Contests - Please Lend me your Ears/Eyes

February is a short month, and I realized I forgot to do one thing I'd done consistently over the last few months - enter a contest. I'll forgive myself, because if this is all I've forgotten in my hectic life, then I'm in decent shape.

With that said, I considered entering two contests in February, but with later deadlines:

FotoDC's National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest: This brings me to one of my plans - I may brave the crowds and attend the kite festival. I love colors, and it would be a good experiment for me. I have cherry blossom pictures, but I think something original and fun would be better. We'll see if I actually do this.

This one isn't so much a contest as it is an auction: NCCF's 9th Annual Art and Soul Charity Auction: This would involve submitting a picture (or three) for consideration. If selected, then I would mat, frame, and donate the work. I love NCCF, and I think this would be great, but I'm a little afraid to enter, honestly. Some considerations:

1) What size photograph? I've honestly never seen my pictures blown up and magnified. I don't know what they would look like. I've emailed the organization to find out if there is a minimum size. If I can get away with an 8x10, I'll consider it.

2) What do I even want to enter? Something abstract like this?



Or something more precise/detailed?



Something ... unusual?



I don't know! Anyway, one step at a time. When I'll find out what the size requirements are, I'll make a decision. I'll also try not to let March run away from me. I will find a way to enter four contests - I hope.

A corollary to all of this is how I would print my work if it were accepted. I've researched some options, and will cover them tomorrow.