Third Annual Marshall Rubin International Photo Contest
Part Three
Probably by now you've already skipped down to
see who took First Place in the Photo Contest, so why waste time? The top
honors go J.L. Rea, whom we all know better as our
dear friend from Australia, Jay!
WHAT I LIKE: A very popular subject for
posting by the members of the Anaglyphs Group is that of statuary. Thanks
to the many of fine stereo views that have been shown from
around
the world we have delved into the cultures and
histories of loads of nations and even local restaurants. All this
is good, but most have something in common. In stereo the
statues
look exceedingly real. No, they don't seem
to turn into flesh and bones and take on an aura of being alive. Instead
they look like REAL, stone-cold statues, with their textured
surfaces, exquisite details, and hard-edged
shadows.
Jay's view, while also depicting statues, is
a lot different. It's obvious that Jay wasn't looking to accurately record
some cute, kitschy lawn decorations. Instead she envisioned
living,
thinking nymphs. Her goal was to truly
bring them to life! And what better way to do this than to have them speak
to each other in surroundings that we as the viewers could
easily relate to, no mater where on Earth we
might be from?
But these winged creatures not only TALK but show
that they have a sense of humor, employing a PUN, of all things.
Imagine..statues that know how to joke around!
For, just as the wings of angels can lift
themselves into the stratosphere, a gentle, poignant, yet FUNNY stereo view can
lift high our souls as well. This view transported
me away from wars and natural disasters to a
calmer, gentler place.
When I posted the Contest rules I made note of just what I was looking for, and this
view came through, all the way!!! We have a great stereo view,
a wonderful Title, and
a stupendous Description (with no spelling or
grammatical errors).
It makes me both deeply humble and proud to award
the Wacom Bamboo pen and tablet to Jay Rea, the First Place winner.
I wish to thank all who participated and
hopefully look forward to an even bigger and better Photo Contest next
year!.
Marshall
