WCGP III
Thank you all for the more than 50 emails submitted on behalf of making WCGP
3 as good as it can be for 2003. If there is still anyone with good ideas,
please feel free to submit them to me at your convenience.
The response has been overwhelming, and for those who did submit ideas, do
not think that they fell on deaf ears. It will take me some time to digest
all of these communications and respond to each of you individually and
privately.
Many of you mentioned photos you have that could be of interest for the new
book, so I thought it important to include my idea of a good photo, and how
it should be sent to me.
A good photo could fall into one of many categories, such as interesting
subject matter, relevant information, humor, or just plain good image
composition, but the important issues in judging appropriate submissions for
prints or 35 mm slides are:
Good clarity and sharpness.
Interesting and informative subject matter
(ie. closeups with great detail showing plant parts or cultural methods at ev
ery stage of the growing season). This is the most important criteria for
judging. A good photo can tell what is almost impossible to convey in
writing. For instance: burying vines to promote faster growth of the mostly
dormant upper root [You say, "Upper root?" - I say, "A picture says a
thousands words."].
Group pictures
(Because the major thrust of this book will be the promotion of the group
process of growing AG's, ie. Ohio, New Hampshire, the once-and-future Ottawa,
the Tuesday Night Supper Club, the "List," etc.). The more I can show growers
in group settings, the better it will be for promulgating the message that
membership in giant pumpkin associations is essential to success in this
sport, and its greatest source of joy.
Humorous
Carved giants, but remember, the best sculptured pumpkin can be rendered
lifeless, by poor photo clarity and composition. Pumpkin vessels (boats,
ships [I could never understand the difference], go-carts, etc. KIDS!!!,
caravans, lifting parties (the ultimate tailgating), etc.
If your submission is a print or a slide, please pack it like you would your
most prized seed and include an addressed envelope for their return. I will
get hundreds of submissions, and this is the only way that I can insure
proper management of their safe return. Send all submittals to the address
below marked clearly, "Do not fold or bend - Photographs Enclosed." Also,
include a short note indicating your willingness to offer them to me for use.
Digital Camera Images
If you have digital image submissions, the same rules of judging apply, but
remember that you will also be judged on image size and resolution. Remember
that a 72 pixel per inch, 9" x 12" image can only be printed at the size
determined by its sampling at 300 pixels per inch. This makes the 9" x 12"
image only 2.25" x 3" - not very big in a book of big images. These images
can be copied to a variety of media, Zip and Jaz cartridges, or they can be
written to CD's. If you can fit the image on a floppy, I cannot use it.
If in doubt of the appropriateness or quality of your submission, send me
what you have and I'll make the judgment.
Best wishes,
Don Langevin
Author & Publisher
How-to-Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins I & II
Annedawn Publishing
P.O. Box 247, Norton, MA 02766
Phone: 508-222-9069
Fax: 508-223-2703
Email: annedawn@aol.com
website: www.giantpumpkin.com
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