2006 Spring Contest
First Dance
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Judges Comments
This image gives a great sense of place and drama for a “first dance.†The couple's strong body language is highlighted by the brighter light focused on their moment while the onlookers remain in shadow.
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2nd Place: Carlo Carletti from Siena, ItalyJudges Comments
Everything combines to make this a memorable photograph. A great moment, wonderful expressions, and effective framing help the viewer to "feel" just as the people in the background likely did while witnessing it. Fun! Its sometimes hard to catch this kind of moment just right.
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3rd Place: Stephen Seward from Missouri, United StatesJudges Comments
This image has an edge to it created by the expression in the bride's eye and the streaked light on the background wall as well as the darkened edges of the frame. Intriguing. The composition is beautiful. And I love just seeing her eye.
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Judges Comments
How little can you show and still say a lot? Very little, sometimes. The smiles, the flower, the hands. It's all there, a complete wedding story in a tight little package. This photo works by peeling away everything that isn't absolutely necessary to show us the joy of the first dance. Nicely done.
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5th Place: Matt Adcock from Quintana Roo, MexicoJudges Comments
The light makes the quiet moment, the rim light brings a clear vision to the image.
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6th Place: Crystal Goss from Arkansas, United StatesJudges Comments
Taking a compositional risk pays off in this image. A clean background and some selective framing make this simple image a sure keeper. This dance is all about the two of them, and only them, and this is one sure way to emphasize this.
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Judges Comments
The bride's expression says everything you need to know.
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8th Place: Greg Gibson from Virginia, United StatesJudges Comments
The technique is a little rough, but it adds to the wild joy in this photograph. This is a picture where the tilt advances the idea of the photo. Too often, I saw pictures that were tilted for no reason; a boring picture does not become interesting just because the horizon tilts a bit. This photographer, however, saw that the tilt reinforced the expression in the man's face, and adds speed and movement to the dancers.
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9th Place: Dan Harris from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
I don't know if the bride and groom liked it, but I did. It felt like such a true moment.
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10th Place: J.R. Geoffrion from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
I like the moment—don't know if tilt needed to be so harsh. This is a wonderful moment between the bride and groom. The frame would have been improved by less tilt.
