We received notification of which photos were selected by the LONG SHOT committee and got a sneak preview of the other photo selections. Lots of cool pictures. I believe they'll be posting them to their website soon. Of mine, they chose "Little Plane, Big Sky."

Come "celebrate community and photography at the LONG SHOT exhibition on July 28 ... and purchase a print in support of Photo Center NW!" The photos will be printed and framed - ready for hanging.

From 600 to 24 to 10! I filtered down by  considering photographic competence, uniqueness to the day, and, of course, all your feedback. These 10 made the final cut:

Now, we wait to see which gets selected for the exhibition.

I need your help.

In the Long Shot 2012 contest, we had 24 hours - from 6pm Friday, 6/1 to 6pm Saturday, 6/2 - in which to take pictures. I went out for a few hours total on Saturday in two different trips and took what felt like a lot of pictures. About 600. It was one of those days where I wasn't feeling it and was over-clicking to compensate. Nothing really jumped out to me and captured my attention and because of that, I'm having a hard time choosing which pictures I should submit for review. The contest allows for up to 10 photo submissions from which the panel will choose at least one to be printed and framed for a reverse auction to be held on exhibition day.

What is your favorite or do you have several? What pictures do you think are wall worthy? Let me know by leaving a comment! Click the picture to view the gallery.

T-minus 6.5hrs on the Photo Center NW Long Shot 2012 photo contest. 17.5hrs remaining. Go have some fun and take some shots!

"LONG SHOT is an event that celebrates photography, creativity, and our greater community, while raising funds for education and outreach programs at Photo Center NW. It is a fun, one day event where photographers hit the streets to capture a theme, community, or subject of their choice. Any image taken between June 1-2, 2012 is eligible for exhibition, and at least one image from each participant will be featured in the LONG SHOT exhibition at Photo Center NW on July 28, 2012. The event is open to everyone, using any camera, anywhere."