Pretty much on topic SWMBO gloat

Howdy,

SWMBO just got a letter and a check in the mail, and she is the
winner of the Grand Prize of the Flyfish.com's first photo contest:
http://www.flyfish.com/index.php

Her photo was one of me fishing Indian Creek in Yellowstone National
Park. She would probably like to disavow any knowledge of the photo,
as she's really gotten better by leaps and bounds since then. I would
also like to disavow any knowledge of the photo since it caught me in
mid ... er ... "cast", when she told me to "look like I was fly-fishing
or something". From the looks of the cast, I chose "something".

But, I submitted that photo when I learned about the contest, and
it has worked out pretty well. I got a Scott S-3 3-wt. to practice
with to improve my casting, and she got a check for $1,000 for her
photo winning the grand prize.


Chuck Vance (sometimes being lucky is better than being good)

"Conan The Librarian" wrote
SWMBO just got a letter and a check in the mail, and she is the
winner of the Grand Prize of the Flyfish.com's first photo contest:
http://www.flyfish.com/index.php



Chuck Vance (sometimes being lucky is better than being good)


You are a Super-Mo-Dell.

Congrats, and that is far, far better a pic than I could dream of capturing.

Dan

Conan The Librarian typed:
Howdy,

SWMBO just got a letter and a check in the mail, and she is the
winner of the Grand Prize of the Flyfish.com's first photo contest:
http://www.flyfish.com/index.php

Her photo was one of me fishing Indian Creek in Yellowstone National
Park. She would probably like to disavow any knowledge of the photo,
as she's really gotten better by leaps and bounds since then. I would
also like to disavow any knowledge of the photo since it caught me in
mid ... er ... "cast", when she told me to "look like I was
fly-fishing or something". From the looks of the cast, I chose
"something".

But, I submitted that photo when I learned about the contest, and
it has worked out pretty well. I got a Scott S-3 3-wt. to practice
with to improve my casting, and she got a check for $1,000 for her
photo winning the grand prize.

Sweet, Chuck. Pass on my congrats to Carol.

Chuck Vance (sometimes being lucky is better than being good)

Being both trumps one or the other every time. I should know. . . ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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"Conan The Librarian" wrote


But, I submitted that photo when I learned about the contest, and
it has worked out pretty well. I got a Scott S-3 3-wt. to practice
with to improve my casting, and she got a check for $1,000 for her
photo winning the grand prize.



Wow, that is truly kool !!!

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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Howdy,

SWMBO just got a letter and a check in the mail, and she is the
winner of the Grand Prize of the Flyfish.com's first photo contest:
http://www.flyfish.com/index.php

Her photo was one of me fishing Indian Creek in Yellowstone National
Park. She would probably like to disavow any knowledge of the photo,
as she's really gotten better by leaps and bounds since then. I would
also like to disavow any knowledge of the photo since it caught me in
mid ... er ... "cast", when she told me to "look like I was fly-fishing
or something". From the looks of the cast, I chose "something".

But, I submitted that photo when I learned about the contest, and
it has worked out pretty well. I got a Scott S-3 3-wt. to practice
with to improve my casting, and she got a check for $1,000 for her
photo winning the grand prize.



If memory serves me correctly, she only just started being a photographer
when she took that pic, right? And this isn't the first award that this
particular photo has won? She definately has the touch.

Nice two handed cast, BTW. :-)

--riverman

You are a Super-Mo-Dell.

Oh, I don't know.

I think she won because of those gorjus clouds! ((:-))

But congrats to photog and Mo-Dell anyway!

vince

Conan The Librarian wrote:
Howdy,

SWMBO just got a letter and a check in the mail, and she is the
winner of the Grand Prize of the Flyfish.com's first photo contest:
http://www.flyfish.com/index.php

WOW! I didn't know that you look like Teddy Roosevelt. :-)

Great photo.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

riverman wrote:

If memory serves me correctly, she only just started being a photographer
when she took that pic, right? And this isn't the first award that this
particular photo has won? She definately has the touch.

She was just starting to get serious about her photography about
this time. The photo won the Scott rod the month I entered it.

Nice two handed cast, BTW. :-)

Actually, even though it looks like my offhand is on the reel, it's
holding the line right next to it. :-) Just don't look too closely at
what the line is doing overhead. :-}


Chuck Vance (let's just say it's not exactly a tight loop)

rw wrote:

WOW! I didn't know that you look like Teddy Roosevelt. :-)

Yep, that's me. And contrary to appearances, I'm not a hunchback.
That's a rain jacket in my vest.

Great photo.

Thanks. That was one of her first attempts with that medium
wide-angle lens. Not a bad spot to play around with it. :-)


Chuck Vance (and not a bad spot to try to learn to flyfish for
coldwater fish either)

Tim J. wrote:

Conan The Librarian typed:

Sweet, Chuck. Pass on my congrats to Carol.

Thanks, Tim. Will do. She was pretty surprised when I told her.
Her first thought was, "Cool, more photography gear for me!".

A woman after my own heart. :-)

Chuck Vance (sometimes being lucky is better than being good)

Being both trumps one or the other every time. I should know. . . ;-)

Hmmm ... when have you been lucky? :-)


Chuck Vance