2006 Winter Contest
Kids (being kids)
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1st Place: Joe Nicholson from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
A well-composed humorous photo showing the couple embracing and kissing while a little girl cringes and hides her eyes. I also like the way that the lighting and background shapes work to complete the composition. A classic photo executed perfectly! I loved how the photographer kept the couple in the middle, resisting the temptation to put them in the right third of the frame, making the child on the left more noticeable. It is a photo that rewards you for giving it more than a quick glance.
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2nd Place: David Murray from Georgia, United StatesJudges Comments
The stubbornness of a male –what the bride is getting herself into – is evident in this picture. A great moment caught. Sometimes it is easy as a photographer to look away when something isn't going right. I mean, after all you're there to capture the “most perfect†day but this little slice of life is what memories are made of – and the photographer captured it. The scale of adult over child and the body language make this work. It
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3rd Place: Jeff Ascough from Derbyshire, EnglandJudges Comments
This image captures the innocence of a child and, in their eyes, all of the wonderment that is marriage. The image completes itself by the successful reflection of the bride in the mirror. The small details of the arm in the right corner does distract the overall image but it is still worthy of a high mark for me
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4th Place: Joe Dickie from Minnesota, United StatesJudges Comments
The contrast in the faces between old and young is good. The exact moment of the gesture is captured perfectly.
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5th Place: Matt Adcock from Quintana Roo, MexicoJudges Comments
The mixed light, the silhouette with the little spot of light on her dress is gorgeous. It all comes together with the couple in the background. A very unique photo which stood out immediately
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The expression of the main boy is great. The low position of the photographer puts the viewer on the kid's level.
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8th Place: Grace Kim from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
Wow...jealousy, insecurity, being left out. She is spurned, or is she tired. A mark of a great image is when it asks questions and this one does that as well as makes a very universal, direct emotional point. The composition is complex but not too messy. The use of depth of field is very good, although it would have been even better if the far left of the frame was less messy. This photo has some bad composition and technical difficulties. It is grainy and the feet cut off at the bottom is very distracting but the emotion of the child and what the child is going through transfers in the image. Kudos to the photographer for capturing just the right moment.
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Judges Comments
A simple, beautiful and haunting image. What is she looking at? Is it her mom, sister, brother, preparing to come down the stairs? There is this tremendous kinetic energy to this frame. It asks many questions and answers none. Execpt that the color, composition, mood and framing are perfect.
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And then, once you get married this is what the couple has to look forward to! Again, moment wins out in the end but the interaction between the boy and girl is priceless. I can't but help imagination the exchange of words going on.
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This seems like an unusual image for a wedding, but I like it very much. The little girl, with her feet propped up reading People magazine appears engrossed in the "100 most beautiful people."
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12th Place: Ashley Garmon from Central Texas, United StatesJudges Comments
Everyone I showed this image to laughed. I did too. The sign is an added touch of perfection. I do wish I could have read the entire sign but the injured nose and the boys pouting face all comes together for a nice frame.
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13th Place: Dru Nadler from Connecticut, United StatesJudges Comments
This painterly impressionistic image of two children works because of the softness and the background lighting, which also highlights the children's heads.
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14th Place: Leda Zych from Minnesota, United StatesJudges Comments
The brightness/light tones and the use of space to show the various people as well as the main girl splayed out are what work so well here
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15th Place: Hollye Schumacher from Arizona, United StatesJudges Comments
The angle the photographer took and the use of the light (as well as the resulting shadow) make this work so well.
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16th Place: Michelle Cabrera from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
This perfect moment captures the expressions and body language of the children. The image reads clearly.
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17th Place: Angela Stott from North Carolina, United StatesJudges Comments
I loved the body language on the young ring bearers. The cutoff heads lets you focus on the sign and the ring and their posture and really makes for a more iconic picture than if the photographer had pulled back and included their faces.
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18th Place: Reina McCusky from Connecticut, United States -
19th Place: Seshu Badrinath from Connecticut, United States -
20th Place: Robert Mirani from Massachusetts, United States
