Hello all you wonderful people. I've been entering a lot of contests on dA lately, mostly because it motivates me to actually fix up photos and post them and all that jazz (it also has a lovely side effect of letting more people see my photography which makes me happy in and of itself)

One of the contests that I entered is on the theme "Summer Vacation" had over 50 entries, and I am currently in the top 10. Voting is going on within the top 10 right now, and I would love to encourage all you lovely people to go vote. I would love it if you would vote for me, (You can vote until September 13th!) but I also believe that voting for someone purely cause you know them and not cause you like that photo best is a somewhat "popularity contest" way to win. That being said, vote however you want. I just wanted to bring your attention to it. The poll in which the voting is taking place can be found here [link] and mine is the photo with the two people fishing silhouetted against the sunset (for those of you wondering). Also, to clear up any confusion, yes =The-Canon-Club hosted this contest, but it was open to non-Canon users too (as I am rather attached to my Nikon)

Another of the contests that I entered (which can be found here [link]) was an August Mini contest on the theme "Recreation". I made it in to the top 25 (out of 106 entries I believe), and ended up coming in 14th place which I was really excited about, and I'm still kinda shocked that people think my photography is of even near the same caliber as many of the other top 25 entries.

I've entered a whole bunch of other contests too, and I will update more on them as I have more info. The world is an ever changing place, and one of these days I will update regarding the changes in my life too.. one of these days. For now, I will go to bed.

I hope that you are all having a wonderful summer!