Mike’s Ego

And by we, I mean me.

Can I call this a public service announcement? Probably not. Self serving ego-inflation? More appropriate.

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted via IG messaging by someone at the Oneida County Tourism department. When I lived in NY, it was in Oneida county. This person had seen one of my images of Bellamy Harbor and asked if I would be interested in submitting a few images to their Erie Canal photo contest (Capture the Canal). Of course I did!

I was contacted this week and informed that one of my images was select for second place in the contest.

Woo hoo!

It has been difficult to not topple over due to the inflation of my ego. I’ll be the first to admit it has boosted my interest in photography (which has been on and off of late). Before we go too much further, let me share the selected image…

Of the images I submitted, it is of my favorite view of the harbor, so I feel it is a fitting selection. The person at the tourism department even asked if I had additional images of Oneida county I would be willing to share. So, I sent off a few more for use on their social media sites. I’m curious when/if I’ll be able to see them online.

Back in 2017, I submitted a few images to a photo contest for the Rome Canal Fest. I didn’t win the popular vote back then but I did snag a chairman’s choice ribbon for one of my pics. I should probably state that I don’t create images for others, but every once in a while, recognition (even the comments posted here) really do boost my confidence. Oh yeah, the chairman’s choice image I mentioned…

OK… ego trip is complete…