2009 Q3 Contest
Scene Setters
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1st Place: Preston Utley from Colorado, United StatesJudges Comments
The picture effectively captures the bucolic beauty of the scene, and the petals on the ground serve to lead one's eyes directly to the bride and groom.
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2nd Place: Julie Kim from London, EnglandJudges Comments
I love the use of the lines from the building in this photo.
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Judges Comments
Technically very strong. The image really brings you in. I spent a fare amount of time looking at all the faces and gestures of the people dancing. Nice work.
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4th Place: Franco Milani from Lombardy, ItalyJudges Comments
This is stunning. Nice use of ambient light to capture the grandiose setting.
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5th Place: Samo Rovan from Ljubljana, SloveniaJudges Comments
A fun, quirky way of getting people into the landscape to illustrate the scene. I like the perspective from up above too.
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6th Place: Marino Prieto from Parana, BrazilJudges Comments
This is a winner. It is the perfect angle to capture the kiss and reactions all in the same photo.
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7th Place: Blair Gable from Ontario, CanadaJudges Comments
Reminds me of the maze in the movie The Shining. Nice angle and graphically pleasing.
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Judges Comments
Great composition. You captured this moment well. Very strong work.
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9th Place: Genevieve Nisly from Ohio, United StatesJudges Comments
There is nothing like the first dance by the Bride and Groom and this sets the scene wonderfully.
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10th Place: Cathy Loughran from Barcelona, SpainJudges Comments
This category was a tougher one to judge because many photographers took the concept a little too literally. This picture has a nice feeling to it, and I love the sky. An interesting and refreshing take of the scenery.
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11th Place: John Hudetz from Colorado, United StatesJudges Comments
Love the wide open space and the dresses and hair blowing slightly in the breeze and the tonalities. Wish there was a bit more depth of field (or a little less, as another option), and another thing to consider might be a tighter crop from the left to move the church a bit more of center.
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12th Place: Tony Matkey from Kentucky, United StatesJudges Comments
The low wide angle shows the panorama of the countryside. All the elements work together within the natural landscape.
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13th Place: Kenny Nakai from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
The photographer took advantage of beautiful light and effective placement of the wedding group within the frame to convey the sense of a wedding celebrated in the great open expanse of nature.
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14th Place: Kurt Budliger from Vermont, United StatesJudges Comments
The long exposure on the water over the rocks makes this a great deal more than the overall of the wedding location.
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15th Place: Jeremy Standley from Malaga, SpainJudges Comments
This is a classic. The reflections of the palm trees with bride and groom in stride complete the scene.
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16th Place: Matt Adcock from Quintana Roo, Mexico -
17th Place: Nick Kirk from Lanarkshire, Scotland -
18th Place: Stephan Rauch from Austria, Austria -
19th Place: Ryan Browne from South Yorkshire, England -
