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Subject: My photos ignored by local paper
We were mountain climbing on Friday and happened upon a SES rescue of some trapped climbers who'd spent the night on the mountain, only to panic during the descent. One of the three, the only confident climber, was hit by a rock while coming down, and was evacuated by helicopter.
I took some great pics of the action, and a local newspaper sent their own photographer as well. He arrived with all the wrong gear - a crop-sensor Canon 1D and a 70-200 lens, for helicopter action occurring 10-20 metres from our perch on the mountain. I had my full-frame D700 with a 50mm, and still found it a bit tight. His photos, however, were FAR too tight, and he asked me to send my pics to his editor. Later, he SMS'd me the editor's email address, and I sent three of my best pics.
They didn't run my pics, which kinda surprises me. I mean, I don't mind not getting published, but I don't know what kind of editorial process prefers his pics:
![[Image: http://nfgworld.com/grafx/photos/TibroBadPhoto.jpg]](http://nfgworld.com/grafx/photos/TibroBadPhoto.jpg "http://nfgworld.com/grafx/photos/TibroBadPhoto.jpg")
over mine:
![[Image: http://nfgworld.com/grafx/photos/TibroGoodPhoto.jpg]](http://nfgworld.com/grafx/photos/TibroGoodPhoto.jpg "http://nfgworld.com/grafx/photos/TibroGoodPhoto.jpg")
No, I didn't send them watermarked pics. I thought my pic was awesome: great colour, great clarity, and you could totally work out what was going on. I included context: a bit of mountain, some trees. I thought I did a great job, even if I would rather have been shooting with the 35mm.
Ah well. Here are the 3 I submitted and here's the gallery they used.
I took some great pics of the action, and a local newspaper sent their own photographer as well. He arrived with all the wrong gear - a crop-sensor Canon 1D and a 70-200 lens, for helicopter action occurring 10-20 metres from our perch on the mountain. I had my full-frame D700 with a 50mm, and still found it a bit tight. His photos, however, were FAR too tight, and he asked me to send my pics to his editor. Later, he SMS'd me the editor's email address, and I sent three of my best pics.
They didn't run my pics, which kinda surprises me. I mean, I don't mind not getting published, but I don't know what kind of editorial process prefers his pics:
over mine:
No, I didn't send them watermarked pics. I thought my pic was awesome: great colour, great clarity, and you could totally work out what was going on. I included context: a bit of mountain, some trees. I thought I did a great job, even if I would rather have been shooting with the 35mm.
Ah well. Here are the 3 I submitted and here's the gallery they used.
BLEARGH