Photo Contest

I have been pestered for several weeks now to post one of my photos that earned a prize in this year's photo contest sponsored by our local newspaper, the Villages Daily Sun. It earned a 2nd prize, a very generous award by the judges. Another photo received "mention" but no prize. Anyway, to stop my friend's nagging, I have included both photos below.

The first (the one that actually earned a prize) was taken on my birthday in 2008 while Diane and I were in Rome. We were wandering about in the Prati district when we turned a corner and saw this balcony covered with flowers.

I took the second photo in November 2005 while visiting Orvieto, a small, walled city in Umbria, well known for its beautiful duomo (cathedral church). The facade of the church is breathtaking. Because the piazza in front of the church is not very deep, and without my wide-angle lens (left back at the hotel in Rome) I could not capture the entire facade. I decided instead to get up close and photograph just a portion of the facade against the sky. It turned out well.