2008 Q1 Contest
Details (Found)
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1st Place: Alana Couch from British Columbia, CanadaJudges Comments
The bride's goose bumps say it all. Well done. This image jumped at me immediately! Rarely does a detail say so much about the person in the frame, but here the selective focus on the goose bumps says so much. A great eye to get this so effectively.
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2nd Place: Jesse Chamberlin from Georgia, United StatesJudges Comments
Pattern repetition of arms, hands, flowers and tuxedos make a fun detail while also suggesting several themes, such as friendship, anxiety before the big moment, etc. A very nice way to see and document the situation.
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3rd Place: Brett Carlson from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
I liked the combination of the reflection and the dress picture to emphasize the detail. So often these types of pictures are real standard, but this photographer truly pushed the edge to make something different that forced us to look at the dress and the day in a different way. I have to say that the moment of the bride and groom is not as perfect as it might be, but I gave it first for trying something very different and I like that.
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4th Place: Stephen Seward from Missouri, United StatesJudges Comments
There were plenty of good detail images in this category, but too many really didn't have a reason to be photographed, other than being isolated details. This shot of the couple's hands and the ring shot with the sun behind is beautiful, and something the couple would appreciate I'm sure. Shooting her rings this way is much more effective than shooting them in a static situation, because it suggests more of their meaning, not just their aesthetic quality.
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Judges Comments
I like the patterns of this shot and the attention to detail and the dresses are great. Are these people for real? I do think that the photographer could have used a slightly tighter focal length as I don't like the foreshortening, but excellent shot and love the energy in such a static photograph.
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Judges Comments
Love all the textures and colors in this image. Timing is perfect.
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7th Place: David Murray from Georgia, United StatesJudges Comments
Contrast in subject matter is what makes this image. Because the photographer composed this way, we aren't slapped in the face with the obvious, but because of the colors and subjects, the point of the image is very clear. It's one of those cases where the smallest element in a photograph can actually dominate the viewers attention because it is so different.
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8th Place: Bruce Neville from West Sussex, EnglandJudges Comments
Got a knife anyone...love the glint on the knife and the motion...Seems real...I like it.
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9th Place: Dino Lara from Manila, PhilippinesJudges Comments
Very graceful way to illustrate the eye-catching nature of hundreds of bubbles floating around the dance floor while also conveying the romantic mood of the day.
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10th Place: Kurtis Bowersock from Indiana, United StatesJudges Comments
This is another example of giving the viewer nothing else to focus on but what is important. Just as the photographer in another image did with colors, and composition, this photographer has done with focal length. The composition here is important to keep the necklace in context.
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11th Place: George Wong from Singapore, SingaporeJudges Comments
Love the smile and the flowers and the contrast...excellent...made me look at the detail and such a human shot.
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12th Place: Brett Buchanan from Central Texas, United StatesJudges Comments
This is one of those timeless, quiet details that tugs at the viewers heart strings. A photograph that will become even more endearing as family members and the subject herself grow older
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13th Place: Wansheng Chen from Singapore, SingaporeJudges Comments
The photographer of this image gets points for trying something different.
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14th Place: Ken Luallen from North Carolina, United StatesJudges Comments
Very clever. Great use of the elements.
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15th Place: Brian Wagner from Tennessee, United States -
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17th Place: CK Hwang from Southern California, United States -
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19th Place: Genya Garrett from Georgia, United States -
