2006 Summer Contest
Details
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Judges Comments
Nice moment between what appears to be a mother and son on the wedding day. Will be a photo the family will cherish. An elegant and poetic detail shot.
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Judges Comments
I thought this photograph showed creativity. This photographer was really seeing and looking for the unusual in the ordinary. Congratulations. Wow. Such a nice eye to see these hearts on such a commonplace utensil.
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Judges Comments
Wow! This detail has just the right amount of information. There is nothing extraneous in the frame. The compostion is flawless. The color values are perfectly complimentary. And the lighting is perfect.
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4th Place: Di Bezi from New Jersey, United StatesJudges Comments
This is also a very nice detail. This image works particularly well in color because of the green tones on the cake and then the greens and yellows in the fridge. An unexpected moment and great juxtaposition of cake.
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5th Place: Bob Rathbone from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
This is a hoot. Someone (the photographer) was paying close attention to the world around the camera. These pictures are hard to miss. And the straight-forward photo works the way understated humor works. When you get the joke, you're laughing out loud.
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Judges Comments
This is the kind of detail that tells a bigger picture by eliminating details we don't need. It helps to have one set of hands in black, the other in white. It does exactly what good detail photos do: they hint at a larger story by telling us less than we expect. We have to fill in the gaps ourselves.
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8th Place: Carlo Carletti from Siena, ItalyJudges Comments
There were some very nice images in this category. But my favorite is this one because it shows intimacy with the subject, as it is not the way a bride would hang a dress before the wedding. Shooting through the curtain adds to the voyeur effect.
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Judges Comments
Sometimes you just happen upon a scene that shouts “Take a picture!†This is one of those. The photographer, of course, has to recognize what's in front of them. The hands folded behind the backs of the three men and the boy is what gives the photograph its human interest. The composition and lens choice by the photographer is what enables the photographer to bring that point of interest home to the viewer. This seems like an image that works best in black and white. The woman smiling in the top right background doesn't distract, but in fact adds some levity to the otherwise somber black and white tones. This is a photograph that makes the viewer smile.
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10th Place: Matt Adcock from Quintana Roo, MexicoJudges Comments
Kudos to the photographer to focusing on the hat. It compliments the age and personalities of the couple who probably come from an era when hats were commonplace.
