"Jeremy M. Praay" <sla### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> "Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote in message 
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>> I totally agree.  And you said it well.
>
> Yep.  A long-race against worthy opponents, perhaps.  I hate to think of 
> anyone as being an "opponent" though.  :-)
>
>>
>> The whole thing evidently weighed on people's minds a lot. Several people 
>> feeling the need to explain their decision, one way or another. I think a 
>> high-profile event like this is quite a learning experience for us, and 
>> across several issues.  During the course of the entire contest, in both 
>> its phases, I believe I have personally experienced every feeling of 
>> doubt and apprehension that has been voiced here.
>
> Luckily, I guess I shoved most of my doubt and apprehension aside until 
> after I submitted my image.  Then I started looking around at raph.com, 
> trying out new ideas, looking at Gilles' Mini Cooper scene, etc. 
> Suddenly, my entry didn't seem good enough anymore.  Eventually it wore me 
> down.  For a few days I was convinced that my entry would "suck", and I 
> sunk into a bit of depression.  I've shown my entry to some family and 
> friends and I got some encouraging words, but also things like, "What's 
> that supposed to be???" and, "I don't get it..."  I'm sure everyone gets 
> that.  It's hard to know if you should take someone's advice.
>
> Tonight, I feel more relaxed, thanks in part to Gilles' statement.  Funny 
> how that works.  Somehow, knowing that the entries are higher quality 
> makes me feel better about everyone involved, including me.  Competing in 
> any competition always teaches me something about myself.  Regardless of 
> the end-result, I think THAT is a good thing.
>
> I'm glad the judging for this competition is anonymous.  Otherwise, I 
> would feel less inclined to speak this openly.

   Jeremy, I agree with you wholeheartedly. What I would like however, is a 
few results with that damned computer. Grrr! Let's see what it can do after 
all this!

  Would be good.  :)

    Now sleep... z

    ~Steve~


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