DAVID'S PAPA AWARDS !!

There is no question that this papa can find many reasons to honor this son by words of praise for his character, talent, and achievements, but the PAPA Awards referred to in the title of this blog did not come from this papa.

The awards mentioned came this past weekend from the Professional Aerial Photographer's Association (PAPA) at their annual convention, held this year in Las Vegas. More precisely, the recognition David received (as represented by the plaques and ribbons) were the result of ballots cast by the membership itself.

To put that in perspective, these are some of the top professional aerial photographers in the country (and world) who selected their own favorites among the pictures submitted for judging. David entered four pictures each of which won prizes. The most significant of the four was chosen as the People's Choice for "Best of Show"; that was a photograph titled "Red Mountain" which is near the Tri-cities in Southeastern Washington State. The same photograph was also named the People's Choice for the best "Scenic" entry. Another picture, "Heartland", of a red barn in green fields was selected as the People's Choice for the "Artistic" category.

For a fellow who is fairly new to the ranks of Professional Photographers, this is an outstanding level of accomplishment.

You can see some of David's work on his regular blog at http://www.pirep.blogspot.com/. be sure to enjoy the archives there for some special theme work.

Well done, Son.


FLASH!! David has posted copies of the pictures now on his "Loftics" site. To see the award winning photos, Click Here ---> www.loftics.blogspot.com. FLASH!!