2006 Winter Contest
Departure
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1st Place: John Hudetz from Colorado, United StatesJudges Comments
I find this picture interesting in the way the chair is tipped over on the ground. Is it accident, did it fall or is it a protocol that sends a message to reveal the night is over. I kept coming back to this picture wondering why. Empty tables, an upset chair – everything in the picture is a sign for an end. After a long day, the bride and the groom tiredly leave the party. Perfect.
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Judges Comments
What a catch. The cornfield so evenly composed and the framing is great. I really like that the photographer seems to have gone beyond the last photograph of the bride and groom leaving. Without the caption, it's hard to know but it feels like a quick stop home before heading off to the honeymoon. I love the contrast of the elegant bride and the homey porch.
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Judges Comments
A wonderful and different moment. Even if you didn't know this was a wedding contest, you would know from the ingredients of this photograph exactly what is happening. Her great little gesture, the rice or rice equivalent caught in the light…this photograph was very different from most of the others.
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Judges Comments
A nice moment. You really feel part of the day.
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5th Place: John Santerre from Maine, United StatesJudges Comments
This one has an eerie and mysterious quality that is quite nice. The foreboding sky, the strange zombie-like girl, the bride folding the flag. The photographer has captured a strange and quirky moment.
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6th Place: Karl Maasdam from Oregon, United StatesJudges Comments
Everything in the picture is perfect and the picture obtain the feeling of a advertising shot. But the picture is not exciting. There is nothing mysterious in this picture.
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Judges Comments
A nice mix of ambience on a slightly over flashed foreground. The sparklers on a slow shutter frame the spontaneity of the bride and groom quite well
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Judges Comments
I like the simplicity of this shot, it's caught at the right moment and the composition probably couldn't be improved much more. A simple effective shot that works.
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10th Place: Jeremy Lawson from Missouri, United StatesJudges Comments
Lovely elements that all flow into one another. The outstretched arm, the groom holding her dress, the flowers, her toe on the step and the man, just lead you right into the limo very fluidly.
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11th Place: Gary Allen from North Carolina, United StatesJudges Comments
I love the mood. The lighting and moment. It is very private.
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12th Place: Jeremy Lawson from Missouri, United StatesJudges Comments
A classic, well done goodbye scene. It almost feels like the photographer IS the woman with the outstretched arms. The expressions are strong, the energy captured is quite nice.
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13th Place: Meg Baisden from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
Merry celebrating. The party is on the highest point. A lucky bride and her groom. Everything is nice in the picture. But me disturb the back of the woman on the left side.
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15th Place: Don Mears from Virginia, United States -
16th Place: Kym Skiles from Northern Texas, United States -
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18th Place: Eric Cable from Oregon, United States -
19th Place: Brooke Lagstein from New Jersey, United States -
20th Place: Jesse Chamberlin from Georgia, United States
