2004 Winter Contest
Architecture
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1st Place: Matt Adcock from Quintana Roo, MexicoJudges Comments
Really nice over view of the brides decent from the stairs. The photo evokes a feeling of Paris or Rome in the 1950s. Good work by the photographer to spot the moment and compose and shoot of the fly. I might suggest cropping a little off the top to bring it down to the edge of the railing and crop a little from the right to clean up the area in the middle right.
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2nd Place: Benjamin Rusnak from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
Not only does this picture capture a sense of the place, it captures a moment using the building interior as a compositional device. Outstanding! This is excellent work by the photographer to see a fleeting moment and compose a memorable photo for the bride and groom.
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Judges Comments
A good photograph that gives a sense of the immense hall and the place of the bride and groom within. I wish there had been a light on the couple to help separate them from the background and also to add a dramatic touch.
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4th Place: Brian Tsai from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
The bride's smile really elevated this picture and gave it a human element. Also very well-done, the third place winner combines a fine moment with the grandeur of the wedding environment.
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5th Place: Tyler Wirken from Missouri, United States -
6th Place: Dru Nadler from Connecticut, United StatesJudges Comments
Quite simply it was the best read of both the bride and groom. Nice vantage point reveals them both along with the house.
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7th Place: Matt Adcock from Quintana Roo, MexicoJudges Comments
A dramatic view of a dramatic building. The perspective is good and your eye goes right to the tiny bride and groom
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8th Place: Mark Kegans from Iowa, United StatesJudges Comments
Like the first place shot, this composition works in every respect to capture the evening's mood.
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Judges Comments
Great read and great light helped this picture but would have rather seen another scene at the dock of a more prominent moment of the wedding.
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10th Place: Tobin Brogunier from Minnesota, United StatesJudges Comments
The use of the reflections and the overall graphic nature of this church makes this a sweet pictorial. The right of the picture looks a little cluttered and would be improved by cropping out the balcony at right. I like how the priest is framed by one of the arches too.
