Father and Son

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 16, 2012423 views22 comments

Hi everyone! I took this picture last fall for a "Western Heritage Values" photo contest put on by Canadian Geographic magazine and The Calgary Stampede.

I really liked the theme of this contest and wanted to show something that captured the family values that the West is so known for while also having a bit of a western feel. I got this idea for the picture right after learning about the contest, but my dad reactivated a back injury and was flat in bed until the last day of the contest! He was feeling a little better that afternoon so I asked him if he could walk into the field by our home with my brother, Josiah, and let me take some pictures of them. They were pretty good at listening to my instructions

and I love how this turned out, as it really captures the interaction between my dad and my brother in the place they love the most...the out of doors!

I'm also really excited to say that my image of Josiah alone won the Junior Photographer category of the contest, and for the first time in all of the contests I've entered, they let me go up against the adults for the Grand Prize and I won with this image!

Hope y'all don't mind me sharing my good news with you!

Nikon D7000
AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D @ 60mm
ISO 400
1/200sec @ f/5.6
handheld from low camera angle

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Wow - congrats for the major win!! You're turning quickly from a "really, really good" photographer to an "exceptional" one - and we sure love seeing your progress and rewards! And Marlice is coming up fast behind you -

This is a wonderful image. The silhouettes are perfect, nice sky, and the fence and detail in the grasses adds a bit of interest.
A wonder, warm, emotional family scene, too.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 16, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Congratulations Jenaya, well deserved !

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 16, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Outstanding!!!! You certainly nailed that photo and it certainly was what they wanted for entries. And so cool you also were competing with everyone. So guess we'll know where you'll be come time for the Stampede this summer. It was nice of your dad and brother to play the role of "models" for you. Congratulations!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 16, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Congratulations for a BIG win!!!!! Great story telling image which allows the viewer to place their own faces in place of the silouette's. Imagination and creative comps are great talents to have. Again, congratulations!

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on March 16, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Congratulations, what an outstanding image and a fabulous, well deserved win!

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on March 16, 2012 at 5:32 PM

You've captured something very special here, Jenaya, and I'm glad the judges recognized that fact. Congratulations on a very well deserved win!

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 16, 2012 at 5:52 PM

congrats! great work Jenaya!!!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 16, 2012 at 7:23 PM

Awesome Jenaya! Great image, wonderful story and a fitting award for you.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on March 16, 2012 at 8:05 PM

Excellent shot and Congrat's on the contest, By the way the mugs are Sierra Mist

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 16, 2012 at 8:21 PM

What a wonderful image, congratulations!

Ray

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 17, 2012 at 12:06 AM

WONDERFULL
The kids are taking over

Congrats

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 17, 2012 at 9:15 AM

WOW !!! I'm very happy for you, big break at this young age. No doubt you're a very talented girls. Now you can set sight at bigger things. May god bless you with more wins !
Jagdeep Rajput

PS. You know, I too have a daughter, who's 14 years.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 17, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Very nice Jenaya and CONGRATS!

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Comment posted by Paula Dittrick on March 17, 2012 at 9:41 AM

Congratulations. Way to hang in there and get the photo on last day of the contest.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on March 17, 2012 at 12:48 PM

NIcely done. The barbed wire fence is a small detail that really adds to the overall image.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 20, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Beautiful and moving image. You have captured an excellent and emotional scene. Congrats on a very deserved grand prize!!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM

This silhouette communicates the feeling of fatherly love. Well done, Jenaya.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 21, 2012 at 12:08 PM

Congrats on the WP - a sure winner.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 21, 2012 at 2:45 PM

Thank y'all for the comments! I'm really excited about the prizes and being the first youth to win the Grand Prize! Thanks for the WP!

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on March 21, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Congrats！

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 22, 2012 at 3:43 AM