2007 Q2 Contest
Ceremony
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1st Place: Noah Wolf from Minnesota, United StatesJudges Comments
I liked this picture a lot. I thought that it was one of those classic wedding moments. This picture has a ton of emotion and all the funny, exciting moments. I love the composition. Each person in the photograph is showing a different emotion which adds to the total success of the image. Again, there's humor in the photograph and almost envy and awkwardness and caring and power and wealth. I like all the people in the picture. The gestures and expressions in this image are great from the bride's hand on her chest to the woman on the left's hand just arched a bit to the hand on the bride's elbow.
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Judges Comments
The bride's veil sweeps up from the corner of this frame to lead you to the man's face and his embracing arms. Set against the black background, this photo's simplicity and moment is a striking combination.
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Judges Comments
Fun and unexpected. Great color and movement. I love that you can see that its heart confetti.
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4th Place: Matt Blum from Minnesota, United StatesJudges Comments
Frankly i'm not exactly sure what's going on here but sometimes i think a good way to judge a photo is by how curious it makes the viewer. It's a funny moment with action and reaction and nice depth of field.
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6th Place: Justin DeMers from Ontario, Canada -
7th Place: Jonathan Adams from Kentucky, United StatesJudges Comments
Just about perfect framing. Nice scene-setter. But its his hand on her veil and the breeze that really makes it.
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Judges Comments
I like this picture for it's simplicity of form, light and at heart the pure moment of the veil being taken off by the groom and the woman's expression is so beautiful. At that moment she is both there and in some other world and you can imagine the next moment she snaps back into the present, but for the second the photographer took the picture the bride is somewhere else and I love it. The light and even the expression, care and tenderness that the groom is showing is beautiful. Excellent.
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9th Place: Della Chen from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
When I looked at this photo I was immediately transported to my childhood and the feeling of collapsing in my neighbors lap. The bride and bridesmaids serve as a nice frame although i wonder what this photo would have looked like had the photographer gotten a little lower to really bring us into the girls.
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11th Place: Gary Allen from North Carolina, United StatesJudges Comments
Straightforward, endearing emotion.
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12th Place: Mark Gardner from Maryland, United StatesJudges Comments
This picture is a strong moment and has a lot of energy. This is a difficult picture to capture because the birds fly off so fast and it's difficult to stop them and also get the bride and groom's expression perfect. The way the bird frames the bride and groom is awesome. Excellent shot.
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14th Place: Rachael Michael from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
While you can only see a little sliver of the bride, the viewer gets a fantastic sense of anticipation and excitement. The doors are a great framing tool and the way she is squeezed in the doors creates tension.
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15th Place: Rebecca Barger from Pennsylvania, United StatesJudges Comments
Makes the viewer feel the day. And the fun. Good layering.
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16th Place: John Santerre from Maine, United States -
17th Place: Steve Schaefer from Georgia, United States -
18th Place: Barbara Warren from Pennsylvania, United States -
19th Place: Richard Esposito from Connecticut, United States -
