Tag Archives: contest

View 313: Ice Bird

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Scott Thomas Photography

On a very un-winter like day, I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York and received free admission with my Zoo Photo Contest coupon. With temperatures reaching the mid-fifties, there was little to no snow to use for backgrounds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, beak, bird, black, contest, duck, feathers, feet, ice, male, new york, nikon D700, rosamond gifford, smew, syracuse, vr, water, webbed, white, zoo | 8 Comments

Competitions at Fairs and Festivals

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Are you wondering where you can find competitions for the latest photo assignment? Here’s some ideas focusing around people competitions at local fairs and festivals. This time of year is popular for county and state fairs and festivals. Around my area … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged 18-200mm vr, contest, cortland pumpkinfest, dairy cow, fairs, festivals, golden harvest, new york, New York State Fair, nikon D70, pie eating | 14 Comments

View 177: Salt Potato Eating Championship

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

With all the pomp and circumstance of a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) bout, Major League Eating came to my town of Baldwinsville, New York last weekend for the first ever Salt Potato Eating Championship. In the past I have mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in People, Weekly View | Tagged amphitheater, baldwinsville, barker, budweiser, butter, competition, competitive, contest, eating, emcee, george shea, ifoce, international federation of competitive eating, jaws, joey chestnut, major league eating, mle, new york, paper mill island, salt potatoes, stage, world record | 20 Comments

PW Visitors

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

I’d like to thank Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman of Confessions, Cooking and Photography fame, for making me the winner in her latest comment contest! You can be sure I’ll put the prize to good use! For all those who … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged contest, Photography, pioneer woman, welcome, winner | 19 Comments

Assignment 1: Recap

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

I want to congratulate all who participated in the Collective Shoot assignment I hosted last month. It was fun to see how people took the idea I proposed and ran with it. Some used one photo, some more than one … Continue reading →