{"id":1538,"date":"2008-04-27T22:52:29","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T03:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2012-07-02T22:53:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T03:53:08","slug":"mandan-art-association-50th-anniversary-spring-show-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=1538","title":{"rendered":"Mandan Art Association 50th Anniversary Spring Show recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/center>I forgot to mention that I had a pleasant result from the MAA show at the Community Center. Last year I won the People’s Choice in photography with a large metallic print of the bridge photo you see above in this blog’s header. I also won a gift certificate from a frame shop, for which photo I have already forgotten. Of course I was hoping to repeat this year. This year’s results didn’t equal last year’s, but I didn’t walk away empty handed.<\/p>\n

The photo you see above won the Governor’s Selection award, which was awarded by a representative of the Governor’s office. Who that ended up being, I don’t know…maybe it was in the program. It was still a cool distinction, especially for such a novice. I realized early on when I picked up this hobby in 2005 that being in the right place at the right time is a requirement of any good photo, and this photo is the result of such timing. I’m just blessed in that I happen to end up at the right place at the right time a LOT these days, and never go anywhere without my camera!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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