My final run at Competition Season 2023 take place at the Durham Fair in Connecticut. So far this year, 2023 hasn’t gone as strongly as I would have liked, and maybe I can end the season with a good showing at Durham.
Because the Durham Fair takes place so late in the year, I usually use it as a chance to give strong-scoring pieces another opportunity for a ribbon, and to test shots I took over the summer and hope that they could be standouts for 2024. But in this case … I’m going with some legacy pieces.
First off … here are my photo entries.
THE SNOWFLAKE RIDE
Yes, I’m pulling this shot from 2022 – a shot that took a first-place award at the New York State Fair – and giving it a second run. Hey, I’m allowed, it’s my artworks.
THE POWERSCOURT COVERED BRIDGE
This was my shot of the covered bridge in Quebec. A little HDR, a little black and white shift, a lot of detail … and damn those are nice leading lines.
And finally …
DOUBLE FEATURE FAMILY FRIENDLY
I printed a 16×20 lenticular day-and-night print of my 2020 Jericho Drive-In sign, and I want to see if this shot has a chance for one more silk.
Oh, and for the first time in a few years, I’m bringing an entry into the Durham Fair’s needlework competition.
This little itty bitty hooked rug.
Yep, it’s the bicolor sunflower latch hooked rug that took a second-place silk at the New York State Fair earlier this year. So maybe there’s a second ribbon for this image. We shall see.
The plan is to haul these artworks to Connecticut in a couple of weeks, and then go see how they did a week afterwards.
In other words … I’m hoping for at least a good showing here.
Let’s end Competition Season 2023 on a positive.
Chuck The Writer 
Winners, all. Best of luck!
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