2008 Q3 Contest
Cake Cutting
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Judges Comments
Great shooting angle and expression make this image. Even the garish color helps reinforce the over-the-top exuberance. I like her expression, but not sure she should be allowed to have a knife.
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Judges Comments
Nice little mopping up moment. You got the feeling of all parties, no animals were harmed in the mashing of that cake.
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3rd Place: Anne Ryan from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
Hilarious photo with the intent boy waiting for his cake just as the bride and groom are doing the official cake cutting. This picture works because the photographer zoomed in on just the boy and the hands.
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4th Place: John Ly from Southern Texas, United States -
5th Place: Ronald Soliman from Delaware, United StatesJudges Comments
Wonderful moment, though this has the compositional feel of an auto focus grab shot, which leaves you longing to see more image on the left of the frame.
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6th Place: Kieran Doherty from London, EnglandJudges Comments
The high angle and overview composition turned a cheesy shot into an interesting picture. It's fun to see all the people on the left trying to snap a picture. I like the wide view of this with everyone's attention on the couple.
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7th Place: George Wolf from Nevada, United StatesJudges Comments
Good little grab shot of the finger slurp.
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8th Place: Ivan Franchet from Aube, FranceJudges Comments
A perfect exposure to catch the fireworks. The juxtaposition of the groom and bride seems odd, where he's looking at the fireworks and she's looking at him.
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9th Place: Ronald Soliman from Delaware, United StatesJudges Comments
Great moment with well balanced exposure that allows for the background interaction to meld with emotional entry of the bride and groom. Great moment with both the couple and people in the background.
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Judges Comments
You managed to get the aftermath quite nicely.
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11th Place: Brian Wagner from Tennessee, United StatesJudges Comments
A good reaction shot which catches your attention. The strobes were a little too hot coming from overhead so a lot of highlight detail was lost.
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12th Place: Genevieve Nisly from Ohio, United StatesJudges Comments
Nice interaction between the bride and groom to cut the cake.
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13th Place: Tim Chin from Quebec, CanadaJudges Comments
Simple, elegant composition, well almost. One step to the right by the photographer would have made this image perfect, negating the distracting shadow on the background.
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14th Place: Shane Carpenter from Maryland, United StatesJudges Comments
Nice frame and kudos to the photographer for being ready for anything to happen. Another fun moment with some action and lots of faces to look at.
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15th Place: Scott Lewis from Pennsylvania, United StatesJudges Comments
Good action shot, like a boxing picture. Peak action.
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16th Place: Danny Iskandar from Indiana, United States -
17th Place: Annie Angelopoulou from Athens, Greece -
18th Place: Barbara Warren from Pennsylvania, United States -
19th Place: Yvonne Wong from Washington, United States -
20th Place: Adam Houseman from Colorado, United States
