2004 Winter Contest
Creative Portrait of Bridal Party
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1st Place: Michele Waite from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
Animated, great use of light and shadow. Fun! I love the format used for this image. The light is harsh but wonderful.
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2nd Place: Michael DiBari from Maryland, United StatesJudges Comments
I really like the layers in this image, the casualness and framing of the bride outside of the window. Great compositions and use of light. A nicely composed image that made great use of the light. I like the way toe three women inside are framed, the line leads you from one to the next. And it's fun to then see what looks like the bride sitting outside the `window. Warm, natural smiles on the women also helps with the feel of the photograph.
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Judges Comments
Talk about making lemonade from lemons – a funny well-done portrait on a rainy day at the beach. The wedding party deserves some credit for being good sports. The image is nicely composed with a clean background and the umbrellas add a very funny element to the composition and the moment. The bare feet are a nice extra touch and the flower girl's serious expression in the center is cute. I only wish the building on left weren't there.
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4th Place: Jeff Andrews from British Columbia, CanadaJudges Comments
Perfect composition and expressions. Good use of a dramatic location to create a compelling portrait. The bridge and the trees provide a graphic, simple setting and the photographer did a nice job of creating an interesting composition. Pretty, soft light and a a color palate of pastels work great in this situation.
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5th Place: George Wolf from Nevada, United StatesJudges Comments
Fun, great faces, different angle. Great picture.
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Judges Comments
A wonderfully sweet, simple image. Two women so clearly comfortable with each other, seemingly oblivious to the camera. Soft light adds to the beauty of the situation. The composition isn't perfect, and the background is a little distracting, but who cares? Their beauty together is all the image needs.
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Judges Comments
Very well composed. Like how the trees echo the people.
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Judges Comments
Clean, simple but so effective using the poles to divide.
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Judges Comments
Great portrait and placement of wedding party on stairs. I like the couple heavy in the foreground. Nice point of view.
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10th Place: Thomas Graves from Maryland, United StatesJudges Comments
Nice light and composition.
