MR's Annual Photo Contest?

Railphotog

Member since
July 2006
From: Canada's Maritime Provinces
1,760 posts

Posted by Railphotog on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:26 AM

I haven't been able to get MR regularly, and was wondering if the Annual Photo Contest is still going on?

Thanks

Bob Boudreau

CANADA

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SeeYou190

Member since
January 2017
From: Southern Florida Gulf Coast
18,255 posts

Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:32 AM

I have not seen one in the past couple of years that I remember.

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Great question.

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I submitted entries twice into the contest in the 1980's, but never got anywhere with them. There was a junior catagory back then that I completed in.

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Interestingly, the only thing ever published in Model Railroader that I wrote was a letter to the Student Fare column in the 1980's where I said I was helping to fund my hobby money won in photography contests. Winning something in the MR contest was a goal not attained.

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This was decades before digital cameras, and taking quality images with a 35mm SLR was a skill learned over time.

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-Kevin

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Living the dream.

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Steven Otte

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May 2009
From: Waukesha, WI
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Posted by Steven Otte on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 11:03 AM

Our photo contest was never annual. It was something we did to fill the files when we ran low on Trackside Photos, a problem we haven't had very often since quality digital cameras got so cheap. We haven't run a photo contest in years.

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Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editor
sotte@kalmbach.com

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maxman

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February 2008
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Posted by maxman on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:08 PM

Steven Otte
Our photo contest was never annual.

Ummmmm, what???????

I just looked up photo contest in the magazine index and one of the top results was "28th annual photo contest winners", in the March 2005 issue. That sort of sounds "annual" to me. Oops

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Railphotog

Member since
July 2006
From: Canada's Maritime Provinces
1,760 posts

Posted by Railphotog on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:24 PM

OK it is no more. It sure seemed like an annual contest, being promoted quite heavily some time ago, with results always posted in the March issue. I was lucky enough to win first, second, third (twice) and honorable mention (4 times). It was good while it lasted for me any way!

Bob Boudreau

CANADA

Visit my model railroad photography website: http://sites.google.com/site/railphotog/

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ricktrains4824

Member since
November 2006
From: NW Pa Snow-belt.
2,216 posts

Posted by ricktrains4824 on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:33 PM

Trains still has a annual contest...

Its just a difference in scale. 1:1 versus our 1:87, 1:48, 1:64, etc..... Smile

Ricky W.

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1: It's my railroad, my rules.

2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.

3: Any objections, consult above rules.

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Steven Otte

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From: Waukesha, WI
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Posted by Steven Otte on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:38 PM

maxman

Steven Otte

Our photo contest was never annual.

Ummmmm, what???????

I just looked up photo contest in the magazine index and one of the top results was "28th annual photo contest winners", in the March 2005 issue. That sort of sounds "annual" to me.