African Festival Photo Contest

Saminaka's African Festival included a photo contest, and winner RiddleRay Rembrandt offset Saminaka's lush foliage with the

spread of its peacock's

plumage.

He rightly reminded me that contest boards should probably be rectangular, as that is the format of most SL photos--his certainly shows to greater glory released from its square format!

Kishi Sorbet stuck to the square, and took a fascinating shot of herself from an aerial view. She blends into the cracked earth and the forlorn tusks of past elephants.

Artemisia Mathy, on the other hand, took a photo on AfricaLive (we were promoting African flora and other African sims, too) with her beloved mangroves. Artemisia has a mangrove project there, with lots of information on their endangerment (and that of the manatees, who live amongst them).

SL's ability to choose your time of day and any possible angle allows for some fascinating possibilities; we had more entries, but no more with full perms by press time. There will be more contests, because I love to see the creativity of Saminaka's visitors!