...this was a surprise, at least them contacting me! I do alot of this genre of photography (marching bands, drum corps, all types of pageantry) 160k-plus images up on Smugmug, and the moms even buy some...heh. The Instrumentalist is a monthly publication that lands on the desk of virtually every band director in the country, so I was very honored to be asked to use my work for their cover. I'm a bit late on this posting, only because I've only recently discovered the "other" facets of the 'Hog...this is a great site! I've included the cover itself (forgive, taken with phonecam) and the original...the watermark action is there because I'm lazy, heh...I know I could've gotten rid of 'em...
Excellent! Well done.
Interesting how the editor softened the background red to enhance your subject.
That's cool. Did they pay you or was it for a public service?
jim quist wrote:
That's cool. Did they pay you or was it for a public service?
I got a check: small but delightful!
Nikonian72 wrote:
Interesting how the editor softened the background red to enhance your subject.
Yes, they did a great job. My phone pic doesn't do it justice.
Excellent, and you should be proud!
Congratulations on your cover photo! It's great!
Wow stellar compositional elements and enchanting color harmonies latent within. Congrats! And always nice to receive recompense. Well deserved in my humble estimation.
Thank you for sharing.
I've just now discovered this area of UHH too and am delighted to have found it. What a wonderful photo you made and an excellent choice by the editor to use it as their cover image. Congratulations! Was it discovered from your Smugmug post?
Forest wrote:
I've just now discovered this area of UHH too and am delighted to have found it. What a wonderful photo you made and an excellent choice by the editor to use it as their cover image. Congratulations! Was it discovered from your Smugmug post?
I *think* he (the editor in charge of the cover) found it on my SM site, yes. I'm out there in that activity a little bit, although pretty much SoCal for the band pageantry(www,marchingpix.com if you're interested in a whole bunch of that stuff...lol)...thanks for the props, Forest...this IS a wonderful, and very *involved,* forum!
Thomas902 wrote:
Wow stellar compositional elements and enchanting color harmonies latent within. Congrats! And always nice to receive recompense. Well deserved in my humble estimation.
Thank you for sharing.
...and thank you, Thomas, a bit belatedly...I enjoy your elegant posts!
Congratulations! What a great shot.
Congratulations, great shot.
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