Making it reality

Disappointed

vbayly — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:03:53 +0000

In myself, but mostly because I’m losing trust in my fellow man. To me, a verbal agreement with a handshake should be as binding as a formal contract with a lawyer’s blessing. I was promised a meager compensation (but it’s better than nothing!) for attending and photographing the NPC Last Frontier show in April 08. I was there to cheer on a friend, but was asked to help with the photography. In good faith, I even extended my stay out of town, and extra night at a hotel, submitted hundreds of photos (many of which have made it into some form of publication with zero credit). It is now August, and no one involved in the transaction is responding, zero, zippo, nada… stick a fork in me, I’m done. Taking a sabatical, call it what you will. But I need to remove myself from the "bodybuilding" world and focus on my family for a while.

Ciao.

Update: as of January 21, 2009, I STILL have not received anything from the photographer, even though he SWORE it was going in the mail by the end of November. I don’t know if it’s worth the effort at this point - he obviously needs the money more than I do. I’ll try one last time.

MUSCLE BEACH CLASSIC - Oct 6, 2007 - EDMONTON, ALBERTA - continued

vbayly — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:30:14 +0000

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd83/Yancey_AK/Muscle%20Beach%20Fall%20Classic%202007/

All photos have been posted. I apologize… I did lose a disk, so the last hour of the show was lost.

MUSCLE BEACH CLASSIC - Oct 6, 2007 - EDMONTON, ALBERTA - continued

vbayly — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:19:08 +0000

Here is the ever-growing link to photos from the show. I have uploaded the morning figure photos, junior men’s and men’s masters so far. Only 600 or so more photos to go, so keep checking back. If you are interested in copies, please send me a PM.

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd83/Yancey_AK/Muscle%20Beach%20Fall%20Classic%202007/

As I told one person, I am an amateur (wannabe!) photographer who happened to have great seats front & center… and I’m very happy with the shots I got. I would so love to be an event photographer! Chris (I hope that was his name!) did an amazing job out there(http://www.outpostnorth.com/photos/Musclebeach%5F07/index.html), and I’m so jealous that he was able to get "behind the scenes" when I couldn’t. It was a thrill for me that he let me borrow one of his lenses to shoot with for a while!! It was a fun event, and I hope that the photos will spark some motivation. A big congratulations to everyone who got on stage… whether you came in first or 12th, you are a winner in my book just for getting to that point!

Oh, and I apologize if I get photos in the wrong category… I didn’t have a program to work with, so I’m having to guess on some of the men’s categories. Just shoot me a PM, and I’ll fix it.