Ray you and your club did a great job! It was the best ACA I've been to, but the Braves winning didn't hurt either! Soft Water Dwarf Cichlids David Soares & Uwe Romer 14697 S Bluegrass LN Sisters Or 97759 apistodave@bendcable.com www.apistogrammaidiots.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray McCaleb" <ray.mccaleb@usg.edu> To: "Apisto List" <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:52 AM Subject: ACA2002 > Mike did a great job...and is a nice guy as well. It was my pleasure meeting > and having lunch with him. > > I shot the pictures for the awards banquet. There were 226 entries and I > would estimate that 80% showed. Each required 1 to 5 shots before getting > something acceptable, or a total of maybe 500 to 600 total shots. Each was > loaded into software, sized, and the resolution reduced for presentation. > Each photo was then copied to a file system: ACA2002/awards > photos/class/entry. A LOT of work on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning > (about 18 hours total), but Saturday afternoon it all paid off. The judging > started at 2 PM and finished at 4 PM. By 5 PM the presentation was > complete...all I had to do was drag and drop from the file folders to the > PowerPoint. > > I believe we will be putting up a gallery on the convention web site. Until > then, if possible and if time permits, I will e-mail photos of Class 3 > (Apistogramma, Biotecus, Crenicara, Nannacara, Microgeophagus, Taeniacara), > 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place to those who want them. > > Ray > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto > Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader