She thought that if I chose a better name, it might have scored better. Good to know...
The third is called: Before the show. This image got a lot of attention. A few of the judges wanted it to score higher than the final 78, but the other judges didn't feel it. That's ok. It still got a judges choice award.
The fourth is called: Wake Me Up Inside. This one also got a lot of attention. Since I was going for the more raw and edgy images, I knew that some if the judges would love it and others would not. I was totally excited that three out of 4 of my images were discussed and 2 of those were challenged!! One said if I tweeked this image here and there, it could probably score between 85-90 (that is a totally awesome score). It was very exciting.
On a side note, anyone who knows me pretty well knows that I love the band Evanescence. Wake Me Up Inside is a line from one of their songs. All of the judges on the panel were 40 and older, except for maybe one, so I totally didn't think any of them would get the title (I just didn't think they were THAT kind of cool). Well, I was wrong!! One of the "older" judges knew were the name came from (maybe someone really cool told him but I'd like to think that maybe he is a closet fan), said he got it but thought that maybe our "older" panel of judges would not. I knew that they probably wouldn't get the song part, but in my heart, there was no other title.
On a last note, one of the judges suggested that I make a few changes to my images and then enter them at nationals.... hmmmmm.
