2006 Winter Contest
Getting Ready
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2nd Place: Charlotte Geary from Virginia, United States -
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4th Place: Robert Hammar from Nyland, FinlandJudges Comments
This is a tremendous photograph. I love everything about it. The light is beautiful—It brings out the texture in the older woman's hair, it catches a glint of light off of the earrings and the glasses. The composition is strong — the photographer has caught the older woman's arms up while the bride's are down, there's just enough space on the left to balance the space above the bride's head, the textures and patterns are terrific — I love the pattern of the women's dress against the pattern of the wallpaper and the lace in the stockings, the moment is great - the fanning of the bride just as she has her hands in her stockings. Fabulous photo.
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I love this image, it is honest and raw. It reminds me of the 1960's adverts. It is one I wish I had taken.
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6th Place: Andrey Mikityuk from Nebraska, United StatesJudges Comments
An extraordinary picture! The photographer arranged the relationship between the bride and her friends in an unusual way. Everybody is visually present in this picture, but the bride is shining all over. Congratulations.
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It's often more difficult to take such a photo preparing the groom. I'm surprised, how humorous this normally scene can be shown. Great! Maybe a little too much wide angle, because the arm to the right is too big in this arrangement.
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I like the formation of this picture and the whole frame is filled with a pink texture. I also like the way my attention is drawn away to the positioning of arm and hands in top left section.
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This picture has a lot of emotion for me, nice light and lots happening, everyone seems to be in their own space. I'm very curious about a kind of reassurance that's happening between the 2 boys in the foreground.
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10th Place: Mark Kegans from Iowa, United StatesJudges Comments
Stood out as it was one of the only ones with out makeup or veils. Love the use of space in the room and the intimacy of it as well.
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11th Place: Karen Gordon from Central Texas, United StatesJudges Comments
What a terrific moment. I feel like I'm watching a soap opera. The bride looks like she's looking at herself and is disappointed in something she sees and her friend looks like she could just stab her in the back—like she's marrying the man she wants. The light is beautiful, the green walls really contribute to the success of the photo—the women just pop in front of it.
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12th Place: Bobbi Sheridan from Indiana, United StatesJudges Comments
Nice vertical shot filling the frame and making a make up photo interesting!
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What a beautiful radiant emittance, bright! I see all components for a perfect wedding day in this picture: elegance, beauty, sensitivity, and solidarity
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Cool use of light and great seeing!
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15th Place: Erin Fuller from Alberta, CanadaJudges Comments
Beautiful use of light. A very gentle moment. You feel part of her day in this image.
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16th Place: Windee Winata from Bali, IndonesiaJudges Comments
This is a photo that not everybody would have seen—and/or composed in this manner. It's a moment that seems to be away from any main event. It feels like a classic “man†moment with the drinks while watching sports. The choice to leave out the heads really brings together the main elements, the drinks, the clicker and the TV. The clicker is placed right against the white shirt so it's a clean read and the layering of the hand of the guy in the foreground with the clicker, the drink of the other guy and the TV makes it a really nice composition
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I like the space used in this picture and interesting surrounding, someone's house, a hotel?. What is going through this girl's mind at this moment I wonder.
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19th Place: Ashley Garmon from Central Texas, United States -
20th Place: Nathan Welton from Colorado, United States
