2009 Q1 Contest
Reception
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1st Place: Sharon Eliasi from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
There's a certain beauty and poetry in this image which makes me keep going back to it. I love the simplicity of the bouquet toss. Rather than the throngs of women pushing and shoving to catch it, there's just one, moving forward with open arms as the flowers make their arc to her.
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Judges Comments
What an awesome and unusual moment to see the bride completely coated in silly string. I love that her personality shines through as she's still smiling through it all.
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3rd Place: Chip Litherland from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
Absolutely loved this photo. It is so simple and elegant and sexy. You can see so much by the way her hands hang around his neck. I hope it is the bride and groom! The flash adds a little grit and sex appeal. Would have taken top honors in the detail category also. Wonderful image that doesn't rely on anything fancy, just simple attention to detail, great seeing and a true photographer's eye.
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4th Place: Julie Ambos from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
What a bizarre scene! I really love it. In this case the strobe shadow works, adding a cinematic quality to the juxtaposition of the two contrasted moments happening in the picture. Wish I had a caption on this one!
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5th Place: Kenneth Leong from Singapore, SingaporeJudges Comments
The layering of this picture worked in every way. The photographer let the celebratory moment in the room frame up around the couple’s passionate kiss and it made a much more sophisticated and wonderful image because of it.
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6th Place: Anil Tohani from Essex, EnglandJudges Comments
Very intimate picture as they are in the middle of the action of the ceremony. The light is perfect and the the papers falling just complete a very good picture.
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7th Place: Alea Moore from Georgia, United StatesJudges Comments
Very funny situation. The gestures of the woman dancing are perfect plus all the gestures of the people in the picture help to make the frame great.
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Judges Comments
Nice job of looking around and seeing the whole scene to make a clever, understated and funny image.
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Judges Comments
Another funny picture. Very well composed. The framing is perfect.
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10th Place: Julie Ambos from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
This is not a unique moment but it was made a great picture by the photographer being in the right position and ready to capture the whole scene.
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Judges Comments
This overhead shot is all about the bride’s fun and a more unique way of catching a common scene. Assuming the photographer took the effort of setting a remote, I’d say it was worth it.
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12th Place: Adam Trzcionka from Krakow, PolandJudges Comments
Great moment. The detail of the man covering the girl’s face is hilarious. The composition is very good.
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13th Place: Kevin Tran from Aquitaine, FranceJudges Comments
This one rose to the top over similar images. Loved the fact that you don't see the groom's face. The faces of all of the guests throwing him tell the story just as well and you get to use your imagination a little as you wonder how happy he must be. The all-white tux and jacket flying really help to make this image.
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14th Place: Petros Sordinas from Athens, Greece -
15th Place: David Pullum from Exeter, England -
16th Place: Kym Skiles from Northern Texas, United States -
17th Place: Justyna Ortyl from Podkarpacie, Poland -
18th Place: Yong How Tey from Singapore, Singapore -
19th Place: Edmund Tham from Selangor, Malaysia -
Photographer's Comment
What an exit! I felt lucky to get this quick moment and have it come out this well.
